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larger tires
« on: November 29, 2022, 04:43:38 PM »
need innovative solutions. If Donahue thought out of the box he may have been the 1965 BP Champion.
Previous owner 6S843 - GT350H & 68 GT500 Convert #135.
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Re: larger tires
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2022, 05:00:17 PM »
Nice work, but you don't need rear springs at all.  They just add unnecessary weight and complexity.   

Plenty of tire room then. 
Current:
2006 FGT. Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra. 482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model 3-spd stick

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Re: larger tires
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2022, 06:35:18 PM »
may need a slight tweaking there, not to mention what a pristine clean under carriage on that one
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