Need some wheel advice..

Badlilstang

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Im going to get some wheels pretty soon and im debating between Chrome Cobra R's and Chrome 2003 Cobra wheels.. (Not the new Rs)... both wheels are 17x9 and both will not be replicas. Just need some opinions on what would look best.. my car is a white 95. Im also curious on wich wheels are lighter. Thanks.

 

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My chrome R's are heavy as hell!
I've weighed them and they are 53.5 lbs w/ Nitto 275/40/17
I need lighter wheels, and if you drag I would do the same. My .02.

 

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Im sure they are heavy but my current wheels arent that light anyways. I can always borrow my old track setup I sold to my friend (Pro Stars). I just love the way the chrome cobra Rs look.. I like the 2003 Cobra wheels also but the Rs just seem to match my car better.. Im only looking at a 15$ difference between the two. Another question is that I have a 255/40 on the front and a 274/40 on the rear on my current wheels.. is that gonna fit the Cobra Rs ok? How big of a tire can I put on the rear with out it looking stupid?

 

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go to my site www.jrfuller.com and look at my Stang pics or go to the sticky thread for wheels here. I am running 275/40/17 (F) and 285/40/17 (R) and in some with my 315/35/17's (R)
I think it looks fine and the 315/s don't look that much wider than the 285's.

 

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94SC50 said:

go to my site www.jrfuller.com and look at my Stang pics or go to the sticky thread for wheels here. I am running 275/40/17 (F) and 285/40/17 (R) and in some with my 315/35/17's (R)
I think it looks fine and the 315/s don't look that much wider than the 285's.

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First off.. very nice car... 2nd.. Wich pics are of wich tires size? Also what brand are those tires they look good. Those pics make me want the Chrome Rs even more.

 

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Forgot to mention I got a beat down from my g/f from looking at yours LOL.. cute!

 

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My bad I thought I loaded some of the 315 pics already.
Here are 2 from this past weekend with the 315's
That's my Wife Stephanie in the car not me.

Here is what they look like close-up on 17X9 R's

They are Nitto 555 Extremes front and rear and the 315s are drag radials.

 

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Those 315s look NICE... how long do those nittos last you? Also what model number are your wheels? I noticed ford has 3 part numbers.. 2 are 5 lug and 1 is 4 lug.. all three are chrome...

M-1007-R50C

M01007-C58

The back spacing is a hair different and one says it will clear M-2300-K disk brakes.. the wheels look a little different tho.. like the centers arent exactly the same.. now im not sure wich ones to get!

 

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I am not sure what the # is I know they are not the M-2300's.
The dealer told me when I went to get 2 extras for my DR's, that Ford had 95 Cobra R's made from a separate company for the 95 Cobra R Mustangs. Then Ford Racing decided to save $$ and make them theirselves thus the different patterns. Mine have more of a pointed star than the FR's which seem to be more rounded. This is what I learned from the dealer and did no further investigation on it.
I bought mine on the car when I purchased it. I found the 2 for DR's on ebay and they are exact matches.

 

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My buddy just told me to get the C58 from SVT.. he said the he doesnt think the ford racing look as good and he can tell the difference right off when he looks at them.. He showed me some pics and I see what he is talking about.