Wheels make the Mav.

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  1. courier11sec

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    weird.
    Only the top part of the pic I posted is showing.
    Stephan? Any ideas?
    Up front I'm running 205/60r15 toyo 800 ultra touring on
    15 x 5 1/2 Cragar SS and out back 275/60r15 Hankook Ventus H101 on 15 x 8 Cragar SS (4 1/4 backspace). Tight squeeze in back, but it fits.

    I'll try the pic again.
     

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    74 Mav with 17" GT wheels.:cool:
     

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  3. M.A.V.

    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    Courior11 sec I had Cragar SS on my car before I went with the Welds.

    Corbin, I have stock rear springs with Gas shocks on back and up front I have (but not for long) The factory Grabber v-8 springs with 1 coil cut off (still sat too high:rolleyes: ) and I ended up with adjustable spring clamps to get the front end the way it is in the picture . I will soon be switching the front springs to 1969 1/2
    170 6 cyl. springs like Purple70 has because the cut and clamped springs are too stiff for good weight transfer...it rides OK though.

    hotrodbob , I have 15x10s on back with 4 1/2" backspacing,but I have a 1957 Ford wagon 9" rearend (I think its a little narrower that the factory 8 " was.) with 275 60 15 tires. On front I have 15x3 1/2 with 1 3/4 backspacing and 165 15 tires.
     
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  4. hotrodbob

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    Good info. I just put new springs up front on mine. Not sure if they are V8 or not. I cut 1 coil off and I have about an inch of space betwean the tire and fender. The springs I took out had two coils off and the tire was in the fender. I would scrape going up driveways. I am running 195/60X14 up front now. Since I want to handle turns too, skinny tires/wheels up front wont work.

    I was thinking of 215/60X15 up front and 235's in the rear.
     
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  5. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    i know what you mean.. however i don't have that problem anymore cuz i just got myself one of these light weight jacks (see below pic) and as you can see it even fits under a rice rocket that sits way lower then my maverick. weights almost nothing as well! i'll never gto back to the big clunky ones again!
     

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  6. Corbin Johnson

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    Hotrodbob:
    Here's a pic from a show a while back. You can kinda see the wheels. Not great, but it'll do for now. I'll get more for you later.
    -Corbin
     

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  7. Corbin Johnson

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    Yep... that's me.:)
     
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  8. hotrodbob

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    Maverick man, Jack? What Jack?

    Corbin,
    Looks good to me. PC is now fixed. Had to down load a bunch of MS updates, Anti Virus and wipe the NEW hard drive clean and reload everything. Ya know, basics.
     
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  9. RudyD

    RudyD Pretend Mechanic.

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    You know maverick man, I've noticed your car parts always come with pretty girls attached, I must be buying from the wrong company's. Here are my wheels, 4 lug only.
     

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    Those Toyoder wheels look good too. Like they were a factory option. I have 5 lug wheels so those are out. for me, but they look good and inexpensive.
     
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  11. CometGT1974

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    Maverickman, forget the jack.......give me what's attached to that leg!!!! :D ;)
     
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  12. RudyD

    RudyD Pretend Mechanic.

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    Well, cometgt1974, That is quite a stance on your car. lol :clap:
     
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  13. gsjohnson

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    Or if you're poor like me...
     

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  14. littleredtoy

    littleredtoy Seth

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    Mav Man...

    ....I am going to suggest that we move the roundup
    to the west coast.
    Can I stay at your house?
    Will any of those people that seem to always be
    'happening by' when you are taking pics of your
    car be there?



    We need a separate forum for Mav Man and his babes!!




    Seth
     
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  15. hotrodbob

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    GS Johnson, that is a real stealth machine. Right now I'm running the pancake cap and trim rings.

    As far as Maverickman and the babes...They just make the photos of cars more interesting..There were cars in the photos too, werent there?
     
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