Was looking into getting some rims because i need some new tires... What is the biggest size you can run in the front 17x9 ? Or can you run a 10.5 in the front ? I see people do a 9 in the front and a 10.5 in the back but I just wanted to make sure.. Not sure if i like the mismatching so i'm guessing if it doesnt fit the front 17x9's all around will work to right ?
Actually new question, The replica fr500's were out of stock but what is the offset that fits, there is one of the wheel i like in 35 offset and the same one in 40 offset for a little more, Which is the better to have ? I was looking at the Exel Radius there 17x7 5x114.3 with a 35offset. Will these work ?
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First things first, what year is your car? Second, you will not get 10.5"s under the front, only 9"s. "Maybe" 10"s if you do some work on fenders and get lucky on top of that!
OK, did a little tracking of your posts and found the thread you had trouble posting picks. Was able to see your silver "New Edge" ride
To give you an idea of what you can do, I am running 275/35/18"s on 9" rims up front. 295/30/18"s on 10.5" rims out back. I have 1/2" spacers installed on rears and 2" drop all around. Will run 315"s and widen my rears to 11" later this year. I have NO room left up front for more tire, and will see if I can squeeze 335's out back. I have coil-overs so I have a little less clearance than you. This will tell you pretty much the max you can run on your car
As per your second post, you will have NO issues running 17"x7"s all around but will be far, far, from maxing out the space you have under there unless you go with 295/85/17"s (< I am kidding ). I think you will be VERY disappointed with leftover room. The +40 MM off-set will run your wheel a little bit mor toward the center of your car than the +35 mm off-set (25 mm = 1") Go ***HERE*** for some explanations of wheels and measurements.
Your posts are contradictory as to the look/fit you want, so let me know what you want your car to look like. You can see some pics of my car in "I am losing sleep, help me choose" thread a week or two back in this section.
Thank you for the help, Before I was thinking cheap and was looking at rims from wheelmax and stuff like that... Then I read that the 17x7's would be a joke. I've decided to not be cheap right now even though i'm broke haha and invest in a little more for the look that will be with the car for a long time. I've made my decision on the Hypercoated 18x9 Gt4 Wheels from Americanmuscle and the Somitomo HTR Z II (275/35-18) Tires.
I'm coming from modding on a totally different car so I'm just getting used to learning everything about mustangs now haha but I guess it will just take another couple hundred hours of reading again
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