Chris, I just plumb bobbed both wheel wells in my 65. If I were to allow 3/4 inch for a wheel lip(which in my case are rolled), I come up with 11 1/4" to the where the AJE lower control arm would sit. Measuring from there, it will most definitely fit a 18x9.5x5.5 wheel and 275x40R18 tire using the stock fox 8.8, no narrowing. That is sweet. That still gives room to drop the car down on the tire, too.
You could run a 15x10x5bs wheel and stick a 10.5 wide slick under there too. You only need really 3/8 inch clearance at the lower control arm. My mini tubs just put a slight notch into the frame rail at the back and they would allow plenty of roll of the body on top of the tire, too. Jim at AJE told me he thought it would work, but I couldn't visualize it without my tape measure.
Yep, same here. I spent too long fighting race cars. 8 seconds of enjoyment and then 40 hours of work. Not for me any more. I started skiing again when I sold the race car and I should be able to qualify for the USA Waterski national championships this year. I get my competitive fix 6 slalom buoys at a time now. Plus the chicks are in bikinis!
