Rear Tires on a Foxbody...how wide can i go?
03-24-2006, 09:51 AM
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RE: Rear Tires on a Foxbody...how wide can i go?
My car is lowered an inch and a half and I have 275s in the rear with no problem at all. I have 255s in the front and the rub under a hard turn, and tight turning at slow speeds...but nothing bad. And this is on a 17x9 wheel front and rear.
03-24-2006, 10:44 AM
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RE: Rear Tires on a Foxbody...how wide can i go?
too many factors come into play on this, the offset of the wheels/size of the wheels/brand of tires/the year of the stang/if you need to remove the quads completely/just flip them/roll the fenders etc etc ....everbody seems to have different experiences with this... it would be nice if we could do some sort of write up but it varies so much it's almost impossible. it's a very hard question to answer, best bet would be to take some mesurements and have a wheel shop determine it for you.
03-24-2006, 01:27 PM
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RE: Rear Tires on a Foxbody...how wide can i go?
Whats the largest tire you can fit on a 8inch rim? I have 235's on back on my 8 inch rim. My fenders are rolled and my quad shocks are history, i think i have a 3 1/2 backset. Any help here?
10-06-2009, 11:09 AM
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from reading past posts in here
you can "easily" fit 275's when you remove the quad shocks.
anything past that and you will have to roll the wheel well lips
or custom rims or other mods.
a good wheel/tire shop should be able to take some measurements
and be able to talk with you.
fitting 315's under there is going to a pretty custom job.
Personally I'm hoping to get about 295's under there with
just a little bit of body work.
you can "easily" fit 275's when you remove the quad shocks.
anything past that and you will have to roll the wheel well lips
or custom rims or other mods.
a good wheel/tire shop should be able to take some measurements
and be able to talk with you.
fitting 315's under there is going to a pretty custom job.
Personally I'm hoping to get about 295's under there with
just a little bit of body work.
I have rolled my fenders, so you think it would be possible to fit 275-285s under there with only the fenders rolled??