05 WHEELS

[70snake]

I promised several people on this forum that I would post results of the wheel swap on my 05 GT. I am happy to report that 04 Mach 1 (and 17" magnum 500 copies) will bolt right on with no interference and they still stay inside the fender lip. I have 2004 17x8's with 245/45/zr17 tires. Yes, the fender to tire gap increases slightly with the shorter tire(25.5" vs.26.5" stock), but I intend to lower my car approx. 1 inch, so the difference is slight. Next step is gears, any thoughts 3.73's or 4.10's?

 

[Chaotic Bliss]

Excellent. That is good to know. I figured the 45mm to 35mm offset change wouldn't make too much of a difference. I mean thats only a 1cm change.

 

[sams66]

70snake,

I love those wheels, they dont stick out past the fender? Awesome!! can you post a pic of your car with em on?!

Sam

 

[Sainted]

If you have a manual 4.10 if an auto 3.73

 

[Stangnut]

Pics, please.
Especially from straight on at a low angle to see that the tires don't stick out.
Thanks,
Jason

 

[slegos888stang]

If you have a manual 4.10 if an auto 3.73

normally you have it backward! but do the gearing i would say get 4.10's no matter what!!!!

 

[Darkhorse845]

Pics would be nice.

 

[Rampant]

Hmmm, the MRT car had the deep dish bullits for the old car, and they stuck out past the fender (especially on the rear). Pics would be good to disprove this. I think the Mach 1 rims (or Magnum 500s) would look great on the new car.

 

[J666Z]

I had a set of Cobra R's on mine for a few weeks... 17x9 fronts and 17x10.5 rears... they fit perfectly... and filled in nicely!

 

[Stangnut]

I had a set of Cobra R's on mine for a few weeks... 17x9 fronts and 17x10.5 rears... they fit perfectly... and filled in nicely!

No good w/o pics.

Jason