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Old 11-03-2007, 09:58 PM
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Default Deep dish wheels?

I tried searching for the answer to my question, so if it's already posted somewhere, I apologize.

I really like the deep dish bullitt rims. I noticed that most Mustangs only have them on the rear tires. Is that the best way to go? How come I never see them on all four wheels? Stupid questions, but I'm trying to find the perfect wheel package for my car.
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Old 11-03-2007, 10:04 PM
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Default RE: Deep dish wheels?

usually you wanna put wider tires on the back of the car, i've seen it done with deep dishes on all fours, but it looks kinda funny.
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Old 11-03-2007, 10:57 PM
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you could go deep dish all around, but i think it generally looks best just on the back. However, i have seen a couple cars with semi deep on front, very deep in back. That could work well.
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Old 11-03-2007, 11:29 PM
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the whole reason for the deep dish is due to the fact the rear tires are better off wide. the front tires don't need to be 10+ inches wide since all they do is steer. Plus a wider tire on the front is going to cause more friction with the ground causing your car to actually be slower. hope this helps.
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Old 11-03-2007, 11:56 PM
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the whole reason for the deep dish is due to the fact the rear tires are better off wide.
Gotta get something fairly sticky in the rear or you'll be slipping and sliding
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Old 11-04-2007, 12:16 AM
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Well I definitely think I'll go with the deep dish. I've been browsing other threads bc this seems to be a common question, what would be a good tire size for the rear? I've heard 275 is good, also seen 315 as well.
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Old 11-04-2007, 12:30 AM
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Got Nitto 315 DR's on mine:
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Old 11-04-2007, 01:31 AM
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Default RE: Deep dish wheels?

depends what size wheel you're looking at..

if you're gonna get 18x10 in the rear then I'd suggest 295s or 305s
for 17x10.5 then get 315s
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Old 11-04-2007, 01:35 AM
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I'm thinking about just sticking with the 17x10.5. Are things going to start to rub if I lower it 1.75"??
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I'm thinking about just sticking with the 17x10.5. Are things going to start to rub if I lower it 1.75"??
You'll be fine
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