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Old May 8, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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I am going to buy some bullitt rims from American muscle and wanted to get your input on wheel sizes. I am doing 18's for sure but i am not sure if i want 10" or 9" for the rear wheels. My car is lowered on eibach sport kit, and I dont want the wheels to rub over bumps. I really want to know how well the 9" rims with 255 tires fill the back wheel well. what do you all think?
Old May 8, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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You didn't mention what year Stang you have, so will assume an S197. Either way, 10"s will fit in rear without rubbing and with the Eibach Sport drop. 18"s will have plenty of clearance, so go with 10"s and go 295's to fill the well up nicely.If you are '99-'04, you will need to stay 30 series to avoid rubbing. Can easily go with 40 series, if you wanted to on an S197.

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Old May 8, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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I have a set ofchrome bullits for 05-08 stang i might want to sell.18x9 front and 18x10 rear. Fronts are brand new and wrapped in brand new nitto 555's. Rear rimsare 6 months old with new nitto 555 305/35/18drag radials. P.M. me if interested

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Old May 9, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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you can fit 18x10s out back no problem lowered. pretty sure you they fit up front too. Roush uses 18x10's all the way around and their cars are lowered.

if you for sure want a staggered setup, i'd get 18x10 with a 295 width out back and 18x9 with 255 in front, 265 if you want.
Old May 9, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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Roush runs 9" front, 10" rear.

I temporarily installed my Saleen 10"s up front just to see if it would rub. I drove around the parking lot, and alas, did not hit on max turn of wheels. I did not go over 1 MPH and certainly hit no bumps, but would be extremely surprised if it did not hit during everyday driving.

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Old May 10, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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if you want to rotate the tires, go 18x9 all the way other wise if you can afford the expense of new tires, and the bigger size cost a lot more, than get the 18x10's they will give you more traction
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