Rims sizes please help!

Sedan5.8

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I'd like to order the chrome cobra r rims from Summit racing, the only company that ships to my country ,
I'm confused about what is the best size for street racing with good material
for 1991 LX ,

17x8
17x9
18x9
17x10.5 <-- it's too wide I think ,

:nice:

Thanks for every one, :SNSign:
 
Stock 4-lug setup??

There are a few sizes you can pick really.

Since you have the larger '91 front fenderwells, you might be able to squeeze 17x9's all around. However since it's not recommended to run a 245 on a 9" wheel, you might as well stick with a 8" wide wheel up front

Do you want to rotate your tires?

If so, i'd do 17x8's with 245/45/17's all around.

If you don't care about rotating, you can do:
17x8 w/ 245/45/17 front
17x9 w/ 275/40/17 rear

If you are worried about fitting that big of a tire in the rear, then just do 17x8's all around with 245/45/17's
 
Hey tunedin302 how ahrd was it to get those 18/9 to fit on your car and did you have issues?
thanks

As for the thread i currently have 17/8 front and 17/9 rear and there are no issues so you should be fine with that,but 10.5 would look nice also
 
El_CUCUY said:
Hey tunedin302 how ahrd was it to get those 18/9 to fit on your car and did you have issues?
thanks

As for the thread i currently have 17/8 front and 17/9 rear and there are no issues so you should be fine with that,but 10.5 would look nice also

Not bad. Just some minor issue I had to deal with because I ran real Saleen rims. The true fun begins when I do a coilover swap in the front :)
 
tunedin302 said:
Not bad. Just some minor issue I had to deal with because I ran real Saleen rims. The true fun begins when I do a coilover swap in the front :)

OK cause i was wanting to run 18/8 in the front and 18/9 in the rear ,but a diff style wheel and i was just curious if there were any issues to look forward to.
 
thanks for every body and all replies,
I think ill pick the 17x8 front and 17x9 rear .

For the rear rims , there are 2 different sizes for the Bolt
Circle

17 in. x 9 in., 5 x 4.50 in. Bolt Circle, 6.420 in.
and
17 in. x 9 in., 5 x 4.25 in. Bolt Circle, 6.420 in. Backspace, Each.


one more last question, that will be the same shine from 2 different brand ? the 17x8 from Ford racing, and 17x9 from The wheels group,

Thank you,
 
Sedan5.8 said:
thanks for every body and all replies,
I think ill pick the 17x8 front and 17x9 rear .

For the rear rims , there are 2 different sizes for the Bolt
Circle

17 in. x 9 in., 5 x 4.50 in. Bolt Circle, 6.420 in.
and
17 in. x 9 in., 5 x 4.25 in. Bolt Circle, 6.420 in. Backspace, Each.


one more last question, that will be the same shine from 2 different brand ? the 17x8 from Ford racing, and 17x9 from The wheels group,

Thank you,


Mustangs are 5 x 4.50" bolt circle.

The 4.25" BC wheels are for Thunderbirds/Mark8/Cougars

As for the shine, are you getting chrome? I have a friend that ordered aftermarket FR500's for the rear and Ford FR500's for the front. The aftermarket chrome wheels were far more shinier than the OEM Ford chrome wheels
 
Thank you Mustang5L5 , for you reply .

I just knew about the bolt circle for mustang,
the available in summit :

17 in. x 9 in., 5 x 4.50 in
18 in. x 9 in., 5 x 4.50 in

the only choice I have to buy 4 rims all from the same size, I think ill go with 17 x 9 in , any other Idea ,

Thanks