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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: redruM] #833877
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So it appears that the aerospace rear kit will have about .030 of clearance.

I can't say enough about Ed @ Strange who spent about a half hour on the phone with me regarding all this. Their rear race kit B1704wc will work as .125 can be shaved off the calipers.


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: W5Duster436] #833878
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Strange customer service is great . So you're going to return the Wilwoods and buy Strange?

Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: justinp61] #833879
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It's looking that way. I love eating 65 bucks to restock the wilwood kit. I think both Summit and Jegs need to put the backspace warning on these streetlite wheels.

Strange said absolutely not to run their front kit on the street though. Seems odd since it seems I have seen quite a few people on here say it's no problem to do so. I guess I'll forge forward with the wilwood front kit but then get the strange rear kit. It's either that or drums.


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: W5Duster436] #833880
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Good news finally! The Strange rear disc kit B1704WC works with the streetlites and 5.5" BS. They thought I may have to mill down the calipers .125 but it all went together and still has probably .125 of space between the caliper and the wheel center.

Now I just have to make them last on the street.


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: W5Duster436] #833881
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GREAT NEWS!!!!!! Waiting for pics!!!

Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: MIKES_DUSTER] #833882
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Everything worked exactly like 67Wedge said it would. Have to trim the outter lips. I have contacted Billet Specialties to see if they would/could make a 15x10 in a 6 inch backspace which would be perfect in an a-body with the 3/4 offset kit and 275/60/15's. Right now I have exactly one inch of clearance from the tires to the leaf springs so picking up the .5 inch would pull the tire in likely enough to keep from cutting/rolling the lips as much. I may even go to the 6.5BS and then buy a 3/8 billet spacer to make it work.


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: W5Duster436] #833883
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Wow, those rims look awesome guys! They really set a car off!

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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: The Cuda Guy] #833884
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4.5 28x15 with 1.75 bs enough room for the wilwood disk brakes.

Your going from disk to Drums??


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: Super Scamp] #833885
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4.5 28x15 with 1.75 bs enough room for the wilwood disk brakes.

Your going from disk to Drums??






In order to get 4.5 bolt circle I have to change to an aftermarket disc setup which at this point the only streetable setup to lose weight and have performance appears to be the wilwood 14-11022 set which requires me to change to a 9" drum spindle. So actually I am going from the factory disc to aftermarket disc but it requires a drum spindle.


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: dbran451] #833886
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here is what we found on my buddys Duster on the fronts you can not run yhe center caps with out a spacer summit does sell it and it come from Billet




this is what I am running into... got a part number?

also someone noted that if you have factory disc neither strange ro wilwood make a kit



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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: moparniac] #833887
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My hub looked just like yours, I used an electric drill with a rasp, ground out the inside of the center cap and made it fit without a spacer.

Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: Hemi_Jack] #833888
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My hub looked just like yours, I used an electric drill with a rasp, ground out the inside of the center cap and made it fit without a spacer.




thx for the tip! I looked at that and it doesnt seem to need opened up to much


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: ProSport] #833889
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I run the 3.5" front wheels, I needed them to tuck under the fender as far as possible because of the Wilwood brakes. Rears are 15x10.




do the wilwoods push out the rim alot further?


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: moparniac] #833890
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I run the 3.5" front wheels, I needed them to tuck under the fender as far as possible because of the Wilwood brakes. Rears are 15x10.




do the wilwoods push out the rim alot further?




The wildwood kit pushes the wheel out about a 1/2".I went with a 3 1/2" wheel and 2.25 backspace aluma star 1 peice. My backs i think were in a little farther.

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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: W5Duster436] #833891
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Strange up front no issues with streetlights.

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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: mopargilley] #833892
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Strange up front no issues with streetlights.




what rim size and backspace...


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: mopargilley] #833893
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Well i dug up the part numbers for the calipers and they are listed 73-75. here is a pic of the spindle also so im thinking the 73 up strange kit will work



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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: moparniac] #833894
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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: moparniac] #833895
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Those spindles are definitely more beefy than the 9" drum spindles. Hopefully the 9" will work just fine and save a bunch of weight.


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Re: Billet Specialties Streetlites on A-body [Re: W5Duster436] #833896
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finally got a decent pic of my new wheelz



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