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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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i just put my drag radials on. the tire is a nitto drag radial in a 305/35/18. i dont know how much traction they get yet casue i need to cut my feder walls out so they dont rub. i will be cutting them tonight so i will tell you guys how they perform later.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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how much did that tire run you? im thinking of getting those tires... but what if it rains? bye bye traction.... or is it still good enough to drive catiously in?
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 06:21 AM
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Can you take a pic from the rear so we can see those massive tires? With 530 whp your gonna need them. Good luck on the fender cutting, can you take some pics of how your doing that, I have to do that for my wheels soon, Id like to see how you do it, and maybe I can do it myself. BTW what are your rear wheel offsets?
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Also, can you give us your wheel specs and how much clearance you have between the shock and tire? Thanks for the info.
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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hey guys just got done cutting the fenders it was real easy all i did was i took a die grinder and a whizwheel and cut about half of my fender wall out. it only took like an hr. about the traction . all i can say is that it kicks *** barely any wheel spin even w/ 530whp. ill take a pic from the rear end tommorrow . and about the offset its a 25
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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wtf!!!^^^
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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where did you get those fenders! they are HAWT!
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by xsmallpaulx
hey guys just got done cutting the fenders it was real easy all i did was i took a die grinder and a whizwheel and cut about half of my fender wall out. it only took like an hr. about the traction . all i can say is that it kicks *** barely any wheel spin even w/ 530whp. ill take a pic from the rear end tommorrow . and about the offset its a 25
So you used like a dremel? Can you elaborate on how you did your fenders? If you could take a pic of the finished product that would be nice to see. Also did you paint the edges of the inside of the fender so they wouldnt rust?
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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Can you get pics of the width of the tire from the back of your car? Can't really say much about it from the side
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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Oh god, someone needs to hit the drag strip. I can't imagine the times you'll be hittin with that kind of power and traction. Very nice work, post up more pics so we have more to drool over.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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one word (or actually 2): UPGRADED AXLES!!!

You're going to snap them w/o a doubt the first time you go to the strip if you don't spend the ~$600 for the HD ones...
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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here is a pic of the rear end so you can see how wide the tires are and a pic of the finished fenders. no i didnt use a dremel i used a die grinder that you hook up to a air compressor. but a dremel would work. i did paint the edges but did not use paint. i used a truck liner that you spray on truck beds
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by xsmallpaulx
here is a pic of the rear end so you can see how wide the tires are and a pic of the finished fenders. no i didnt use a dremel i used a die grinder that you hook up to a air compressor. but a dremel would work. i did paint the edges but did not use paint. i used a truck liner that you spray on truck beds
Thank you very much for posting pics of the fenders cut. You have motivated me to do these on my own. How long did it take you to do? Do you run the die grinder at low or high speed? TIA, tires look great Good luck @ the strip.
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 07:26 AM
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Nice!!!
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Thank you very much for posting pics of the fenders cut. You have motivated me to do these on my own. How long did it take you to do? Do you run the die grinder at low or high speed? TIA, tires look great Good luck @ the strip.
you want to run the die grinder at the highest speed so you get the cleanest cut. it only took me like 20 minutes on each side to cut it . it was very easy.
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by xsmallpaulx
you want to run the die grinder at the highest speed so you get the cleanest cut. it only took me like 20 minutes on each side to cut it . it was very easy.
Thanks I think Ill give this a try....have you tried launching on those massive tires yet?
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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yeah i have tried launching on the tires. it kicks ***. a little bit of wheel hop though. good luck w/ the fender cutting. make sure you paint or do something so the fenders dont rust
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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So when are you going to the track. Call me when you go, I'll drive up there.
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