New FR500s on the Stang!

stangGT97

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18x9s with Sumitomo 265/35r18s in the front
18x10 with Sumitomo 285/35r18s in the rear
Bought them from Americanmuscle.com, I ended up getting a decent deal. I really like the hypercoated look... they have a nice shine in the direct sunlight, but look almost gunmetal at dusk. What do you think?

















Excuse the pic quality.. all i have is a cell phone lol

 

bobc83

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that looks really good with your body color.

Good purchase!

 

02nightmaregt

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Looks good, but I would have went with a wider rear tire

 

fiveoho

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02nightmaregt said:

Looks good, but I would have went with a wider rear tire

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car looks great with the wheels and tires but that 285 in the rear should look wider than it does, even on a 10" wheel

 

stangGT97

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285s were the widest AmericanMuscle had to offer in a non-drag radial tire...... but thanks?

 

SteedaGT9150

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looks killer man

 

Dkblue98GT

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The wheels look good on your car. Your car would look even better if it was lowered.

 

stangGT97

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Dkblue98GT said:

The wheels look good on your car. Your car would look even better if it was lowered.

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I'd love to lower it, but the roads around here are pretty bad, and I have some steep driveways to get into so I'd be scraping all the time. My '97 was lowered and that thing was such a PITA to maneuver so I'm avoiding that situation for now

 

Dkblue98GT

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Did you have 17" tires on the car before? Do you notice a difference in ride quality between the 17"s and 18"s?

 

EPIK

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Great choice. Hypercoat looks perfect with your color. The reason why the 285 doesn't look very wide is because Sumitomo's run narrower than other brands.

 

fiveoho

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stangGT97 said:

285s were the widest AmericanMuscle had to offer in a non-drag radial tire...... but thanks?

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i would have picked the exact same setup . actually, i did. i just havent ordered them.

again, looks good buddy

 

fiveoho

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EPIK said:

Great choice. Hypercoat looks perfect with your color. The reason why the 285 doesn't look very wide is because Sumitomo's run narrower than other brands.

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good to know. 295s would be perfect but that price point jumps up quite a bit.

 

stangGT97

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EPIK said:

Great choice. Hypercoat looks perfect with your color. The reason why the 285 doesn't look very wide is because Sumitomo's run narrower than other brands.

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I didn't know that, thanks! If the Nittos weren't more money than the Sumis, I probably would have bought those, and maybe they would have filled out the wheel a little better. I wish AmericanMuscle carried more sizes and brands though. Anyway, I'm glad you like it! Of course, your Mach > my GT, any day

 

deftsound

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Great! now you just need to lower it!

 

281CI96Coupe

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Wow, I finally get to see what these wheels look like on our bodystyle and since I was dead set on getting these wheels, the pictures just confirm it!

 

y2k2GT

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Yeah the Sumi's diffinetely run narrower. A buddy of mine did the same set up and after I saw them I went with the Nitto's. Car looks good though, I like the hypercoated but I went with the black ones on mine. Shame you can't lower it, would really make the car. This is a shot from MW, not sure if you can tell, it's the only one I could find.

 

02nightmaregt

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y2k2GT said:

Yeah the Sumi's diffinetely run narrower. A buddy of mine did the same set up and after I saw them I went with the Nitto's. Car looks good though, I like the hypercoated but I went with the black ones on mine. Shame you can't lower it, would really make the car. This is a shot from MW, not sure if you can tell, it's the only one I could find.

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Good looking ride, I even like the no tint

 

stangGT97

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281CI96Coupe said:

Wow, I finally get to see what these wheels look like on our bodystyle and since I was dead set on getting these wheels, the pictures just confirm it!

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Yeah man, I was a bit skeptical but a few pictures on American Muscle.com really sold me on them.