diablo9861

im looking for new rims for my stang but im worried about my tires rubbing on my car. right now i have the motorsport lowering sprngs, with stock struts and shocks. what im wondering is what would be the widest tire ic ould get with out haveing problems with my tires rubbing the wheel well or fender? and also if i get some better struts and shcoks would this help any?

cammedlx

well im running 265/50r15 on the back of my stang which probaly does not sound wide but trust me they are some fat meats and with just that size i had to roll the fender well lip on the back so it would not run and my car is lowered too so i would think that is just about as wide as i would want to go

92BOOSTED

Well i'm running 275-40-17 BFG dragradials in the back and they fit

Rye

roundman

your best bet on getting something that fits and don't rub or limit the steering is to go to a local high performance tire place and talk to them about what you are looking for and they can give you some advice on what will or won't work. the wheel width, diameter, offset, etc. has a lot to do with what will or will not fit and these "pros" have the tools and knowledge to measure and carefully fit something for you.

gmkilla

I have super sport springs from ford racing, they say 1.5 inch drop i think, but its more like 2, dunno about yours, I have the stock ten holes with 225 65 15's and they rub with the wheel cut. As for the back, i guess anything wider then 265's rubs on the quad shocks.

87mustang347

what does all that meen....275-40-17 265/50r15 i dont get it. i saw a popular hot rodding mag show explaining that once but i still dont understand.

diablo9861

i agree with you ihave the i believe cobra springs it says like 1-1.5 inche drop in front, and maybe 1/2 -1 inch in back and its like at least 1.5 - 2 inches all the way around. still looks good but limits tire size, i have the pony rims from a 94 stang on mine, not sure of measurements and the front rubs while turning, and back is fine so far no problem, just need to get better shocks and struts so its not so bumpy of ride. any suggestiongs on those??

88PatrolCar

275/40 r17= the tire size
275= width of the tire, higher the number the wider
40= size of the sidewalls, higher the number the wider
r17= rim size in inches

vfast

just flip the quad shocks for a lil extra room....those 225.65.15 are taller than stock tires.....this is where back space of the rims is very important

diablo9861

what do u mean by flip the quad shocks??i was plaanning on getting new shocks and struts wwhich would be better ones to get the wil transfer weight when im at the track the best?