help with wheels,..16's or 17's...show me pics

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12-16-2007, 09:52 PM

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RE: help with wheels,..16's or 17's...show me pics

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ORIGINAL: jamieNerikas66stang

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Same car - 16"x8 Vintage 45's in the top picture, and 17"x8 American Hopsters in the bottom picture.
17's are an "easier" fit, and you can run a slightly wider tire with fewer issues, since you can run more backspace...

what size tires on the 17s, i am just worried about 17s cause all the cars i see with them they look way to big and out of place, but i guess with the right stance they look pretty sick dude,...haha...i was thinking 17x7 up front with a 215/40 and a 17x8 with a 235/40 in the rear, and i want this thing pretty low, i have coilovers up front and trying to decide on the rear suspension

The 16's in the top pic were 16x8 with 4.5 BS. 4.5 is the max BS you can run on a 16" wheel without major interference problem up front. I initially ran 225/50/16 on the front and 225/55/16 on the rear, and did have some minor rub. I switched to 205/55/16 up front for a litle extra clearance.

The bottom pic is 225/45/17 front & 235/45/17 rear. 17x8 wheels all around. I had custom backspacing because of the special brakes, but 4.75" BS would be perfect with stock offset brakes. Fenders were not rolled. That's the beauty of 17's - you can run more backspacing and a slightly wider tire...