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    narrowing a chrome wheel

    you have the +25mm offset what size tires are you running and are you using spacers. im guessing you had to roll the fender lips, how low is your car. if i can get buy with 18x9 in the front that would be great. ive been having trouble finding the BIG-MAC thread but he narrowed the front to...
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    narrowing a chrome wheel

    i am going to do something like BIG-MAC did on his 68. can i use the 9" wheels in the front if they have 5.95 backspacing or do i have to use the 6.42 backspacing and narrow them?? i am using chrome wheels so if i narrowed them would they have to be rechromed or would it not be noticable...
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    4-link question

    i am looking at two different 4-link kits. one is griggs i think, and the other is heidts. they look like the same kit and they are the same price. i was hoping that one of these would work with the rearend i have with no major modification.
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    4-link question

    its a 67 fastback
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    4-link question

    i have a 8.8 rearend out of a 92, and im thinking of a 4-link rear suspension. i know that if i keep the leafsprings i have to cut the brackets off the 8.8 for them to work but if i install a 4-link will the 8.8 just mount up because its made for that anyway.
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    331 motor going to machine shop

    call coast high performance and order their street fighter 331 short block with forged pistons and stud girdle for around $2900. i bought their 331 kit took it and a 302 out of a 92 mustang to an engine builder, since ive been working on my car the shortblock sat in my garage for over a year...
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    Roush saleen with cobra motor question

    there is a place in orlando called black's automotive, they have a good selection of sports cars mostly mustangs ive been by there and talked to the guys and they were pretty cool even though i wasnt buying anything so ill look there first when the time comes. thanks for the help
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    My Car

    i was looking at the heidt's 4-link. i have a 8.8" rearend out of a 92 5.0 i am going to do a 5-lug conversion on. a cobra IRS would be nice but i had the 8.8 lying around from my last car. the 8.8 is .5" wider on each side that the stock rearend. i went to your page and looked at all of the...
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    My Car

    i was looking a another thread in here and he said he had 6 3/8 backspacing . i was wondering what youre running on yours and what you guys think i should do with the 18x10's i told the guy friday 5 1/2 backspacing. he's not going to order them until monday so i still have time to change it.
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    17x9.5 on a 68 PICS

    18x8.5 front is what i ment
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    17x9.5 on a 68 PICS

    6 3/8 backspacing?? i called a mustang shop and told the guy i was ordering 18x10 for the back and 18x8.4 for the front and he told me5 1/2 backspacing for the back and 4 1/2 for the front and thats with a rearend out of a 1992 5.0 thats already .5" wider on each side. the rims are being...
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    My Car

    nice pics. man things like that help me keep going on mine. i just ordered 18x10 rear and 18x8.5 front for my 67 fastback now i need to find the correct tire size. what rear suspension is that.
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    Roush saleen with cobra motor question

    yea a saleen cobra will be to hard to find and to expensive. a supercharged 2000-2002 convertible it is then(once i pay my truck off). so that will give me a year to find one. thanks
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    Roush saleen with cobra motor question

    i currently have a 67 fastback project car with 2 to 3 years left to build, im looking for something newer that is still a rare car. a 1999-2002 S281 S/C convertible (silver). i would only do bolt on work to get the power around 400-420. my question is about the saleens with the cobra motors...
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    frame straightening help

    i was wondering if there are any articles about checking a frame to see if its straight? and about straightening, if it needs it. are there points under or around the car to pull from to check it myself? if so how is this done? i am more concerned about the car being twisted but i would like to...
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    67 and 92 bolt pattern

    i forgot to say that i did do a 5 lug conversion. if im not mistaken i think the 92 rearend i .5 wider on each side than the stock 67 v8 rear. this would also affect my backspacing.
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    67 and 92 bolt pattern

    now that the wheel choice and size are made i was wondering if all mustangs from 67 to 03 have 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern. the front of mine is from a 1968 v8 car and the rearend is out of a 1992 gt. i just need to make sure the bolt patterns are the same. thanks guys
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    what wheel/tire size for a 67 fastback

    i got an 8.8" rearend, motor, and T-5 out of a wrecked 92 gt. the motor got stroked to 331(built to be supercharged) and the T-5 and 8.8 are being rebuilt. as far as the wheels being to big you are correct about the 20". but i know im not going smaller than an 18". the side of the fastbacks...
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    what wheel/tire size for a 67 fastback

    i have been looking at wheels and tires for my 67 fastback. hard decission... for now im ordering new front and rear stock suspension that is 1" lower and im putting a 8.8" rearend in it. i have front spindle and brakes from a v8 car so its already 5-lug and im going to do a 5-lug...
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    two 96 cobra questions

    i went and bought a haynes repair book. its nice to have. i want to fix the problem before i do any programming to it but it is the first thing i will do. how do the 03 heads and the 99 intake work? are they worth putting on. this is my first 4.6, ive had a 92 and a 94 both with 302's but i...