A little help...
05-20-2005, 10:49 PM
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RE: A little help...
ORIGINAL: lostsoul
so your saying with a SC.. its best to stick with a 17 inch and get a tire that a 50- 55? I cant remember the post but what was the rang for the offset for the mustangs?
so your saying with a SC.. its best to stick with a 17 inch and get a tire that a 50- 55? I cant remember the post but what was the rang for the offset for the mustangs?
BTW, my 275/50-17s are 27.85" tall... almost 3/4" taller than stock (and more than 1.5" wider).
For a 9" wide rim for the 2005, the "correct" offset is +45mm (6.75" backspacing). If it is more like +24mm, it is for the 2004 and older.
05-21-2005, 12:18 AM
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RE: A little help...
How about these: $150 each, free shipping, no tax... (same place I bought my chrome bullitts).
http://mustangtuning.com/bl20mubuwh1.html
05-23-2005, 01:13 AM
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RE: A little help...
ORIGINAL: lostsoul
Thanks don... that will be on my next list then. What size tires do you sugest? what cant I squeez on 17X9s? hehehe.. looks like I will be doing more over time
Thanks don... that will be on my next list then. What size tires do you sugest? what cant I squeez on 17X9s? hehehe.. looks like I will be doing more over time
05-23-2005, 01:35 AM
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RE: A little help...
ORIGINAL: don_w
All I'm saying is that a stock tire is 27.2" tall. If you can smoke those with the stock 300hp, what will happen with 450hp on a tire less than 27" tall? Seems to me it will roast itself in no time. If you can find an 18" tire that is taller than 27", then it would be great... but, I never could find one. And I spent hours searching. I could have missed one, but who knows.
BTW, my 275/50-17s are 27.85" tall... almost 3/4" taller than stock (and more than 1.5" wider).
For a 9" wide rim for the 2005, the "correct" offset is +45mm (6.75" backspacing). If it is more like +24mm, it is for the 2004 and older.
ORIGINAL: lostsoul
so your saying with a SC.. its best to stick with a 17 inch and get a tire that a 50- 55? I cant remember the post but what was the rang for the offset for the mustangs?
so your saying with a SC.. its best to stick with a 17 inch and get a tire that a 50- 55? I cant remember the post but what was the rang for the offset for the mustangs?
BTW, my 275/50-17s are 27.85" tall... almost 3/4" taller than stock (and more than 1.5" wider).
For a 9" wide rim for the 2005, the "correct" offset is +45mm (6.75" backspacing). If it is more like +24mm, it is for the 2004 and older.
285/40/18's are 27" tall. I really don't think the extra .1" radius (about three quarters of a percent) is going to make a difference hooking up, especially in light of the fact that they're 50mm wider and a hell of a lot stickier than the stock (all-weather) 235's. The reduced sidewall with an 18" rim vs. a 17" rim will make a difference, yes, but I would think the extra width would compensate..
05-23-2005, 07:40 PM
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RE: A little help...
ORIGINAL: delurker
Gotta be devil's advocate a bit here.
285/40/18's are 27" tall. I really don't think the extra .1" radius (about three quarters of a percent) is going to make a difference hooking up, especially in light of the fact that they're 50mm wider and a hell of a lot stickier than the stock (all-weather) 235's. The reduced sidewall with an 18" rim vs. a 17" rim will make a difference, yes, but I would think the extra width would compensate..
Gotta be devil's advocate a bit here.
285/40/18's are 27" tall. I really don't think the extra .1" radius (about three quarters of a percent) is going to make a difference hooking up, especially in light of the fact that they're 50mm wider and a hell of a lot stickier than the stock (all-weather) 235's. The reduced sidewall with an 18" rim vs. a 17" rim will make a difference, yes, but I would think the extra width would compensate..