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Old May 21st, 2008, 11:49 PM   #1
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Help me keep my rims please...


I have stock 17" Cobra rims on my GT, and I'm putting the Eibach pro-kit on in the near future. Basically I don't want my rear tires to look "tucked in" when it's lowered. I would like to keep my current rims at the same time. How is the best way to do this? Can I have the rims widened professionally somehow? I realize the best option would be to get wider rims and tires, but I'd really like to keep the rims I have since there is nothing wrong with them and they look great. I just don't want to spend money needlessly.

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Old May 21st, 2008, 11:51 PM   #2
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wheel spacers is always an option
 
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Originally Posted by HMUSN View Post
wheel spacers is always an option
Thats true. I read about most people thinking they aren't too reliable in the long run however. Also, how big a spacer will be needed without rubbing anything?
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Old May 21st, 2008, 11:55 PM   #4
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I ran a 1.25 inch on my 01 GT
they are fine.. I just wouldn't use them on a drag strip.
 
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Cool. Got any pics of your GT?
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Old May 21st, 2008, 11:58 PM   #6
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I was in mid launch.. forgive the lean
 
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That's what I'm looking for. And are those stock tires as well, or bigger? Too much shadow to see anything.
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275/40/17's no they weren't stock.


not much was on that car.. lol
 
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I know what you mean, my Z28 is the same way... I'm tryin to keep the GT nice and stockish, with a little style, but it's tough lol. Anyways I have stock Cobra rims like I said, so I'm assuming 8.5-9" wide, probably going to try and keep the 245's if possible to avoid needing to tune anything. And if your 275's fit, the 245's will have room to spare.
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easily 275's are a lot more fun though.
 
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I have 275's on the Z with 9.5" rims, maybe I could upgrade a little to maybe a 255 or 265 and just get a cheapo handheld tuner? Safety's the major issue though, I don't want to come flying around a bend with tires too wide for the rim, or too much spacer
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the more tire you have the better you grip man.. lol you think stangs that autocross use thin tires?

a 275 is perfect for a 9 inch wheel

you could always buy an xcal or speedcal as well.
 
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Yeah I know, I was just always under the impression that you don't want to get too wide a tire for your rim. When I was researching for the Z28's tires, I kept reading that 275's are about the max that you want on a stock rim, but I THINK they were 8.5's I could be wrong, it's been a couple years. So lets assume I have the 8.5" rims worst case... whats the widest tire I want on one of those?
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the wheels you see on my old mustang are 8 1/2's.. ran a 275 just fine.
 
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Wow, I guess I don't need to be as picky as I thought AFA tire width. Thanks a lot for the quick help man. I basically just finished the "research" part of my appearance quest in one night lol, now I just gotta get the money and the parts...
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I hear that.. lol

I got a few spare 275's (like 30 percent tread) for free if you want to pick them up.
I'm in north Jersey.
 
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The 245's I have now have great tread still, so I'm gonna wear them out before getting bigger ones, but I'm only in PA so if I find myself heading to north NJ anytime I'll definately let you know... free is free lol
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hell I hear that.. I have a bunch of 99-04 parts I need to get rid of/toss. I sold the 01 For my 91 Gt.
 
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You wouldn't happen to have an aftermarket exhaust would you? I'm in the market for that as well and as of now I'm lookin at spending about $330 on a 2.5" MAC catback.
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the only thing I have exhaust wise
is a prochamber for a fox.
 
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