88E303stanggt

Hey guys... Im looking at buyin some 04 style Cobra rims, 4 lug, for my 88 GT. They are 17", 9" in the front, 10" rear, and 255/275 respectively.

Am I going to run into rubbing issues? Remove quad shock maybe? Are 9" with 255 too wide for up front?

Thanks for your help!

I can't wait to get rid of my current Center LIne auto drag rims...!!

SonicBlueFiveSlow

I would go with a 245 up front, 255 is pushing it and you will most likely rub. The rears should fit, you might have to flip the quads or remove them alltogether.

PRO50SC

10" rim in the rear is gonna take a lil work

jkrum10238

im running 17x9s on all 4 and i have a 275 in the rear now and 245 up front with 1/4 in spacers on my 87 roll your fenders and you'll be fine the 255s will look good my 245 bfg gsports are a little stretched

Timspony

I also ran 17x9's all the way around on my lowered 91 GT, 245's up front & 275's in the rear!

Project 5.GO!

When I got my Cobra R's, I got 245/45/17's all around, and they rubbed in the front. The last time I replaced the tires, I went with 255/40/17's and they don't rub at all. My speedo reads about 3 mph faster than my actual speed as a tradeoff. Trust me, you WILL rub pretty good with 255/45's.

nseoi

sorry to hyjack the thread but where did you find those wheels? i want them in a 5 lug setup but i cannot find 17x10, i only find 17x10.5

88E303stanggt

I hope these are the same ones you are talking about! I buy from these guys all the time and they are great.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_5383wt_1176

Thank you to everyone else who answered! I think Ill probably just go with 9's the whole way around with 255s. I don't feel like doing too many modifications to the body of the car. I had to roll the fenders on my lexus gs430 to fit 22s and boy oh boy was that a hassle!

Your feedback was greatly appreciated!

::::By the way, the tires are 255/40 and 275/40, not 45s, so maybe that will take care of some of the rubbing I hope?::::

Project 5.GO!

Yeah, 255/40 will work great. Don't scrap the idea of going wider in the back if you want to. You don't have to necessarily go with a wider rim to make it happen. I'm not sure what is the max that can be thrown on a 9" rim (within reason), but maybe someone will chime in on that?

I just went the same size all around for rotating purposes.

88E303stanggt

I thought for the 10" rim out back that somewhat extensive work had to be done. If not, Ill probably do the 10". I see what you mean about getting tires to be able to rotate, since in reality there is no NEED for me to have that wide of a tire in the rear. But it looks oh so good!

By the way, what part of FL are you from?