Wide rims on the Cobra's...

SVT98Snake said:

You will need spacers and 3" studs if you use 315's for safety reasons....

If you don't want a spacer, ONLY sumitomo HTRZ's and Nitto's won't rub.

I have BFG DR's and had to have a 1/4" spacer and 3" studs and also had to grind a little off my IRS bolt.

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Mortillaro said:

Guys a bit of help please...

I have always loved the good ole bullitt rims... I was looking at getting the set with wider ones out back and was told that there were clearance problems with the IRS... Any experiences with this as I'd really love the staggered look of those fat tires in the back and the nice lip the 10.5"'s have as well. What is the widest tire that anyone has put on their Cobra's in front or out back? I have the Baer big brake kit up front but only the Bear rotors out back wtih the stock calipers so nothing has changed size wise out back as far as I know. and the back is my main concern, as that's where I was told the problem laid... Any help from my fellow SVT freaks would be greatly appreciated... Thanks in advance....

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amstaffbair said:

i love this board!! Im in the situation here. I got a 98 cobra wondering if my fr500 10.5 will fit.

Im going to run hoosier 315 35 17 on back!

My question is does my car have the IRS? I dont think it does?

I worry about the tire hitting the passenger exhasut pipe?

I guess ill find out here shortly?

andy

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SVT98Snake said:

You will need spacers and 3" studs if you use 315's for safety reasons....

If you don't want a spacer, ONLY sumitomo HTRZ's and Nitto's won't rub.

I have BFG DR's and had to have a 1/4" spacer and 3" studs and also had to grind a little off my IRS bolt.

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TheDukeOfEarl said:

Your studs have nothing to do with tire size. There is no safety reason to change stud size unless you have less than 6 threads contact. With only 1/4 spacer you still have plenty of thread. I bet you had to go with open end lugs because your stud extended farther than the stock lugs would handle. Waste of money.

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04CobraSCBeast said:

So you know someone that has put a Nitto 305/35 DR on a 10.5" rim and didn't have to grind the bolt or get spacers? I just put just the rim on my car with no tire and the bolt is REAL close to hitting the wheel not even considering the tire. I'll try to post the pic. I heard that you can change out the bolt with a button head torx for better clearance, but I don't know how difficult that would be to do. Please help. I got brand new rims and can't put them on the back yet. I want 305/35 nitto DR's to fit. It's killin me

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SVT98Snake said:

Not sure...I am not sure if the 10.5 FR500's won't allow the lug to go far enough....I just know that I have stripped out 4 studs before I went with the 3"ers because I couldn't get it to thread easily.

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