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Old 07-23-2009, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69 View Post
We're getting alittle off subject but....how did you get that big of a dish with a stock rearend in a 1st gen?

On mine its a 9 inch rim 275 tire 5.5 BS and the dish is 2.75.....

Anyway....looks great.....
Probably due to pad thickness. I believe some wheel makers just use a thick pad to make sure the wheel will clear any type of brake package, where others get that brake information and make the pad more narrow to create that larger lip.
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