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Am I the only one that things that the rear tire in this pic looks odd?

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Had a:
1991 Eagle Summit ES Hatchback - 4g15 12v 5spd
1991 Dodge Colt -4g15 12v 4spd
Have a:
1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass - 468BBO TH350
Round 3:
1990 Dodge Colt-4G63T 5spd

The tires look stretched a bit, but that's all I'm noticing.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

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aside from looking lifted in the rear i assure nothing is wierd about it

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Black 1989 Colt GT with 4g61t. 200k miles and climbing. Rebuilt 2.0 in the works.....
14b, 450cc's, 3" exhaust, small fmic, all running on megasquirt version: DIYPNP
White 1992 colt-vista wagon 2.4, awd, auto (daily)
Keane

heres another angle. but really its a photo attaching test. tonus is helping me figure why my photobucket links werent right



tonus did this post correctly?

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Black 1989 Colt GT with 4g61t. 200k miles and climbing. Rebuilt 2.0 in the works.....
14b, 450cc's, 3" exhaust, small fmic, all running on megasquirt version: DIYPNP
White 1992 colt-vista wagon 2.4, awd, auto (daily)
Keane

Yep. That same pic is on the first page of this thread already, btw.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus

It's a 7" wide rim with, i believe, a 35mm offset. They were made for an early 90's honduh accord.
I also edited my first post as i have a 45 series tire, not a 50 like originally stated.
My tires sit a 1/2 inch in from the fenders.

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go fast- break stuff- repair- repeat

15's are great for daily driving or to hold drag slicks. In my opinion for any type of road racing or autox you should run 16s. 15s will have too little diameter causing the gears to be too short, if you increase the size on 15s wheel you will just end up causing more sidewall flex. You want 16s so you can run a smaller side wall with possibly a tiny amount of stretch to get the best possible traction. I am kicking myself for getting 15x7s, they have 225/50s on them. I am now planning to change my set-up to 16x7.5s with 225/45s.

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89 Mirage Billet 20g 63t 12.4@120 417whp 400wtq @ English Racing.
89 Colt GT E316g
06 Silverado SS
07 ZX6R

I am yielding towards 16's, but are those on the pics have lowering springs installed? I am a bit worried on wheels touching the body on a full load

As far as I can tell they are stock springs. They are not cut I checked. Maybe they are sagging though because it looks lowered to me. There is about an 1 1/2 " wheel gap in the front. It does scrape the inner fender plastic under medium loads and you wouldnt be able to run it hard like autocrossing. I am working on a stiffer spring setup at the moment

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Black 1989 Colt GT with 4g61t. 200k miles and climbing. Rebuilt 2.0 in the works.....
14b, 450cc's, 3" exhaust, small fmic, all running on megasquirt version: DIYPNP
White 1992 colt-vista wagon 2.4, awd, auto (daily)
Keane

@ thomcasey

does the 16's and lowering spring go together? how is it taking the road bumps, and ride quality. Is it true that lowering gives stress on the other parts of suspension? like ball joints, cv axles, etc... also does it need adjustment on cambers.