nummaonenutsaq said:I just bought some 17x9 (back) and 17x8 (front) Cobra rims from AFSWheels.com for $365. I'm just curious if anyone has any experience trying to fit a 275/40/17 tire on the 17x9 rims on a Fox Mustang. A guy I talked to at Big-O said they rub the rear sway bar. Any info would be a great help. Thanks!
QDRHRSE said:That's almost half price. How'd you get such a good deal?
MrKwik said:I also just bought a set from AFS. I got one of their package deals with the 17x8 and 17x9 wheels and 255/40x17 tires all the way around. Seems to me like there should be a wider tire on the 9's than on the 8's but they said that is the most that will fit and the most popular combination. Should have them here by the end of the week so we will see how the look. I have a feeling I'll be investing in some 275's though.
nummaonenutsaq said:The wonders of ebay sniping.
In that picture it kind of looks like the wider rim on the back makes the sidewall bow out more than on the front. Thats what I dont really want. What tires do you have? The ones in the package I got are Goodyear essenza 210. Just tracked mine and it looks like I wont see them till tuesday. I hate waiting.Mine are the exact same sizes as yours. I was thinking I would put 275s on right away before I got them but now im not so sure, they are bigger than you think and they seem to work well with the rim size.
MrKwik said:In that picture it kind of looks like the wider rim on the back makes the sidewall bow out more than on the front. Thats what I dont really want. What tires do you have? The ones in the package I got are Goodyear essenza 210. Just tracked mine and it looks like I wont see them till tuesday. I hate waiting.
Well I got my wheels and put em on. As I suspected the rear tires look too small for the 9" rim in comparison to the fronts. The wider front track makes it look a little goofy to me. There aint much room betrween the quad shock though so I imagine I will eventually replace the the 255's with some 275's on the rears. My Eibach pro kit is in the mail so maybe it will look better once its a bit lower. We shall see. Cant bitch too much for what I paid for the wheels I guess. Although AFS is kind of pissing me off. One of my rears had some good scratches on the lip and they havnt returned my call for 3 days.Yes, I have the same set of tires, the sidewalls are straight up and down in the back, they dont have the "to small a tire for the rim" ghetto look at all, dont even worry about that. I was afraid of that as well but the 255s fit the rims well front and back. I personally like the look of huge meats on the back and 275 nitto's will probably perform better but these are more than adequate for now and I couldn't justify spending 300 bucks on 2 new rear tires when I have a perfectly good set to get me through until next season, plus im not gonna be driving it much at all through the winter
MrKwik said:Although AFS is kind of pissing me off. One of my rears had some good scratches on the lip and they havnt returned my call for 3 days.
It was indeed an ebay set. And the ad did say that some wheels may have a slight imperfection in the finish that is not visible when installed. I figured they ment like an uneven spot in the powder coat of something of that nature, not damage to the wheel. This looks like damage from a tire mounting machine. I basically emailed them and just asked if they are supposed to be blems or what. Im not so pissed about the damage as the fact that they have not responded.CobraGT87 said:Was it a set you got off Ebay? I've read on a few of the sets their selling lately that they have "slight" blemish's to the wheels, thus the slightly lower price. If you got them off Ebay, you might want to re-read EXACTLY what the discription say's.
Just tryin to help
Scott
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