[Dodd]

Originally Posted by jgreaves i work...

And some of us do that WAY too much.............

[jgreaves]

yea im still young but i got a good job over summer and am using half the money for car work and half for college

[wannabeimportkiller]

ive had the same job for a year and 3 months and im still at min wage, and now the tranny is crappin out, and i get to pay for insurance in april, and i just spent my money on rims. O BOY lol

[jgreaves]

that sucks, nothins goin bad on mine i just need to upgrade it to some better wheels and exhaust

[tjames]

Originally Posted by stang_king_08 i got 5/16 spacers on the front wheels so its all good now

the reason you had rubbing issues it right in your sig... 235/55.... a 55 side wall is why it was rubbing. the reason it isnt rubbing now is because the spacer pushed the wheel/tire out further so when you have the wheel turned it isnt hitting the botton og the fenderwell anymore

Originally Posted by jgreaves alright cool hopefully i wont have any rubbing, but ill keep that in mind

get 18x9 saleens and the tire should be 265/35 R17 a 35 side wall will have no rubbing issues even when lowered

[MWWarlord]

Originally Posted by stang_king_08 i got 17x8 bullits with pirelli tires off of ebay for 600... youre probly gonna hafta buy spacers for your rims... i had to cuz if i turned it all the way it would scrub on the inside of my wheel well. i like the saleens tho

I have 18x9 and 18x10 and don't have ANY rubbing issues. You def didn't have the right tires on there. BTW since your tires are too big with those rims you really need to get your speedo recalibrated. I agree american muscle is a good place to look. You also might want to try Latemodel Restoration Supply - America's #1 Restoration and Performance Parts Warehouse they have some good deals on tire and rim combos. I have 18" chrome DD rims and tires. They cost me $1300 after shipping mounted and balanced.

[Onemanzu]

real saleens are a tad harder to find in 17s ... 18s don't look half bad...

its your choice though

[jgreaves]

Originally Posted by tjames the reason you had rubbing issues it right in your sig... 235/55.... a 55 side wall is why it was rubbing. the reason it isnt rubbing now is because the spacer pushed the wheel/tire out further so when you have the wheel turned it isnt hitting the botton og the fenderwell anymore get 18x9 saleens and the tire should be 265/35 R17 a 35 side wall will have no rubbing issues even when lowered

wouldnt it be 265/35/R18?

[GreenFaleen]

Originally Posted by stang_king_08 i got 17x8 bullits with pirelli tires off of ebay for 600... youre probly gonna hafta buy spacers for your rims... i had to cuz if i turned it all the way it would scrub on the inside of my wheel well. i like the saleens tho

dude if your rubbing with 17x8 you need a thinner tire in your pic they look a little big anyway. drop to a 255/45 and you'll be good but wheel spacer can cause some big problems

and if you wont real saleen you have to get 18s and you will need to drop about 3500 just on the rims for new ones

[tjames]

Originally Posted by jgreaves wouldnt it be 265/35/R18?

he waqs talking about getting 17x9 rims so it would be 265/35/R17 but if you get 18's then yes it would be 265/35/R18

[jgreaves]

alright cool, but i dont think im going to get real saleens just replicas they arent near as expensive, is there a difference in the real and different besides center cap?

[GreenFaleen]

center cap, and the made by saleen stamp on the inside of the rim, and a production number, and the replicas you can get in more options besides chrome, and if you want chrome the replicas will probably hold up better, real saleen rims are notorious for flakeing chrome

[jgreaves]

yea im lookin at chrome replicas, why would you waste that much money on wheels that dont hold up as good

[GreenFaleen]

well normally you only buy real ones if you have a saleen, and they only offer the chrome option to the public but if you own a saleen you can get color matched ones as well, but it is all about number matching since they are limited edition cars all the numbers and plaques and stamps need to be there, and if your making a clone and want it to be accepted by saleen you need to have all real saleen parts and equipment, badges and interior

[jgreaves]

oh im not makin a clone or anything like that im just gettin some good wheels lol

[GreenFaleen]

oh yeah i know, def get some replicas then go on ebay and buy some saleen center caps better wheel looks the same

[graystang01]

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen dude if your rubbing with 17x8 you need a thinner tire in your pic they look a little big anyway. drop to a 255/45 and you'll be good but wheel spacer can cause some big problems

yea they r big. they came off of an 07 gt. im gonna get a smaller profile tire once these wear out. it also lifted my car at least an inch. wut kind of problems will a spacer cause?

[tjames]

Originally Posted by stang_king_08 yea they r big. they came off of an 07 gt. im gonna get a smaller profile tire once these wear out. it also lifted my car at least an inch. wut kind of problems will a spacer cause?

you also have the wrong backspacing because they are for an 07

[graystang01]

they still fit so wuts the problem with the backspacing?

[GreenFaleen]

Originally Posted by stang_king_08 yea they r big. they came off of an 07 gt. im gonna get a smaller profile tire once these wear out. it also lifted my car at least an inch. wut kind of problems will a spacer cause?

well they can throw off alignment, they will make your tires wear funny since they will mess up the camber of the wheels, they are also bad for shearing off and dropping off your wheel if you ever take a tight or hard turn