wheels and tires

C

canesstangnitro

New Member

Aug 27, 2006

109

0

0

Metairie, LA

Feb 17, 2008

#1

• Feb 17, 2008

• #1

This is an issue I don't know much on. I need help with wheels and tires. I am going with 15 inch weld wheels but I don't know what tires would fit on what wheels. I want to put at least 265's or 275's on the rear. the wheels I am looking at now are 15X3.5 with a 1.75 inch backspacing on the front and 15X8 on the rear. this is just my thought. I could change. Will these sizes even fit? and what backspacing would I want? the car is not lowered.

 

C

canesstangnitro

New Member

Aug 27, 2006

109

0

0

Metairie, LA

Feb 18, 2008

#2

• Feb 18, 2008

• #2

?

 

leroy93lx

Member

Jun 24, 2007

29

2

9

Indiana

Feb 18, 2008

#3

• Feb 18, 2008

• #3

Alot of people run 15x8s with 5.5 inces of backspacing and 275 50-15s. Then a 165r15 front tire on the 3.5s. I think thats the most common on a fox body.

 

lx93notch

New Member

Oct 10, 2007

24

0

0

coventry, rhode island

Feb 18, 2008

#4

• Feb 18, 2008

• #4

yea, they should fit. a guy i work with is using the same wheels w- a MT drag radial and its 275 wide with only a tiny bit of rubbing over big bumps

 

N

noneck134

New Member

Feb 18, 2008

24

0

1

Feb 18, 2008

#5

• Feb 18, 2008

• #5

I have 15x8.5 - 5.0 bs Centerlines with 275/50/15 BFG D.R. on a 88 hatch stock height. No quads, Lakewood upper and lower C.A.'s. No pounding or fender
rolling and it does not rub. I installed Airbags with 5 pounds of air but I don't think I even needed them. 15x7- 5.0 bs with 215/60/15 BFG in front.

 

dcurtis

10 Year Member

Jan 19, 2006

688

7

39

Feb 19, 2008

#6

• Feb 19, 2008

• #6

How are you going to drive the car, street or track? if street I would stay away from 3.5inch front wheels, there is no need to run a wheel and tire that narrow, I run a 6inch rodlite with a 195-65 and it's as narrow as I will ever go.

 

B

BYRDPE

Founding Member

Nov 4, 1998

1,556

0

37

Memphis,Tn.

Feb 19, 2008

#7

• Feb 19, 2008

• #7

Anyone know if the 275/40/17 fit with quads?

 

B

brian88

New Member

Jun 17, 2007

18

0

0

Mar 30, 2008

#8

• Mar 30, 2008

• #8

tires

not with quads.

 

B

BYRDPE

Founding Member

Nov 4, 1998

1,556

0

37

Memphis,Tn.

Mar 30, 2008

#9

• Mar 30, 2008

• #9

brian88 said:

not with quads.

Click to expand...

To the contrary...they do. You have to flip the quads.
Just installed a set of Nittos 275/40/17 and have zero issues.