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Old 02-16-2018, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bearwolf View Post
Very well. I'll give vintage wheels a call. I've seen some nice 5 pin wheels on 427 cars but my main concern is that the FIA has 1" less width to the front and rear track than the 427, but it uses the same suspension, so that will have to be made up for in the backspacing. That's an extra half inch of metal taken off of each wheel over the 427. Thanks for the comments and as always, any further input Is appreciated.
Vintage FIA wheels are 7.5 in and 9.5 in rim width so you wouldn't lose any width over Halibrand style wheels.
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