Hey guys, im new to these forums and new to being a mustang owner as well, just bought a 68 last week. Im really excited, i got a great deal.
Anyways the first thing i want to do to it is get some new tires and wheels, because i noticed a rather substantial crack in one of the tires rubber and dont wanna risk it.
I was thinking a width of about 250-265 in the rear and 210-220 in the front. What im wondering is: what kinda of space do i have to work with on these 68s? Right now it has a pretty ****ty set of AR 14" rims with 205/70/14 tires on them and it seems i have plenty of space in the rear bit it looks a little cramped up front.
Right now i plan on putting some AR 17" rims all around but im not sure what do do about back spacing, because i really dont wanna order rims and then have them sticking out too far past the fender. Does anyone know anything about what type of backspacing would be ideal for a 265ish rear tire and 215ish front?
get a wheel with a ~4.5" backspacing and youll be good.
if the wheels have a bigger BS, then you need spacers. i have 05 bullits on my stang and i need 2" spacers in front and 1" in back.
but AR or vintage wheel works offers custom backspacing. i myself am gonna get the vitnage 45's, 17x8. they need no spacers cause they have a bigger lip due to the correct backspacing.
Hey thanks, i thought i read somewhere that someone had done a wheel chart. Yeah i do like those Vintage 45s. I can't decide between AR's Torq-Thrust or the Vintage 45s...they look pretty similar. Is there much of a difference between them?
I've got 17x7 front 17x8 rear Vintage 45s on my 68 coupe. not sure if yours is cp or fb... Here is a pic just for reference since you said you are considering these rims.
Wow man, that looks amazing...my 68 is a similar color and i was skeptical that the gray would look good, but it looks awesome on yours. What width tire you have on there?
< Message edited by jonward786 -- 5/12/2008 3:30:39 PM >
Ok i think im gonna go with the AR's Shelby Torq-Thrust M for the rims. A friend who works at a tire dealership told me a 17x9 wheel is not wide enough for a 275 tire...is this true?
< Message edited by jonward786 -- 5/12/2008 10:53:48 PM >
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