17" wheel??

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89rdgt

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Hey my fellow stangers. I plan i getting a set of 17" wheels probably the cobra r's. Unless anyone else has pics of good 17's i can check out. Any way to my question. What is everyone running for tire size? thanks

 

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I plan on running 235/45/17 up front, and 255/45/17 in the rear. In 1990 the rear tire well was increased due to the pony tires.

 

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235/45/17's up front.

 

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Actually, the wheel wells werent opend up osme until 1991. That was the 1st year ponies came out. And it's both wheels wells not just the back. I run 245/45/17's on 17" ponies from ponyr.com. Soon I am going to run 255/40/17.

 

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The front fenders only were enlarged in 1991 due to the pony rims.

Nothing happened out back. Same fenders and everything there.

 

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245/40/18 fronts
275/40/18 rears

depends on how wide your rim is. if its a 9" rim, a 255 fits perfect. you can run anything from a 235 up though basically.

 

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just noticed your in washington

where at? im moving to lacey in a week

 

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nice car

 

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92greenlx said:

Actually, the wheel wells werent opend up osme until 1991. That was the 1st year ponies came out. And it's both wheels wells not just the back. I run 245/45/17's on 17" ponies from ponyr.com. Soon I am going to run 255/40/17.

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The turbines were used from 87-91?

 

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_JB_ said:

The turbines were used from 87-91?

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87-90

in 1991, the GT and LX 5.0 got the pony wheels

 

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I run 17x9 Cobra Rs with 235/45/17 up front, I had to put another spacer on each side of the rack to prevent rubbing on tight turns. On the back I ran 255/40/17 with the stock suspension and had very light rubbing on the quads. I now have MM rear LCAs and FMS HD UCA, lost the quads and run 275/40/17 drag radials with no rubbing issues.

Don

 

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88SC_GT said:

just noticed your in washington

where at? im moving to lacey in a week

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sweet lacey i live in lacey haha. cool deal Where you coming from?

The wheel would be a 17x9. I was pretty much planing on running 245/45/17 but just wondering what everone else is running.

Currently I have moroso trick drag springs (front,rear) lakewood 70/30 struts, granatelli weight jacker lca, steeda double adjustable uca's.

I have kinda gotten out of the drag race seen and looking into turning a little better so i plan to get the eibach pro system plus kit. Just planing things out right now and saving up some money.

 

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Check out my picts. I have a 85gt with 17x8 F and 17x9 R with 255-40-17s. Have no rubbing. Close to quad. Nice setup. Go for it, its great! I hope to soon do LCAs and a 275 in the rear. I also want the height adjustable ones. I have ford springs and my rear is alittle lower than my front. I also run lakewoods in the rear and am happy with em. Good Luck,
Joe E.