wide tire on pony rims??

krazedstang · Feb 1, 2010

hey guys what is the widest tire size i can go on a pair of pony wheels on my 88 5.0 Vert. i need new tires but i want a wider tire size then stock, whats the biggest i can go without worring about rubbing? rears only, smaller in the fronts dont bother me at all.
thanks

krazedstang · Feb 1, 2010

oh and my exhaust also dumps right after the mufflers!

tannerc91gt · Feb 1, 2010

you can FIT 315/16s on pony wheels, but it look ridiculous (theres a thread around here somewhere with 315s in turbines). Its just a matter of how wide you want to go but keep in mind that a wider tire wont nessisarily mean more traction because too wide of a tire will bulge out and reduce your contact patch.

MahFiVeOh · Feb 1, 2010

315's......that might bulge a bit. I had 245/50/16's on my ponies.

331ci · Feb 1, 2010

I PUT 255 ALL THE WAY AROUND ON MY 90 NOCH RUBBED A LILL IN FRONT NOT BAD.

88blowngt · Feb 1, 2010

I have a 245/50/16 with a 1/4 inch spacer (for my drag radials) and they look great for a street tire.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 1, 2010

245/50/16's are what I ran when i had pony wheels

tannerc91gt · Feb 1, 2010

Mustang5L5 said:
245/50/16's are what I ran when i had pony wheels

i think thats probably the best size for stock wheels. The 225s definitly got old fast. Cant say i miss my ponies that much.

krazedstang · Feb 2, 2010

so it sounds like 245/50R16 or maybe 255/45R16 might work as well? I'm not looking for anything that would look to crazy on the stock 16's just a little more beef. thanks

87WhiteStang1 · Feb 3, 2010

You can probably go 275 if you wanted to. The main thing it will rub on is the quad shock. The quad shock is held on by two bolts and comes off easy. just flip it around ther other way so that the wide side is lower that way it won't rub the tire.

Tanus · Feb 3, 2010

are pony's 16x7s? Im about to get a pair, plan on running 265 50s or 275 45/50s

krazedstang said:
oh and my exhaust also dumps right after the mufflers!

do you get fumes in the car? wanna do that to mine cause it sounds awesome

krazedstang · Feb 3, 2010

so far i have not had a problem with fumes getting into my car. and yes it does sound good

Tanus · Feb 3, 2010

think Im gonna do that to mine, was gonna swap my 3 chamber flows for 2 chambers, but think I'll just do dumps instead, then if I have fumes or its not load enough I'll get the 2 chambers and weld the tailpipes back on.

btw- how much loader was it after chopping the tail pipes off?thx

Slatco · Feb 3, 2010

I have 265/55/16 MT ET Streets for my rear tires on Pony rims and they look awesome. (Anything is better than the 10 hole OEM) Fit nice, and look good.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 3, 2010

tannerc91gt said:
Cant say i miss my ponies that much.

I don't miss my pony wheels, but i do miss my 10-holes.

krazedstang · Feb 4, 2010

Mustang5L5 said:
I don't miss my pony wheels, but i do miss my 10-holes.

lol i got a set of 10 holes i'm trying to get rid of, but thats part of the classifieds

Mustang5L5 · Feb 4, 2010

I couldn't use them anyway. I have 5-lug cobra brakes now

Tanus · Feb 4, 2010

Mustang5L5 said:
I don't miss my pony wheels, but i do miss my 10-holes.

I just got some ponies to get rid of my 10 holes, thank god, haha. bet Ive seen a set of polished 10-holes and they actually looked super badass

tannerc91gt · Feb 4, 2010

I love my single chamber dumps! But they definitly aren't quite.

And does anyone actually LIKE turbines?!

krazedstang · Feb 5, 2010

lol my brother had a set of turbines on his 5.0 and he HATED them. but then some chick in a VW blew a red light and hit him so now he has a 04 Mustang GT

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