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Old 04-17-2008, 04:43 PM
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alright so how wide are stock wheels on a 04 mustang gt was looking to go wider but i only wanna go a inch wider than stock for the rear
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17x8
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Old 04-17-2008, 04:55 PM
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Wasn't there a GT that came with a 16? or am I thinking of NPI GT's?
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Old 04-17-2008, 05:02 PM
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just get 17x9's all around. that's what i'm doing

if u buy the wheels and tires from AM they will mount and balance them for u for free too
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i think a few new edges came with 16s but not many and the npi gt came with 16s
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Old 04-17-2008, 05:10 PM
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no matter what the number its not wide enough... is it true that if you get a wider tire or wider rim that you need to recalabrate the speedo?
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well im 17's for sure yah i think im getting 18x9's all around i think that will look nice
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Old 04-17-2008, 05:27 PM
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no matter what the number its not wide enough... is it true that if you get a wider tire or wider rim that you need to recalabrate the speedo?
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
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Alright so I was just looking at my car and 9's in the rear would look good but idk if 9's in the front would look good think my tires will hang out to far then does anyone got pictures of how far 9's will stick out?
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Wasn't there a GT that came with a 16? or am I thinking of NPI GT's?
Some 99-00 GT's came with 16" wheels. 17" was an option in those years. They looked like this:


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