Roush05

You and me are in a similar boat. I need to tighten the bolts between the right header and the right pipe of my H pipe, and I also have a Saleen short throw block adapter coming in. I am going to try and time the two together so I only have to put it on the lift once.

Hamidar05

Wheels were not balanced properly, shop did a good job this time, but now I have to remove the old adhesive off my new wheels... still a big relief, but anyways

Put the front wheels to lock and took a look.

View of wheel at lock


Top of wheel to fender gap, looked to be about 3 inches


Passenger side front to forward fender apron, looked to be about 1 inch clearance


Plenty of clearance with stock ride height and suspension at rest. Like I said, going to need to test it under compression to the bump stops... might not be able to fully do that until I replace the springs, but I'll give it a try with a jack.

Also found a thread with a reference to same tires (see post by Azonie and his pics)
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...6-27-od-3.html

EthanP71

Nice, thanks for the pics! Also, thanks for that thread. Can't wait to get my wheels and mount everything up.

JayyVee

really digging seeing these pics of 275/45/18's on 9" wheels, I want to do the rear in 275's (I have 255's all around, s'ok but hey I want it beefer in the rear..) next go-around but wasn't sure if it would work without having the sidewall hanging in the breeze. Wish AM had their 275/45 sumitomos in stock I'd get 2 now for the rear and save those 2 rears for the front.. (stagger - lots of bad roads around here I think with 275's in the front I'd be tramming too much for my comfort.)

Hamidar05

I drive a concrete freeway (I-25) every day with parallel lines in it. Does not tram much more than with the 235s I had. Certainly nothing that scares me and try to have a light grip on the wheel. Tread may have a lot to do with it, these Contis seem to be pretty quiet and smooth compared to the stock BFGs that I had. The higher profile tire for bad streets and comfort was another reason and so far so good.

Good luck whatever you decide.

EthanP71

That's exactly what I was thinking too with the higher profile tire, regarding the ride comfort. I know it won't make a huge difference, and the ride on my car isn't THAT harsh, but I have gotten some comments from passengers.

EthanP71

Alright, I ordered my SVE Drifts yesterday. I went with 18X9" +35mm all around so I could rotate them. Plus I can always upgrade the rears to 18X10's if they look that much better. Can't wait to get them now!

Hamidar05

Cool man, Congrats. I think you will be pleased!

EthanP71

Ok so I finally got it all together and I love it. It looks so bad ***. But unfortunately, much like Hamidar, it seems my wheels and tires weren't balanced correctly and I have a vibration that starts at 50mph and gets worse the faster I go.

Here's a couple quick shots from after I finished today. I'll take more and better pics after I detail the car tomorrow.

Can't wait til Monday to get these things rebalanced and really enjoy them. I made a couple quick turns tonight and these make the car feel much more like its on rails than the old 255 Nittos. Also with these, I'm saving 8 pounds a corner. 18X9 SVE Drifts with 275/45-18 Continental DW= 53.2 LBS | 18X9 Cragar SS with 255/45-18 Nitto 555= 61.2 LBS

Hamidar05

Congrats all-around on saving weight and the look! The wheels and tires look awesome man! They should be able to take care of the balance issue once they get it right!

I have yet to squeal around a corner, these tires were an awesome purchase! Looks even better with your springs!