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I wondering what front tire size I should go with to match my rear 31x18.5x15 Hoosiers bias ply, they're some big tires I know but I've always been a fan of the big and fat with skinny's on the front, I have Crager ss 15x14 rears with 15x4.5 for the front wheels. thanx for any input

145 x15 outta do it

What does that come out in inches? How tall are your rears? How much is your front axle dropped and are you using an A cross member?
Thanx

A lot of guys, including me, who run bias plies, run 5:60 x 15 fronts. That is what I have on my 27. But on some cars even those look too big, so I am running 5:00 x 15's on that one.

Don

They are 26" tall, rears are 32" tall
5" drop axle with an A-Bone xmember.
Here's my coupe with the same set up.
Also another roadster set up the same (Sold it last year)

Originally Posted by DA34GUY

They are 26" tall, rears are 32" tall
5" drop axle with an A-Bone xmember.
Here's my coupe with the same set up.
Also another roadster set up the same (Sold it last year)

The 3 Window looks sweet, thats what I have, gives me a real good idea of how it'll look. I like the rake as apposed to the lowboy look or the rear tires taller than the trunk as seems to be a trend nowadays

Originally Posted by Thegrappler

The 3 Window looks sweet, thats what I have, gives me a real good idea of how it'll look. I like the rake as apposed to the lowboy look or the rear tires taller than the trunk as seems to be a trend nowadays

Post sum pics of yers!!!!

I got no pics, the glass body is sitting in a trailer and I'm in the process of building the frame from scratch, Im using some of threads over at the hamb to reference. sometimes I wish I would have bought repop frame rails but for $105 worth of steel im coming out ahead and its quite the learning experience.
I'll post some pics of the Frame rails as soon as I can.

Originally Posted by Thegrappler

I got no pics, the glass body is sitting in a trailer and I'm in the process of building the frame from scratch, Im using some of threads over at the hamb to reference. sometimes I wish I would have bought repop frame rails but for $105 worth of steel im coming out ahead and its quite the learning experience.
I'll post some pics of the Frame rails as soon as I can.

What ya gonna do for the reveal (Body line) in the frame???

I'll be making a cut the length of the reveal, then bending both edges down and welding it up, grind smooth and sand.
from what I've seen in others doing this the rail likes to bow so I'll have to heat and shrink to get it straight again, then I need to build a jig for the body contour, make pie cuts, bend to fit the jig and weld up.