Im having a hell of a time fitting these 6s on my Impala! Now the tire turns a quarter way and wont turn any farther cuz its hittin the rear of the front fender well hard! They just barley pass the front bottom of the front fenders. I already have lifted the front with UCLs front lift springs...
71 Impala
26s with 265/25/26 tires
1" wheel spacers
UCL lift springs up front
rear is stock height
Ill get some pix up l8. Plz help
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Help! 6s not fittin on 71 Impala
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71 Impala 916
, Oct 24 2011 08:19 PM
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Posted 24 October 2011 - 08:40 PM
Do you have the spacers on the front wheels? If so, take them off and see if it makes a difference.
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Posted 24 October 2011 - 09:15 PM
Yes and they have to stay cuz there wheel adapters. But from watching the wheel turn it doesent seen to be te wheel adapters causing the problem...Do you have the spacers on the front wheels? If so, take them off and see if it makes a difference.
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 10:09 AM
The spacer/adapter maybe pushing the wheels out far enough that when it turns it snags on the fender. That's why I only buy wheels w/the right bolt pattern.
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 10:10 AM
Yep offset becomes pretty critical when trying to stuff the bigger wheels on these cars
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 11:06 AM
Yeah I fawked up and got the wrong lug in a trade for some 22s I had. My only option at this point is to have the rims filled and redrilled or start cuttin. That's all I can think off...
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 11:16 AM
Yeah I fawked up and got the wrong lug in a trade for some 22s I had. My only option at this point is to have the rims filled and redrilled or start cuttin. That's all I can think off...
or flip 'em and get you some that's the right bolt pattern and offset
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 06:52 PM
You can see it hits that bottom courner. How much do you think I would have to trim to get pass it? Would extending my upper control arms give me a little more lift to maybe clear it?
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 07:04 PM
I dont even think you have to lift to do 6's on donks, maybe new springs and 1 knuckle but not much
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 07:19 PM
I already have lift springs up front from UCL...I dont even think you have to lift to do 6's on donks, maybe new springs and 1 knuckle but not much
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 10:45 PM
What's the porpoise of steering knuckles? Will they help my problem?
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 11:03 PM
Its to lift the front...
Id suggest posting in the donk fest or wades fest to get an answer.
I dont own one of these nor have I mounted wheels on one, just going off of what I "think lol" ive read on here. Pretty fuckin sure you can mount 6s without much work.
Will say I have seen some of them cut the inner fenderwells though. IMO not a good move cause all of the dirt, water, mud, road grim gets thrown into the door jamb. Atleast it did on my cutlass, live and learn
Id suggest posting in the donk fest or wades fest to get an answer.
I dont own one of these nor have I mounted wheels on one, just going off of what I "think lol" ive read on here. Pretty fuckin sure you can mount 6s without much work.
Will say I have seen some of them cut the inner fenderwells though. IMO not a good move cause all of the dirt, water, mud, road grim gets thrown into the door jamb. Atleast it did on my cutlass, live and learn
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 09:15 AM
Its to lift the front...
Id suggest posting in the donk fest or wades fest to get an answer.
I dont own one of these nor have I mounted wheels on one, just going off of what I "think lol" ive read on here. Pretty fuckin sure you can mount 6s without much work.
Will say I have seen some of them cut the inner fenderwells though. IMO not a good move cause all of the dirt, water, mud, road grim gets thrown into the door jamb. Atleast it did on my cutlass, live and learn
I would jus cut to clear bud. like everyone said, it's gonna be a bitch without the right bolt pattern wheels bro.
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