ok, just bought wheelz and tires!!!

[streetgrande69]

Wowee, nothings more exciting then picking up the phone and ordering $1700 worth of stuff. In a way I feel good that i made good decisions, in an other i'm just hoping i didn't screw up .
Let me know what ya think.

here's what i got.

From Summit
Tires
BFG comp t/a hr4 p235/45r17(front)
Bfg comp t/a hr4 p245/45r17(back)

Wheels
from Mustangs Plus
AR TTII 17"x8 43/4 BS(all 4)

Now maybe i can clear these freakin monster brakes?

 

[Snail50]

cool. I'm about to do pretty much the same thing. how much were the rims from M+, if you don't mind me asking. also, did they come with lugnuts, stems, center caps? I'm thinking about 17x9.5 on the rear of my 67, but am not sure what backspacing I should use. I may just go with 17x8 all around....
thanks.

 

[streetgrande69]

out the door with add price for lugs(19.00 a set) was 1118.00 to be here in 2 days.

tires were 580.75 from summit racing.

i asked the best backspacing to run on many a forum and also it was recommended by mp.plus my car is slightly lowered all around. well guess i'll have a full report in a week or so.

good luck!

 

[mustang70]

Dangit Eric, you beat me. I'm going to get rims and tires for mine in October. I bet they're going look good on your car. And I'll get to see them in about three weeks or so.

 

[streetgrande69]

its about damn time your comming home! i 'll be needing your help if its cool. i was planning on taking a week off and just ripping into the stang. hoping to get it done in that week. rack, maybe tranny, brakes and maybe a shelby drop if i'm feeling up to it. maybe go down to miramar hobbie shop.

so its a party?

by the way, glad to see your comming home, you won't believe how much Trinity has changed, freaking crazy!

 

[mustang70]

Sounds good to me. And doing it at the hobby shop will make it really easy with the lift. So if I help you, that means you'll help me with pulling the front of my motor apart right?

Tracy and the kids came to visit me for my birthday in March, I didn't recoginze Morgan. Talk about a shock.

 

[Snail50]

ttt. looking forward to the update on fit, and PICS!!!

 

[streetgrande69]

i just got the Brown and yellow notice on my door today and i set-up to go get them tonight. if i get time tonight i'll load up the rims on the spindles(brakes installed) and check fit and snap some pics.

 

[347Fastback]

i just got the Brown and yellow notice on my door today and i set-up to go get them tonight. if i get time tonight i'll load up the rims on the spindles(brakes installed) and check fit and snap some pics.

Hey I got a couple of buddies and we are in the miltary and we can drive down and give you a hand. I have a 65 fastback and I turn wrenches... Just finished swapping in a t-5, 347 is being built... I am the guy who wants to buy your 16s...

 

[Snail50]

i just got the Brown and yellow notice on my door today and i set-up to go get them tonight. if i get time tonight i'll load up the rims on the spindles(brakes installed) and check fit and snap some pics.

That would be great. Brown paid me a visit tonight, too: Global West Negative Roll UCAs!!

I'm mostly interested in seeing if the front 17x8s clear the front Baer rotors and calipers, because that is the same setup I have on order.

and you already have people offering help. AF from Vandenberg? what AFSC? I was in the AF too; 4 years at Wheeler AAF in HI. (not to thread-jack...)

 

[347Fastback]

I am 1C6 - Space Operations/Satellite Control... I have 5 years to go till I retire.. I like helping others work on projects. Plus I am a mustang junky...

 

[Snail50]

I am 1C6 - Space Operations/Satellite Control... I have 5 years to go till I retire.. I like helping others work on projects. Plus I am a mustang junky...

Congrats on your career. When I was in HI, I was always in the hobby shop working on my Fox 5.0. I met a lot of great people, and learned a lot, too.

btw, I was J1C4. TACP.

 

[streetgrande69]

you are fully welcome to join us when we get to work on my stang! more the marrier! that is if you don't mind hanging with some squids

where is vafb? pretty close to el centro?? or is it north?

 

[streetgrande69]

http://www.trinitysmustangs.com/referance.htm

here are the pics you guys wanted, DIAL -UP WARNING
it looks really close, but there's more than 1/2" in there.

 

[Snail50]

Man, that looks good. Thanks for posting.