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Biggest Tire Size On Fox Body

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Detroiit

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Hey guys I need some guidance. I have a 90 stang with 5 lug conversion with discs in the front and drum in the rear. I have 17 cobra wheels. There appears to be a small if any backspace. I am looking to go with a 10 or 10.5 inch rim. (they are currently 17x8 with 245 45 17). My quad shocks have been removed so my question is If I get a rim with 6+ inch back space with .5 off set can my goal be achieved? I know I will have to roll the fenders and such. It does not have to be a 18 inch rim. i want the fattest semi low profile tire in the rear I can get without it looking ridiculously from the 90s lol(sticking out 5 inches from the wheel well.. ) I was looking at my bro in laws 04 mach 1 with nitto 315s on it and I want something like that for my fox body. I was looking at something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/AFS-WHEELS-...its=Model:Mustang&hash=item3ce1126201&vxp=mtr

with 300+35 or 40 18

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated ..
 

25thmustang

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I run 18x10 with 285/35s with no rubbing issues to speak of. I know guys with 315s on foxs with no rubbing.
 

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I'm hoping to shove a 325/50/15 under mine if it helps.
 

mikestang63

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275/40's fit no problem some guys can get 315's to work with the proper backspacing and a little massaging of the fender lip.

I presently have 245/45/17 on all 4 and will be swapping ot 275/40/17 on the 2 rear
 

CarMichael Angelo

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tannerc91gt said:
I'm hoping to shove a 325/50/15 under mine if it helps.
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Hope all day long,...it's gonna take a sawzall, a hammer, a grinder, and a mig before that'll happen in the real world.
 

tannerc91gt

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madmike1157 said:
Hope all day long,...it's gonna take a sawzall, a hammer, a grinder, and a mig before that'll happen in the real world.
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Yep. I've accepted this and will go to a 275/60. But that won't stop me from trying. The SN95 axle and 7.5 BS will help me a bit but it's not gonna work.
 

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I've got 275/40/17's on the rear of mine, on a 10" wide wheel and they fit fine. Quad shock removal is a must, some rolling of the fenders and " tweaking" of the tailpipes is in order as well.
 

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28x10.5 6.5 bs wheel. No clue how anyone is getting a bigger tire then that in there. Required rolling the lip and a lot of 5lb sledge action.
 

stykthyn

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315s here.
 

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stykthyn said:
315s here.
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Wheel spacers? No tail pipes?
 

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I will jump in here.

if im going to order some rims, 4 lug, I would get 17x9 with 18mm offset? with no quad shocks, I can get 275s in there? what aspect ratio do I order? 275 xx/17? 245 in the front?
 

stykthyn

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Gearbanger 101 said:
Wheel spacers? No tail pipes?
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Spacers, but I am still running drums. Discs would likely push it out enough that I may not need the 1/4 spacer. I had pipes welded in after the wheels were set so I could address any rub. Honestly it was a lot of work. Raise the car and pound. Test drive repeat.
 

stykthyn

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Fwiw I am told an sn95 rear with an s197 backspace fits perfectly under a Fox. I haven't investigated this further but the math seems legit.
 

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25thmustang said:
I run 18x10 with 285/35s with no rubbing issues to speak of. I know guys with 315s on foxs with no rubbing.
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285/35 on front?
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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92Apocalypso said:
285/35 on front?
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On the front of what?
This is almost 3 years ago, maybe post your question in a new thread
 

92Apocalypso

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karthief said:
On the front of what?
This is almost 3 years ago, maybe post your question in a new thread
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lol nah was a mistake. My ipad was opened to this old page im guessing from a search i did a week ago, and I thought it was a response to my current thread....as soon as i posted i saw it was from 2014 but I dont know how to delete threads..... my bad
 

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Tools-edit-delete
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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No biggie, dude, the guy's will give you some ideas
 

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ive seen guys get 275/40/17s up front. However it required carefully selection of suspension parts, and wheel offsets to do. Do a search on "275s on front of fox" and there's a few threads
 

92Apocalypso

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I opened up a can of worms here.... I responded to this old thread by mistake (using this forum on 4 different devices) thought it was a different thread, now I'm getting more replies to this than actual important threads to me haha.
 
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