What size wheel/tire combo do you have?

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Just curious as to what you are all using. I am wanting to go up to 16" wheels. I'm thinking 16x7 or 16x8. But I'm wanting to use about a 245/40/16 tire so I may have to use 8" wheel. Any suggestions?
Post pics of your wheels & tires if you have them!
Thanks.

 

allcarfan

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17x8" Chrome Bullits on a 66 coupe.

5.75" back spacing - 69 Mach I 9" Rearend 245/45 size tire, no spacer

front has a 1" spacer with a 225/45 size tire.

 

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I keep wheels charts here:
Http://www.dodgestang.com/mustang.htm

They don't have pictures, but they track rim size, backspacing, tire size, suspension mods, brakes mods, body mods, ann other kinda things done to fit a combo on a car.

Here is mine with 17x8 4.75 BS 255 40 17 tire in the rear 235 45 17 tire in the front

 

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Fender lips rolled and here is street set up:

7 x 15 Torque Thrust up front with 3.75 backspace. Using 225/60 x 15 BF Goodrich radial.

On rear 8 1/2 x 15 Torque Thrust with 3.75 backspace. Using 245/50 x 15 BF Goodrich radial. Rear is narrowed 1/2" each side.

At the track I switch to 245/45 x 45 Hoosier Street TD's Bias Ply front and rear.

HistoricMustang
www.historicmustang.com

 

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Thanks guys.

dodgestang, thanks for the info it was helpful. I LOVE the look of those wheels & tires on your stang. What kind of tires are they?

I want a fastback....lol

 

D Durden

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Old and New:

Crag S/S's for the look and Toyo T1-S for sticky.

There's another tire out there other than Toyo? Hmmm . . . why?

 

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out back arre 15X8
front are 15X7
Im going to go with 15X4's out front pretty soon

I personally dont really like the big wheel loog on mustangs.. I have seen a few of them done well Most are here on stang net.. I like the site of big meats under the fender wells

 

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Speed_Demon1965 said:

Thanks guys.

dodgestang, thanks for the info it was helpful. I LOVE the look of those wheels & tires on your stang. What kind of tires are they?

I want a fastback....lol

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I run Nitto 555 tires front and rear.