16'' or 17'' Torq Thrust IIs?

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sneakygt91

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I am currently debating which TTs to buy, 16'' or 17''. Can anyone post some good pics of each? I want the 17'', but I do not want them to look too big on the car. Too much bling is not a good thing in my opinion. One of my neighbors has 16'' on his 65, and it looks perfect, but he is lowered about 2 inches all the way around. My 66 sits at stock ride height, so I was unsure.

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Here's mine, 16x7 TTII with 4" backspacing on Eagle GT 215/55R16's

Stock ride height (new springs but not lowered)

 

Wicked65

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Buddy of mine had 17's on his 66 fastback.. looked awesome.

 

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Our 66 Coupe has 16" x 8" American Racing Torque Thrust II wheels with 4.5 inch backspacing and 225/50VR/16 tires.

It is 1 inch lower with 620 springs and 4 1/2 mid eye rear leafs
Here are pictures from our project:
Christophers 66 Mustang Restoration and Modification
Be sure top click on the tabs at the top for the different things we did.

 

iskwezm

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heres my 17's
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bikefreak600

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iskwezm said:

heres my 17's
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what size tires?

 

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Here's my 17s.

Photo one is 245 40 front and 255 40 rear, photo two is 245 40 front 275 40 rear

 

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TONIGHT I just put on a staggered set of 18" Rear and 17" fronts. This is the rear and I haven't dropped the suspension yet, but I'm going to get them nicely tucked in the fender. Who say's you cant stuff 18" wheels with 10" of wide rubber in a 67 and not make it look like a DONK? Not me. She will sit nice when done.

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17's here

 

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The thing about 17" wheels, is you will have a much greater tire selection. The tire selection with 16" wheels is very limited.

Here's some pictures of my car with 17's
225/45/17 front
245/45/17 rear

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They both look nice, but I really think that the 16s look the best. The thin sidwall doesn't look as good on a classic in my opinion.

 

NasaGT

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bikefreak600 said:

what size tires?

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Look in his sig

 

coolblue65

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mine has 16" TT2's and I am planning on upgrading to 17's soon. you can look at my cardomain site for more pics.