Well i mentioned in another thread about my adventures with fitting my new rims, but i figured i would designate a thread to show how they look and what was involved.
To make a long story short, i ordered 15x10 6.5" b/s Draglites and 28x11.5x15 Hoosier Quick Time Pro's. Summit got the wheel size right, but sent me 28x13.5x15 tires instead! I asked for advice on this, to see if they would fit, but most on stangnet said i wouldn't be able to. Before i went ahead and sent them back i decided to take a chance and try to fit them.
After about 1 hour of pounding per wheel well and 1/4" spacer i got them to fit! I have driven the car around town and have no rubbing what so ever. This may be a new record on stangnet for the largest tire on a fox without mini-tub or 4-link suspension. I did have to remove my tailpipes and run dumps. I also have tubular upper and lower control arms and an airbag (which is deflated during the fit process). This would be impossible with quad shocks, and if i decided to keep the tailpipes i would've had to pound them in. I didn't want to restrict the flow so i opted to run dumps. Maybe there is another way to run tailpipes with this setup, but i couldn't find an alternative to pounding them in.
Attached are a few pics of the install and the fit. I am very happy i decided to take a chance with the larger tires....i am very pleased. Tell me what you all think!
To make a long story short, i ordered 15x10 6.5" b/s Draglites and 28x11.5x15 Hoosier Quick Time Pro's. Summit got the wheel size right, but sent me 28x13.5x15 tires instead! I asked for advice on this, to see if they would fit, but most on stangnet said i wouldn't be able to. Before i went ahead and sent them back i decided to take a chance and try to fit them.
After about 1 hour of pounding per wheel well and 1/4" spacer i got them to fit! I have driven the car around town and have no rubbing what so ever. This may be a new record on stangnet for the largest tire on a fox without mini-tub or 4-link suspension. I did have to remove my tailpipes and run dumps. I also have tubular upper and lower control arms and an airbag (which is deflated during the fit process). This would be impossible with quad shocks, and if i decided to keep the tailpipes i would've had to pound them in. I didn't want to restrict the flow so i opted to run dumps. Maybe there is another way to run tailpipes with this setup, but i couldn't find an alternative to pounding them in.
Attached are a few pics of the install and the fit. I am very happy i decided to take a chance with the larger tires....i am very pleased. Tell me what you all think!
Also, any reason why your sig writing is in silver? With the standard stangnet colors, it's unreadable unless you highlight it...
