I would run 285's on the rear if you are really worried about rubbing. I have 315's on mine, removed the quad shocks, and the only thing close to rubbing is the ebrake cable. I dont know my backspacing on my wheels, but they are 10.5's from American Muscle for 94-04 models. Most of the rubbing issues seem to come from those who drop their cars down really low. I just have BBK springs (1.5 inch drop I think), so I dont have a drastic drop. Congrats on the engine firing right up. Am I right in assuming you still have the stock injectors and MAF? I figure thats what you mean by "I'll do the injectors, t/b, etc this weekend." Did you get a chip, or just running the stock computer tune?
thanks for the advice on tire size...mine only has 1 inch drop springs and no quad shocks so i may be o.k. with 315s...i know they look mean tucked under there! I do still have the stock injectors and mass air...got some 24lbs and matching meter. Still on the stock tune..i knew i needed to get all the mechinical parts i was planning to run on there and then tune to that set-up. I also, have no idea what chip to get. Any advice on that stuff would be helpful...i kinda built the whole thing on the advice of people had already done this...i'm o.k. with carbs and flat tappet cams but i don't know much about computer controled stuff!