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Old 03-04-2006, 12:58 AM
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Think wide, not tall.
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Old 03-04-2006, 01:02 AM
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sc94, what size rims do you have on that? looks good

i used to have a 87 fox and the huge wheel wells on my 95 GT are killing me...i guess I could always lower it a little..
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Old 03-04-2006, 01:13 AM
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drop it and get some 18s. itll fill out those wells nice. check out the pic in my profile. 18x9 18x10
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Old 03-04-2006, 01:20 AM
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Pretty nice Suspect...what size tires do you have on those 18"s. And how many inches did you drop it?
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Old 03-04-2006, 01:22 AM
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eibach prokit. 265/35 up front and 285/35 in the rear. rears will be replaced with a 295 or 305 next time around.
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Old 03-04-2006, 03:51 AM
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fiveo, go with the 20 if that is what you want . just make sure they will fit & your suspension will work with 20"s. let us know how you come out .
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Old 03-04-2006, 04:07 AM
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i agree with most everyone else here. Def no bigger than 18s on the SN, the new stangs can pull off 20s b/c they're a bigger car and have a bigger diameter tire as well... 18s are perfect.
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Old 03-04-2006, 04:58 AM
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im getting tese so i can look like this, these will look even better on my black 95 i think

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Old 03-04-2006, 09:33 AM
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That's the rim I have 18x10's in back 18x9's in front. 285/35/18 and 275/35/18
Really makes the car stable and flat.
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Old 03-04-2006, 11:58 AM
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If your gonna go with bigger wheels why would you go with such a small tire? I have 255, 45's on my 16" stock ponies. I understand if you want the aspect ratio to be smaller for clearance with the taller wheel but why would you downgrade on width? The width is what helps with traction.

sc94gt Date 3/3/2006 10:58:58 PM
Think wide, not tall.

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