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[Layne Grissman <64Polara500@xxxxxxxxx>]

That actually sounds pretty good....I was looking at 285/60's and that
height was about 29.5" which should help the RPM's a bit...and Herb,
No offense taken...whatsoever....your points are well taken and
understood.  If we had the "typical" restore or build, I would go
along with your ideals 100%.  I will check the clearances as yourself
and Jeff suggested and see how everything goes...My Father and I are
about 2-3 weeks out from finally getting our car running...and we are
looking at all angles right now....

She is a beauty, and can't wait to hear that first startup of the engine...

Now If anyone has read this far...lol..Can anyone give me some
pointers on startup check lists, priming the engine, What things I
should look out for and prepare for on first startup?  The engine has
been sitting for a while...and I want to make sure everything goes as
smoothly as possible.

BTW, Jeff, Thanks for the Tire sizes and RPM's you are running...This
helps TREMENDOUSLY!!!

Layne

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Herb<zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> It sure does make sense!  Also your Polara sounds very nice!!  I hope I did
> not come off to gruff and am sorry if I did!  A 29 inch tall tire is in
> reality 1 inch taller inside the fender well than a 27 inch tire if that
> makes sense, and the rear end of your car is 1 inch higher off the ground!
> To tall and your headlights will need to be adjusted up to compensate, minor
> problem but noticeable at night.  Looking at it that way measure straight up
> from the widest part of your tire to a clearance problem probably the outer
> fender well and figure the maximum height you can go.  Also don't forget to
> compensate for the travel of the suspension.  Mike posted a formula that
> will get you were you want to be with tire height but be sure to check
> clearance so the new tires don't rub.
>
>         
>  Herb
>
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> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Layne Grissman
> Date: 6/10/2009 11:52:22 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Tire Sizes and how to calculate
>
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> Wow, Good post.   And I will agree, too many of the "Car and Tire"
> Shops out there depend too much on the computer...
> As for the 3.91's, well, we got the car with the 3.91's in her,
> however it was not original, as the person we bought the car from many
> years ago made some very significant changes to the car.  This one had
> a 413 in it from a '63 Imperial, so we built it up...It was a Max
> Wedge Block casting...We bored it over .030, and added dual fours to
> her, new cam, new Edelbrock Performer RPM heads and Doug's Headers to
> her, so she will be a performer to an extent...., it was originally a
> 318....as well as the 489 case and 3.91 gears, which from what we know
> were originally 3.23's....non sure grip....
>
> This car is not stock and we are not worried about the originality of
> it.  Things would have been easier if we only went with original.  We
> are not tubbing it out, we are not making body changes, and we are
> keeping it as close to stock as the day we got it, if that makes any
> sense.   We're just trying to work with what we have, hence the reason
> I asked the question.
>
> We were thinking about going with 29" tall to try and compensate a
> little but I wanted to be sure and get a little more specific on
> exactly what we needed...
>
> This is why we are trying to figure the proper size.
>
> Hope that all makes sense...
>
> Layne
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