**Fedex showed up with my New True Forged wheels**
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Celeb
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Cobra912
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TenorPlayinGuy
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Shaolin Crane
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Thanks for all the compliments. Yeah, I'm really pleased with the way they fit in the fenders. It was a big deal for me to get this juuuust right due to the low stance. I'm not sure if Kevin (04Sleeper) is a member here, but he was a big help when I was sizing the wheels.
Here are the specs on the wheels/tires:
Front - 18x8, 5.25" backspacing, and what True Forged calls the "big brake cut" which offers the most positive offset(I don't recall this number) and smallest lip on the face of the wheel, tires are 245/40/18 Nitto NT05's. I'm also running a 94/95 spindle/13" Cobra brake setup.
Rear - 18x9, 6.25" backspacing, and what True Forged calls the "max pad cut" which means the mounting surface on the wheel is machined down to a minimum which offers the most lip on the face of the wheel, tires are 275/35/18 Nitto NT01's. I'm also running Fox length axles, NRC brackets, and V6/GT brakes so I can throw some 15" wheels and sticky tires at the track.
The NT01's seem to run wider than other 275's I've run before. I was surprised to see, what I consider to be, a fair amount of bulge in the rear tires. This puts the sidewall of the tire pretty close to the unrolled fender. So far, no rubbing, but it's too close and I WILL be rolling the fenders soon. As for fitting a 10" in the rear, I'd have to run a 7.25" backspacing, which I don't have room for. So I'd have to adjust the rear suspension up and the tire would end up flush with the outside of the fender, which is a look I don't prefer.
Here are the specs on the wheels/tires:
Front - 18x8, 5.25" backspacing, and what True Forged calls the "big brake cut" which offers the most positive offset(I don't recall this number) and smallest lip on the face of the wheel, tires are 245/40/18 Nitto NT05's. I'm also running a 94/95 spindle/13" Cobra brake setup.
Rear - 18x9, 6.25" backspacing, and what True Forged calls the "max pad cut" which means the mounting surface on the wheel is machined down to a minimum which offers the most lip on the face of the wheel, tires are 275/35/18 Nitto NT01's. I'm also running Fox length axles, NRC brackets, and V6/GT brakes so I can throw some 15" wheels and sticky tires at the track.
The NT01's seem to run wider than other 275's I've run before. I was surprised to see, what I consider to be, a fair amount of bulge in the rear tires. This puts the sidewall of the tire pretty close to the unrolled fender. So far, no rubbing, but it's too close and I WILL be rolling the fenders soon. As for fitting a 10" in the rear, I'd have to run a 7.25" backspacing, which I don't have room for. So I'd have to adjust the rear suspension up and the tire would end up flush with the outside of the fender, which is a look I don't prefer.
smokin joe
Founding Member
Looks nice. Were those wheels just sitting on your porch when you got home or was someone home to sign for them? I'm sure they weren't cheap, so that would make me nervous.
Shaolin Crane
Banned
Ok, I've been trying, but I don't recognize your handleYour sig looks familiar, did you have a different handle (mansoonz, or something like that)? Anyway, yeah, I still have the car after all these years. I don't think I could ever part with it.
Yep, I'm the ex-mansonozz
I'm like you, I couldn't let mine go either.
Shaolin Crane
Banned
Thats how a real stang owner should be
I consider myself a Mustang Guy, not just a guy with a Mustang
Shaolin Crane
Banned
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Wow, it's cool to see the OG members posting! Thanks for the compliments, guys.
SVT32VDOHC,
My wife has a home office, so I wasn't really worried, but I had the neighbor on alert, just in case. Otherwise, I have a UPS store box I could have shipped them there. If I didn't have those options, I would have been real nervous.
Shaolin Crane,
Which ones ? My O.Z. Racing Competitions? They were 17x8s I ordered over 10 years ago, so I don't recall the specs. The Chrome Cobra R's that I had at Knott's are just 17x9 FRPP C58's that I borrowed from my 98 Cobra.
Ozz,
Right on! I think it's great you still have the car. I can't see ever parting with something that has so much time/money/etc in it. I don't know how some guys do it.
SVT32VDOHC,
My wife has a home office, so I wasn't really worried, but I had the neighbor on alert, just in case. Otherwise, I have a UPS store box I could have shipped them there. If I didn't have those options, I would have been real nervous.
Shaolin Crane,
Which ones
? My O.Z. Racing Competitions? They were 17x8s I ordered over 10 years ago, so I don't recall the specs. The Chrome Cobra R's that I had at Knott's are just 17x9 FRPP C58's that I borrowed from my 98 Cobra.Ozz,
Right on! I think it's great you still have the car. I can't see ever parting with something that has so much time/money/etc in it. I don't know how some guys do it.
Jaym14
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Kdubslugga
Active Member
Those look killer dude.. I think that car would look so mean with some cross drilled and slotted rotors, but regardless killer wheels
Cobra912
Active Member
you better wrap those in bubble wrap before you drive with them. I'd have a mental break down if I toasted one of those
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