JamminWagon
11-18-2007, 05:01 PM
Due to budget, I am only able to afford the Goodyear Eagle RS-A 255\55R17 tires on the rear, also the fronts have a year old stockers. When I posted pics of the rears there was question of any clearance issues using them up front. When I took the car to the auto hobby shop to look at the front brakes, I took the few min to put a rear on the front to see what issues might be. The car is still on the lift and the suspension is unloaded. The pics are from my camera phone so a lil crappy, but you can make it out. This is about a wide as you can go upfront. The gap between the tire and the front knuckle (item 13) is about 1/4". And since the outside diameter of the 255s are the same as the 215 stockers, I still have the 1/4-1/2" clearance of the ball joint threads on top.
Suspension from the manual
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/frontsuspension.jpg
Tire straight ahead. Angle is a lil misleading
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0268.jpg
Tire turned front side out. Again the angle is a misleading
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0266.jpg
When springs rolls around I will replace the fronts with 255s
Side note: One of the lug chrome covers spun off, had to tear it up to get it out of the socket :evil:
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0271.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0272.jpg
Suspension from the manual
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/frontsuspension.jpg
Tire straight ahead. Angle is a lil misleading
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0268.jpg
Tire turned front side out. Again the angle is a misleading
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0266.jpg
When springs rolls around I will replace the fronts with 255s
Side note: One of the lug chrome covers spun off, had to tear it up to get it out of the socket :evil:
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0271.jpg
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff46/JamminWagon/suspension/SSPX0272.jpg