yurizx6r

I'm having some trouble keeping the tires from fishtailing in the rain. I've added some power to my Mustang, so it's very easy to over do it. Currently I have on some pony rims, with some decent Eagle GT's. I was considering getting staggered (preferably Cobra) rims. Does anybody have any experience with this? What are the pro's and con's. Also, how much of a difference should I go for regular driving (1", 2"... ???)?

Boss_Hotrod

Im running a 17x9 front and 17x10 rear. They fit without body mods but the suspension is highly modified. You can run a 8" front and 9" rear with stock suspension setups.

bluebeastsrt

I have 10s on back with 275 tires no issues. 9 inch wheels on front with 255s. You wont notice any handling difference from staggering your wheels. It's not going to stop you from fishtailing when it's wet though. Only thing that will stop that is more control on the throttle.

yurizx6r

I spoke to a foxbody guy yesterday and he said "your never going to fix the problem. You can make it a little better for dry traction only buy staggering the wheels, but not much without serious suspension mods. He also said if your just going to drive it regularly (which I am) just leave the pony rims on and get some nice tires that are 245 or 255 and get a heavy amp or sandbags in the back. That's about all you can do.

Jazzer The Cat

This is going to be a matter of better throttle control. Additional tire will typically be worse in the wet, as you have the weight of the car spread out over a greater surface area and more apt to hydroplane in the wet. This is not the case in dry, so you need to consider your tires as a better option.

Jazzer

yurizx6r

Ok. Thanks for the tips! Now leaves me the question of what tires to put on... perhaps just go stock in the fronts and put some 245/50R16's in the back? Or go 255?.... Also does anybody know of a particular tire that would be good for wet/dry traction (preferably something that would last at least 30,000 miles...)?

Jazzer The Cat

The width of the tire will be limited to the width of the wheels. If you are running OEM wheels from a '90 Mustang, they are 7" wide and limted to a 225 max. That means, the current 245's....? are too wide as it is.

If you are looking at wanting at least 30K miles, you are not being realistic, IMO You have upped power and you need to "up" your grip as a result.

What are the ULTIMATE goals for your car? That is to say, what kind of driving do you do? Remember, the single most important thing keeping your car under control, beyond driver input, is the tires!

What say you?

Jazzer

yurizx6r

I have the Pony rims on there, so I guess the stock size is 225/50R16. I'm pretty sure you can go up to 245 or 255 rite? I use the car as a weekend and back up car. I'm not planning on putting in more than 400hp in it, so I don't need a drag setup, but something that will make the car more controllable. I just take it out on the weekends and have fun with it.

Jazzer The Cat

You will have LESS control, running an oversized tire!

Extra width will do you zero good, in terms of grip and only serve to be more sloppy on the road. If you are running 400 HP, install a set of 9" wheels all around and go with a set of 245's, for better grip and better control in the corners.

Jazzer

1slow67

You can but it will look really bad and not help you any. I had 235s on a set of pony wheels I used to have on my 67 and they had a pretty large sidewall bulge because they were too big for the wheels.