Rear Rim Size

mikestang63

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so I want to go with 275/40/17 tires on the rear. Problem is my Cobra R rims are 17 x 8 and pretty sure they are not wide enough for Nitto 555.

Do I go with

• what i have 17 x 8
  
• 17 x 9
• 17 x 10

I see them on this site for a decent price. http://wheelreplicas.com/cobrarwheels

OR................. go 5 lug and buy these...............http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/wto/5720591466.html

But... then I got to buy the SN95 spindles. rotors. calipers,, lines, axles, brackets,... etc.... which adds easy another $500 - $700

 

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• Aug 14, 2016

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Damn. Those wheels are cheap with tires. Btw, they aren't chrome they are polished.


Anyway, to properly run a 275, you should run a 9" rim. Are you sure your cobra R wheels are 17x8 because most replicas are 17x9 for the cobra R wheel

Edit: forgot you were 4-lug. In that case, buy a new rim.

Or just go 5lug


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2000xp8

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• Aug 14, 2016

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I'd never consider buying any wheel that is 4 lug, period.

I know money doesn't grow on tress, so wait it out, collect the parts needed and goto 5 lug.
You will probably spend more than $700 to do the whole car in 5 lug discs (especially if you use cobra pbr style front calipers).

9's are plenty out back.

 

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Is have to agree than sn95 swap pricing is going up. It's now or never really. You can prob save a few bucks running the 94-98 GT/v6 setup, or running 99-04 calipers up front (perfectly fine unless you want the big showy rotors of the 13" cobra setup.




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mikestang63

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yeah I was thinking of going this route

Front
JY 94-95 gt spindles
New rotors brakes, SS hoses
Rear
JY 94-95 gt axles
New calipers rotors, SS hoses north race car brackets
reuse my existing 3.73 trac lock

New 94-95 MC
MM 3 to 2 line kit and junction block kit
MM adjustable proportioning valve

Then I have to buy the rims/tires. Not sure if I want to go 17 or 18:. Either

Saleen SC's
Cobra R's
Bullit style

 

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• Aug 15, 2016

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You probably don't need the nrc brackets if you are using sn95 rear axles. With that said, I'd use fox length axles and the nrc brackets.

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Can't use the 94-98 axles with the NRC axles. Those are made for fox length 5-lug axles.

 

Last edited: Aug 17, 2016

89oem

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17's imho.