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Any rubbing issues with 17"x9" & 45 series tires on Mustang?

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evintho

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Believe it or not, I searched and couldn't find the answer I need. I may be purchasing a set of 17" x 9" cobra R's. Front tire size is 235/45/17 and rear size is 245/45/17. They'll be going on my '89 Mustang LX 'vert. I have the standard 5.0 swaybar in front. My question is, am I gonna have any rubbing issues, either front or back?? Any info is greatly appreciated! Thanks
 

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I can about guarantee they'll rub in front...do you have the steering rack limiter bushings on your car? If not they'll definitely rub in front, mine did. Also you'll want to check your clearance around the fender lip in back.
 
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not sure about the 245's in the rear. i have 275's out back and i had to roll the feder lip quite a bit. as for up front, i've got 245's up front and i just hade to cut off a very small peice of plastic of the fender or inner feder well ( not sure, but you'll see where they might rub when you get them on.). nothing major though, with a half an hours time im totally rub free.
 

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Wannabe, what year is your 'Stang? No rubbing on the front struts??
 
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i have 245/45 on the front that rub when i turn my wheel fully. I have 275/40 on the back with no problems at all
 

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I have 255/40-17's all the way around on my 90LX with no rubbing problems at all. I have 17x9's on the back and 17x8's on the front. Most poeple I have run into with 9's on the front, even with smaller tires, seem to have some rubbing. You should be totally safe on the rear.
 
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evintho said:
Wannabe, what year is your 'Stang? No rubbing on the front struts??
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Its' a 89'. i have 17x8's on the front with 245/45's. with just a little bit of the fender cut off and a couple swings with a hammer i am 100% rub free. lock to lock the tires come about 1-2 centimeters from the shocks. we'll see what happens when i install my eibach pro's though. ANYONE running a similiar wheel/tire combo have trouble AFTER they lowered their car???
 

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Wannabe2.3T said:
Its' a 89'. i have 17x8's on the front with 245/45's. with just a little bit of the fender cut off and a couple swings with a hammer i am 100% rub free. lock to lock the tires come about 1-2 centimeters from the shocks. we'll see what happens when i install my eibach pro's though. ANYONE running a similiar wheel/tire combo have trouble AFTER they lowered their car???
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I have the Eibach pro-kit springs on my 90 with 255's on 17x8's in front and didnt have to do a damn thing for them to fit. Never had it rub anything.
 

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You should be good on the back.

As far as the front goes, it seems as though a lot of people have a lot of different results. Some people are saying that they have 245's with no rubbing and some others (me) have 225's on turbine wheels and I get a slight bit of rubbing when shes cranked hard. So personally, I'll say that you will need to do something in the front to have it so they wont rub.
 
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