I'm looking to buy some wheels for my 2003 GT that I'm putting a Maximum Motorsports Max Grip Box Kit on that will lower it 1 1/2" - 2 inches. For the track I'm going to run 17" wheels with some BFG R1's but for street I'd like to run 20" + wheels. Can you post a pic of your ride with them on and some tire/wheel specs along with any suspension mods you've done like lowering the car?
Thanks 'Stang Brothers!
John
Ok let me put it this way:
You can have a Show car, you can have a Race car, but you can't have both in one.
he went with DD up front and rear, and the rears are not wide, thus why it looks so out of place. plus looks like hes running small tires on there. fronts should be tucked in or even with the fender, and the rears should be even or no more than 1/2" past the fender.
18" are as large as should be fit on any SN95 chassis. SN197's (05+)can get away with 20's because their overall wheel well diameter size. Foose runs nothing smaller than 20's but thankfully, as far as i know, nothing larger either.
anything bigger and it screams "Ghetto Fabulous" which is not what the mustang should be screaming.
9.5's in the rear with a 275/40/18 and 8 or 8.5's 245/45/18 in front. Not sure if I'll go chrome, brushed or blacked out. What do you think?
Those aspect ratios are much too tall. Depending on the brand/drop lowering spring you're using, a 45 on the front and a 40 on the rear will tend to scrub the wheel well frequently.
On my way to work, there's a certain right hand "sweeper" turn that, at 70mph, will always scrub my driver's side rear wheel well. Keep in mind that I have a 30 series tire on the rear too, although I'm running H&R SS springs.
Any suggestions from the man in the know? LOL!
I'm going to run 18's but I want to fill the well. The 18's on the rear are fine and even under hard cornering don't rub so I think I may stick with those but I'd like a little less sidewall maybe a 1/4 to 1/2 inch less. For the fronts I'd like to pull the backspacing in a bit so that they tuck the fender and not go with such a wide tire for better turn in. With the widths that I listed what would be the best tire setup?
John
I'd personally go no larger than a 35 series, front and rear. I have a 35 on the front and a 30 on the rear, and I still scrape the driver's side, front and back, on hard right sweeper turns. If you're not into corner carving, then you may be "ok," but a 45 is surely too tall. The 40 might work, but the 45 should not even be considered.
What brand of spring are you using now? (that will make a difference in how much the wells are "filled")
I'd personally go no larger than a 35 series, front and rear. I have a 35 on the front and a 30 on the rear, and I still scrape the driver's side, front and back, on hard right sweeper turns. If you're not into corner carving, then you may be "ok," but a 45 is surely too tall. The 40 might work, but the 45 should not even be considered.
Well that really is up to the width of the tire.
You can't just generalize sidewall size like that.
He specified the size of tire and rim he was considering, therefore I wasn't "generalizing" in my answer to him.
Nowhere in his posts he mentions anything about width.
You do know that sidewall size is a PERCENTAGE of tire WIDTH right?
Therefore 275/35/18 is NOT the same sidewall as 245/35/18.
Dude, read my post #49 above.
If you have a problem with me, take it to PM's.
haha no problem with you man, I just completely missed that post.
My apologies.
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