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Widest Tires on a 56 Fairlane

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I just heard from Ted Eaton this afternoon and the old 312 motor dyno'ed out at 313 hp. The new 292 with aluminum heads, rollers, etc, etc should produce substantially more hp. Given that, I will have to go to wider meats on the back. I don't want to cut axles, tub it out, etc but will need to go as wide as possible. Also will most likely be installing a set of Cal-Traks to combat wheel hop.



Any comments on how wide you have been able to go with a stock setup?



Thanks,

Jim (site owner)
'56 Club Sedan - Ted Eaton built 429 hp '292/318, '54 Sunliner - stock '302

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Forum Post Widest Tires on a 56 Fairlane By Jim ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Jim, I run 225/70s and they should hold you ok. Stepping up to... By speedpro56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Any special backspacing on the 225/70 tires? By Jim ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post No.:D By speedpro56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post 215-75X15 worked fine on my original wheels.I changed to 6 inch wheels... By PWH42 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks for the responses, at this point, I am not even thinking about... By Jim ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Perhaps you should wait until you have the cal tracs and then worry... By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Jim, I have a mainline ute which has 255/50/17 rears I copied the... By Grizzly ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I have 235/75-15s on the rear of my 55 and I have a maverick 8 inch... By junkyardjeff ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hi Jim, I believe T birds and pass cars have the same rear wheel... By Doug T ( 14 Years Ago )
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Forum Post I don't know what else you have stock under your car for rear end,... By Y block Billy ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Jim, 225/70/15s will hold more than you think. I'm running 225/70/16s... By speedpro56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ya, I do have posi there, 1957 9" rear with 370 ratio. Ted also... By Jim ( 14 Years Ago )
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