lunarweasel

Did you have to roll the front fenders? Have you been able to check for rubbing issues? Where did you get your spacers? Thanks.

lunarweasel

Ok, just read the whole thing.

"The wheels are 16" and about 8-ish in width but have a very positive offset. (the hub mating surface is more toward the outside of the wheel) They require a 1.25" thick hub spacer/adapter on all 4 or they will hit the a-arms and leaf-springs of an older stang. You can get the 1.25" billet aluminum spacers at just about any high-performance and custom wheel/tire store, or you can get steel ones from a 4x4 company called Teraflex. Topline, Spidertrax, and various other manufacturers have these billet T6 aircraft aluminum hub adapters. The prices range from 40-75 bucks per adapter. I've been using them for years on the street, for off-road and racing, and they are very strong and never loosen up or have issues as long as you use an impact wrench and "torque-stick" when installing them. Once installed they become part of/integral to the hub of your car."

Sums it up.

Can you or someone else explain the benefits/drawbacks of steel vs. aluminum spacers?

Also, I would still like to know what size tires you have and whether or not you did the Shelby drop?

Thanks, and great work

lunarweasel

Is "torque-stick" some sort of threading compound?

Norm Peterson

It's a rather special square drive "extension" used with an impact tool. Somehow - I don't really know how - it limits the torque applied to a fastener. I suspect that shop air pressure and maybe tolerances in the square drive ends has something to do with it. They come in various torque ratings

http://www.torquestick.com/cart/customer/home.php


Norm

bwkelley76

+1 for the torque-sticks, adapter descrition, etc. Thanks guys, you're right on the money...

As far as tire sizes and fitment it's "tried and true". I have 225/50/16's in the rear and 205/50/16 in the front and they are PERFECT. Zero rubbing issues but I would not go any larger on the front with my ride-height. None of my fenders have been rolled. I could definitely go larger in the rear, both taller and wider without problems.

lunarweasel

205 and 225 are exactly what I wanted to do anyway. Great news. Glad to hear it doesnt rub in the back. From your pics it looked like it could. I know with a lot of modern Ford factory wheels they run smaller spacers in the back.

bwkelley76

Body work is coming along nicely. No rust or cancer found, sanded down to metal in most places, floated a thin layer of filler on r/r quarter and back panel. Things were a little wavy but nothing major found yet.

bwkelley76

Swapped out the Flow-Tech full-length 1.5" primary headers for Hedman Mid-Length 1 5/8" primary headers. Had to extend and reshape the head-pipes with mandrel bent tubing.

RESULTS: Gained over 2-3" of ground clearance, no more bottoming out on speed-bumps and driveways, sounds much deeper throatier, better power and response, much happier with this setup...

1slow67

Looks good

bwkelley76

Thanks! It was a pain in the azz getting the mandrel pipe mocked up for welding.