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Is 20x8.0 to thin a wheel to support a stang???

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Old 05-18-2009, 04:01 PM
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Default Is 20x8.0 to thin a wheel to support a stang???

I've been looking for a set of custom wheels for my red 05 mustang and I came across a shop in my area that can hook these up:



My main concerns with it was the wheel is only 8.0 width all around and all these millions of rims companys I've never heard of kind of confuse me I don't want to get something thats going to crack over the first pothole. They are also going to paint the lip of the wheel red and the little chrome inserts red. Here goes a pic of kinda what I am going for.



1500 for everything, someone else me know if this will work or if I need to go with something wider and more known. I figured cuz I'm pushing a v6 and never drive hard it could be a go, but I'm not sure.
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Old 05-18-2009, 04:10 PM
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Front will be just fine but if you go 20's, I would at least go for a 9.5 out back or it will look real off.
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Old 05-18-2009, 04:48 PM
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i would prefer to go wider in the rear, i run 8 in front but 10 in the rear... the only thing that sucks when u put the new wheels on a V6 is you DEFINATLEY notice the extra weight. i got my exhaust done and i felt the added power, then i got my wheels on and it feels like theres drag, il overcome that with more mods though so im not worrying about it. i dont know for you incase you do do the 8 in the rear, but i can barley even burnout anymore, the extra weight and extra like 3 inches of traction overcome my torque... just a little heads up
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Old 05-18-2009, 06:41 PM
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I think it would look kinda weird having 20s on such thin tires.
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:25 PM
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The widest you can go with most brands on an 8" rim is 235. BORING...
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:38 PM
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no go

the back rim on that red car looks terrible its so skinny it looks like a pizza cutter forsure.

theres plenty of rims that look just like that are 9,10 inches wide and coem with warrantty etcetc
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Old 05-18-2009, 08:59 PM
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that deep dish painted red looks really weird. i hope yours will look better.
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Old 05-19-2009, 07:34 AM
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Not a fan of painted lips and I would NOT do a 8 in the rear. It would look weird. Got to do a 9.5 minimum.
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