That they should, granted if you need more traction step up to the 555RII then. which is a drag radial which would help for sure with traction lol. my truck will see both street and strip so i'll do both setups lol
Finding special tires like I need is tough right now, I received the new tires yesterday and started to test fit, I'll need to do some more test fitting, more to come on this.
Granted that is full of oil, coolant from the water pump down, iron heads, aluminum intake, accessories, carb, air cleaner, clutch and flywheel so a little heavier than a "long block" but a good example of what a complete setup weighs. Making a nice sleeper like that is pretty impressive to say the least, now just think you could toss a turbo LS in there and get 800 with little fuss...not that I'm suggesting anything or anything.559lbs for a small block? That seems more like a big block number. They must be over 650lbs. I always wondered how much weight I removed from my Caprice. I pulled all the A/C, emissions junk, installed aluminum heads, intake, and water pump. But then you add back in dual exhaust. But also the wheels are aluminum too. I Think I estimated I removed close to 200lbs. So if the car weighed 3800 that would put it down in the 3600. You add the 500hp 383 stroker and many fast cars were taken by surprise from 20 year old me in my 4 door.
Bret
Thanks Grizz, I just like to have more info than not enough.
Jim, you're not the only one with wide tires on their Vette. The car came with some rock hard Gilette tires that I tossed in favor of BFG 295/50-15 meats on the rear. I think that's a 12" wide tire.
That they will.
They sure should be @Grizz1963 I'm pretty confident they are the biggest tire I could fit, I did a lot of checking last night and pretty glad I didn't go with the 315's after all, I'd probably have too much rubbing on the fiberglass and trimming the wheel lips is likely out of the question. On a side note I have 1/2" (12.7mm) more clearance on the passenger side than the drivers side. LOL
Thank you @harley jim, I'm a huge fan of lots of tire, it just makes for a much tougher look in my opinion.
Looks good @Bob Heine, I love C3 vettes and would like to have one in my life at some point.Jim, you're not the only one with wide tires on their Vette. The car came with some rock hard Gilette tires that I tossed in favor of BFG 295/50-15 meats on the rear. I think that's a 12" wide tire.
@MrPink and @mybigwarwagon, that is part of the reason I wanted something with a little tread depth to them, not a ton but better than some of the other options out there.
JB, be careful what you wish for. All I wanted was some wide tires to fit in the wheel wells of the C3. In the rear, the bracket for the e-brake cable prevents that. I moved the bracket from the side to the top of the trailing arm and gained a half-inch. That allowed a wider tire to clear that obstacle. Then the transverse leaf spring was touching the wider rim. Bought a shorter main leaf and discovered the tire was again touching the trailing arm where the e-brake bracket used to be.
@ronjon1190 I'm growing quite fond of the tires and we may becoming fast friends. In time we will create many fond memories and as life goes they will pass on and I'll have a short grieving process (writing the check for new ones) then life will march on. What a way to go out though, I could think of no better way.
or he has to lengthen the entire car.JB, for the Cobra, it looks like you're going to need a shorter drive shaft too.
Based on the dimensions I would be fine if the yoke was the same, but I have a new yoke with 1330 U-joints and the rear is already 1330 rather than the 1310 stuff in it now. I'm considering going 1350 everywhere if I feel like I need to get bigger axles I'll get another center section with around 3.3:1 gears to replace the 3.7:1 in it now...what was that about scope creep?JB, for the Cobra, it looks like you're going to need a shorter drive shaft too.
Now that is thinking outside of the box.
I've offered to help with the tractor but they have it covered, if only they would have it covered and done sooner than later, but that doesn't look likely to happen. No rush it seems, looks like they won't be bailing hay this year which means I get to mow it all down in a few weeks.JB, seeing the tractor split in half sure brings back some memories from the family farm. Did a few of those jobs in my day and loved them. Much more than actually farming.
Tractor splitter? Well isn't that interesting (and useful, I'm sure!)// snip //
For those that may have seen in it be background of some of the photos that is a John Deere 4010 the rancher running a couple of cattle on my place as well as bailing the hay is working on a clutch swap. He borrowed this tractor splitter that was used by a JD tech at the local dealership for years:
I would have hoped he would have been done by now, but after 3 months I shouldn't rush him...
JB
After the tractor , tools are already there........
When he brought it over we spent a while just staring at it trying to figure out how it was supposed to work. It is pretty slick and keeps everything in line.
Luckily he is doing all of the work and I just show where tools are when it comes to it, I have plenty of my own keeping me busy.
Haha that would be funny, but I'll pass.
