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      12-10-2018, 03:21 PM   #21
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That's not going to happen unfortunately. There just isn't room between the strut and the outer fender lip for an 11" wheel with no camber. The camber has the effect of moving the strut inwards so it's directly adding room at the fender well. At less than 2 degrees camber an 11" wheel and 305 tire will stick out 1/2" or more past the fender even if you had zero space between the strut and the wheel.

I tried this with my rear street wheels (19x11 ET44-20mm spacer) and it was just a no go when using a 305/30/19. A 305/30/19 on a 10.5" rim will work if you have some camber and massage the fender liners as the diameter is too big to turn fully (tried that too). A 10.5" is about as wide as you can go up front and that will require camber if you are using a 305 or 295 tire.

Everyone who is using the 11" front is doing so with Pirelli slicks. These are narrower than a lot of 295 tires, and are very short as well. That in combination with a lot of camber will allow it to work with that specific tire, or a lot of 295/30/18 tires. Unfortunately nobody makes a 305/30/18 tire. That would be perfect.
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