[Ntv69]

I was thinking of steppin up to a 225/60 16 from my 225/55 16s for a tad more ground clearance and I can get a super deal on a set of street tires. Anybody have any pics?

[Iwannagofast]

thats gettin fairly tall

[Arctic Fox]

It fits, and my car is lowered too. I don't have any better pics tho, when those wore out i bought 245/50's

[grnstang]

ugly

[1988 convertible]

Originally Posted by Ntv69 I was thinking of steppin up to a 225/60 16 from my 225/55 16s for a tad more ground clearance and I can get a super deal on a set of street tires. Anybody have any pics?

Just a question no ones asked but why do you want to do that??

you'll get less traction and wheel will rub in the wells???

or is it an image thing???

when i had my old 15" turbines i ran 255's

now im on 18x9 lightweight compomotive motorsport wheels using 275/35

[88Saleen]

whats the widest you can go on these? mine is lowered a little, so i dont know if i would be able to run real wide, but i plan on getting the drag kit soon anyway. i have hurd 10.5" is the widest you can go without mini tub or a full tub

[AJHXXXIII]

Originally Posted by 88Saleen whats the widest you can go on these? mine is lowered a little, so i dont know if i would be able to run real wide, but i plan on getting the drag kit soon anyway. i have hurd 10.5" is the widest you can go without mini tub or a full tub

I believe you can go 10.5 and I thought someone posted up pics of their 10.5s on a fox and it looked wicked awesome, but you have to get rid of your quads, which means you should probably get some new rear control arms to avoid things such as wheel hop...I don't know however if you will need to role the fenders. I want to say you would have to roll 'em but I'm not sure.

Edit: Found said link...

17x10.5's on the rear of a fox

[e3sean]

for a slick 10.5 for a street tire/drag radial 275

[1988 convertible]

Originally Posted by 88Saleen whats the widest you can go on these? mine is lowered a little, so i dont know if i would be able to run real wide, but i plan on getting the drag kit soon anyway. i have hurd 10.5" is the widest you can go without mini tub or a full tub

Best to roll the fenders in on the rear or cut the lip away... better yet roll them out and widen them then you can put a small spacer and fit 10's without having to remove the quads...

i've got adjustable lower cntrl arms on the rear and took off my quads to try it out and the lauch from a standing start was pi** poor... even turning corners there is a very noticeable difference from taking them off... not to say you cant do it just try and think of the consequences it will have on the ride quality whether street or strip for when you do it...

take them off first and see what the car feels like provided you have new lower cntrl arms...

im lucky the 9" wide rims (ET20) just clear the quads about 2mm with no rubbing...

[1slo5.0]

Originally Posted by 1988 convertible Best to roll the fenders in on the rear or cut the lip away... better yet roll them out and widen them then you can put a small spacer and fit 10's without having to remove the quads... i've got adjustable lower cntrl arms on the rear and took off my quads to try it out and the lauch from a standing start was pi** poor... even turning corners there is a very noticeable difference from taking them off... not to say you cant do it just try and think of the consequences it will have on the ride quality whether street or strip for when you do it... take them off first and see what the car feels like provided you have new lower cntrl arms... im lucky the 9" wide rims (ET20) just clear the quads about 2mm with no rubbing...

To fit 10 wheels with the quad shocks still in place you will need about a 3/4" spacer....I wouldn't call that "small". Unless of course you get some retarded offset that doesn't fit in the wheel well anyway. It really doesn't matter because a 10" wheel with a spacer is going to stick out of the wheel well and look gayer than Joe Dirt.

Your quad shock theory is wrong. Quad shocks serve one purpose on a Mustang and that purpose is to control wheel hop. They don't help traction and they don't help cornering. There are no consequences from taking them off. If you noticed a lack of traction or a difference in handling then you have issues some where else. Maybe a control arm or pinion angle issue. You won't find quad shocks on any stock style suspension drag cars or road race cars. I wonder why.... The best thing anybody can do for their fox body is to take the quad shocks off and factory lower control arms off and throw them in the garbage. Then put some good lower control arms on.

[1988 convertible]

Originally Posted by Darrell To fit 10 wheels with the quad shocks still in place you will need about a 3/4" spacer....I wouldn't call that "small". Unless of course you get some retarded offset that doesn't fit in the wheel well anyway. It really doesn't matter because a 10" wheel with a spacer is going to stick out of the wheel well and look gayer than Joe Dirt. Your quad shock theory is wrong. Quad shocks serve one purpose on a Mustang and that purpose is to control wheel hop. They don't help traction and they don't help cornering. There are no consequences from taking them off. If you noticed a lack of traction or a difference in handling then you have issues some where else. Maybe a control arm or pinion angle issue. You won't find quad shocks on any stock style suspension drag cars or road race cars. I wonder why.... The best thing anybody can do for their fox body is to take the quad shocks off and factory lower control arms off and throw them in the garbage. Then put some good lower control arms on.

Just suggestions dude not suggesting or saying its the best option and to do it... just thinking outside the box... plus we all have different experiences with our cars so not ever cars ride will feel the same...

in terms of cornering if you haven't upgraded most of your suspension components (ctrl arms, sway bar etc) then you will feel the difference, the same with lack of traction because of the wheel hop as well as acting like a small stabiliser which yes you can remove... probably should have expanded and been a bit clearer... as for the widening the fender lips it was just a thought... seen something done with the front and rear fenders blown out and it looked pretty cool gotta admit i thought it was gonna be crap like u think but it looked pretty cool in a way (i wouldnt do it on mine though)

but like i said we all have different tastes on what we do on our cars just gotta choose what you want... no harm in throwing ideas around to get your nut ticking to build something new and different to what everyone else has done

[1slo5.0]

Originally Posted by 1988 convertible Just suggestions dude not suggesting or saying its the best option and to do it... just thinking outside the box... plus we all have different experiences with our cars so not ever cars ride will feel the same... in terms of cornering if you haven't upgraded most of your suspension components (ctrl arms, sway bar etc) then you will feel the difference, the same with lack of traction because of the wheel hop as well as acting like a small stabiliser which yes you can remove... probably should have expanded and been a bit clearer... as for the widening the fender lips it was just a thought... seen something done with the front and rear fenders blown out and it looked pretty cool gotta admit i thought it was gonna be crap like u think but it looked pretty cool in a way (i wouldnt do it on mine though) but like i said we all have different tastes on what we do on our cars just gotta choose what you want... no harm in throwing ideas around to get your nut ticking to build something new and different to what everyone else has done

You will see wheel hop if you have factory control arms, yes. That is why Ford put them on in the first place. They have nothing to do with handling though. Nothing at all. Just looking at how they are mounted and how small they are will tell you that.

Fender flares, yeah that makes sense now. I originally thought you were saying throw a spacer on and let the wheels hang 2 inches out of the wheel well.

[1988 convertible]

Originally Posted by Darrell Fender flares, yeah that makes sense now. I originally thought you were saying throw a spacer on and let the wheels hang 2 inches out of the wheel well.

yeah i was talking about if you still have the fact cntrl arms, springs etc...


and lol if you want a monster truck buy the proper thing i say LOL dont make one with your mustang no no no no no looool

the image i had in my head was if you flair the fenders enough you can put some moderate spacers on the wheels to push them out to match the level of the fenders and keep the quads in but like i said its thinking outside the box lol now i think about it more it does seem s**t lol!!!!!!

just take em off LOL!!