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btrzpuc84

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I have a 68 fastback and coupe. I am looking for rims for both mainly the fastback first. I want to go with 17's or 18's for sure so i can upgrade to bigger brakes later on and I only want to buy rims once. I would like a set of 18 inch american racing torq thrusts, but I am wondering about how well they will fit and what sizes, I would need. Or will the rims look way to big for the car? I would appreciate any pics with either 17s or 18's since I live in North Dakota no one up here really has those sizes on their mustangs, I have nothing to go by. Thanks.

 

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17" are plenty big enough for big aftermarket brakes (13" rotor)
, 18" might look a little funky on a vintage mustang.

I have a 68 with :
Front 17x8 wheels with 4.5" backspace and 245/40/17
Rear 17x9 (or maybe 9.5, I forget ) with 5.50" backspace and 275/40/17

It gets a little tough to go bigger without having clearance issues.

 

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i say do the 18's,be different,thats the "in thing" right now.My buddy had 16" on his car in 88' and people thought he was crazy.I had one of the first sets of 17's in 94' and people just shook their head

 

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I'll end up with 18's rear and 17's front on my 67. Do a search (wheels) as a bunch of folks posted pics on this topic a month or so ago.

 

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both? 17s on the front and 18s on the back? lol i like the way they both look. for the thrust Ds i would think they would look good either way. do what you like and would rather spend money on

 

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iskwezm said:

i say do the 18's,be different,thats the "in thing" right now.My buddy had 16" on his car in 88' and people thought he was crazy.I had one of the first sets of 17's in 94' and people just shook their head.

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You're right, I remember even further back when most people would order 14" magnums instead of 15s. People just couldn't think outside the box.

 

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malcons66 said:

both? 17s on the front and 18s on the back? lol i like the way they both look. for the thrust Ds i would think they would look good either way. do what you like and would rather spend money on

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Absolutely, a great size woud be to have 245/45/17s in the front with 275 or 295/40/18s in the rear.

 

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I'll have Nitto's. 555 245/45/17 front, 555r 305/45/18 rear. Old musclecar kinda look.

 

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what are the widest tires i can run in the rear? I'm 21. I can't really afford to tub the car and run a narrowed rear end.

 

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there is a nice link courtesy of dodgestang somewhere here about this..

 

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btrzpuc84 said:

what are the widest tires i can run in the rear? I'm 21. I can't really afford to tub the car and run a narrowed rear end.

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If you have a 67-68, a 295/40 will fit, but you'll have to get the backspacing perfect