I just picked up a set of Falken 225-50/15's at Firestone, so far so good and realitively inexpensive.
I just picked up a set of Falken 225-50/15's at Firestone, so far so good and realitively inexpensive.
Vic in Phoenix
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91 Spirit R/T x4
92 Spirit R/T x2
89 CSX
88 CSX-TIII
84 Rampage TII
97 Ram (Buzzin Half Dozen)
69 Dart GT 'Vert
Did the cars with the 225 tires have anything special to accommodate the wider tires or were there just wider tires installed?
The wide tire cars had a special rack with modified internal stops to limit the steering.
Vic in Phoenix
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91 Spirit R/T x4
92 Spirit R/T x2
89 CSX
88 CSX-TIII
84 Rampage TII
97 Ram (Buzzin Half Dozen)
69 Dart GT 'Vert
Hi Everyone, Could I please get some help in figuring out what stuff my CSX was optioned with? I will be happy to provide info, Thanks!
Only 2 options; Wide tire and Recaro seat. Otherwise all should be the same.
Vic in Phoenix
dohcrt@cox.net
91 Spirit R/T x4
92 Spirit R/T x2
89 CSX
88 CSX-TIII
84 Rampage TII
97 Ram (Buzzin Half Dozen)
69 Dart GT 'Vert
It is #10. Thanks for clearing it up for me. I still know the original owner of the car and he could not remember if it came with big tires or not. Is there someplace to go that has a breakdown of that stuff? Hoping to have it back on the road sometime in June.
I don't believe the information is published anywhere online. Years ago someone made some copies of the invoice logs for each of the years (86 GLHS, 87 GLHS, 87 Lancer, 87-89 CSX and 89 Dakota) and was selling paper copies of them online. I was lucky enough to purchase of copy of all the years before they stopped making them.
JohnnyB's word is good enough for me Whatcha have for my #371 BTW? I think it's Recaro 205 tire but never confirmed it...
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How about mine? #334
Is the upper radiator hose specific to the 89 CSX or shelby cars? The parts store hoses are the normal two bend hoses not the 3 bend one. The two bend one will work but I want to find the correct 3 bend one. I went to the dealership and they said they could order one but from what I'm finding the dealer just has the standard 2 bend hose. Does this sound correct. They weren't going to order the hose until tomorrow since I got there after their order time so I want to find out if I should just cancel the order and get one from Omni-Potent. Their reproduction for the GLHS looks correct.
The replacement hose only has 2 30-45 degree bends at each connection point
How about #205? I'm guessing a non recaro non wide tire car unless someone changed the rack because the lower engine shields are worn through in spots from the tire. With that in mind I'm going to steer away from the 225 tires. So my question is how many of you are running 205's vs the 195's that came stock? Also has anyone had better luck with one brand if tire over another? It seems that the last two sets of "Performance Tires" I bought got hard and cracked after a few years and a few thousand miles. The car was stored indoors most of the time so the tires were exposed to the sun very little. It just isn't worth the cost to buy 500 dollars worth of tires and have them go to crap well before they are worn. Also it seems that the 195 tires are around 20 cheaper than the 205's. If I autocross the car I have separate rims and tires to go on the car. For drag racing I have slicks so these are for street use only. I was looking at the Falken 912's as a decent budget performance tire. Tires plus is running a buy 3 get 1 free deal which seams like a decent price. What do you think?
I've run 205/60r15s on Shadows for years with no problems at all.
Thanks, appreciate it. Thought it was originally shipped to Billings.