tx65coupe

My car now sits about like Kalli's. It hasn't had the longer shackles on it in quite some time. I've been meaning to get some new pictures to post up.

richboss302

American Racing Torque Thrust 15x7, BFG 225x60 front-235x60 rear, 620lb 1" drop coils in front ( I either got the wrong springs sent to me or the higher ride height is due to torquing the lower a-arms before the engine was in and the car off the ground with no weight on the front end???)-5 leaf mideye leaf springs in back. I am having issues with the rear tires rubbing on the inside fender well lips. Any ideas on this problem guys?

WildBill3

Ausome flares BA Mustang those look great! we are running on 315/30 18's in back and 245 40 17's in front but thers a ton of room for more in front,we only have 5" in back and about 4 up front for clearence,no speed bumps here guys

built67

hey guys, i posted a thread about spacers and stuff but then realized i should've just put it on this sticky. im looking for new wheels for my 67...i wanna go with a 26" drag radial so my 3.70s wont be so tough on the high way...is it possible to run that on a stang without rolling the fenders? if not, whats the widest (275?) and tallest wheel (60?) i can run without any modifications. and how wide should the rim be (17x9?)? thanks for the help!

dodgestang

You can easily bolt a 275 40 17 on a 17x9.5 rim on the car without an issue. This is also the size for drag radials from MT and BFG

built67

thanks for the info! i decided on magnum 500s, 15x8. im going to run a 255/60 tire with 4.5" backspacing and standard ride height in back. I spoke with specialty wheels in Oregon and they said the original 5" backspacing is only necessary if i wanted to lower the car, but with stock ride height 4.5" will work just fine.

sailfish11

Here's mine with 15 x 6 Torque Thrust Ds. It's riding a bit high in front, so I'm going to have to do something about that.

Paul Nap

New stock springs. Magnum 500's Front 15 x 7 225/60-15, Rear 15 x 8 255/60-15 BFG Radial T/A
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Stevoray81

I've read through all the threads but I still dont have a very good understanding of suspension and what size wheels/ride height I should have. I've got a 68 coupe with 15 x 7 Radial TAs and American Racing wheels. When I bought it, it had 14 x 7 tires but they looked too small so I got 15 x7 ones. Ever since, I've had lots of problems with both the front and rear. On the front, if I turn too sharp either way, my tires will rub against the inner metal lip/border on the wheel wells and if I hit the metal hard enough, it will dig into the tires - I've got huge gouges from the tires hitting the rim on the wheel wells. As far as the rear, I'm not quite sure what the deal is. I know my leaf springs are shot - they are the original ones and are basically useless - I just dont have enough money at the moment to replace them. Every time I hit a huge bump, I'll bottom out, but I dont know if the sound I hear is the rear tires hitting the top of the wheel wells, or the muffler/rear axle/etc hitting the road - I havent seen any large dents or scratches on the muffler, so I'm guessing its the tires.

Anyway, sorry for the long post. Basically I'm wondering what type of leaf springs I should get, if I need to use smaller tires, and if I need to have my car raised an inch or so. I know the previous owner lowered it 1 to 2 inches. Shocks are new. Also, what is the benefit of lowering your car, other than the lower center of gravity thing and slightly more aerodynamic--is it bc of having rear wheel drive? I think cars look "meaner" if they are raised rather than lowered...

1slow67

You need to roll your fenders.