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got my wheels today

Well I got two of them anyway. I wanted to try them out for fender clearance, before I purchased the other two. I knew they would fit in the rear ok,but had my doubts about the front.as you guys can see,the front tire doesnt have much clearance between the top of the tire and the fender. are any of you running your tires this close to the fender without any problems?
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.
 

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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

got my wheels today

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Mine are closer...but my springs are stiffer and the wheel offset doesn't put it into possible contact....

You're going to rub on big dips most likely.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

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mine stick out about like that and they rub, but I still have the stock tc springs that are  170,000 miles old.

got my wheels today

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If I put stiffer springs on the front,to raise it up a bit,how bad will this mess up the front end geometry?
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

got my wheels today

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WOW it amazes me every time how much meaner these cars look with those type of wheels and the tires with white lettering on em.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
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Looks great,but there will likely be damage if you use those on the front.Can you get them with a different offset,or a smaller size?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Quote from: 88turbo;115138
mine stick out about like that and they rub, but I still have the stock tc springs that are  170,000 miles old.


Replacing the springs won't solve much. When i decide to go all out and get a paint job on my TC I will be getting the front fenders slightly flared and adjust the inside lip accordingly so that i have no rubbing issues.
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got my wheels today

Reply #8 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;115168
Looks great,but there will likely be damage if you use those on the front.Can you get them with a different offset,or a smaller size?



yep, I am looking into that rite now. I really would like to keep all 4 wheels and tires the same size (I want to be able to rotate them).I would really like to stay with this size tire and wheel and I thought if I could just raise the front end up about a 1/2 inch,I wont have any problems................any Ideas?
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

got my wheels today

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Love the rims! What kind are they? And what's the price tag on those bad boys?

got my wheels today

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Quote from: Chooglin;115185
I thought if I could just raise the front end up about a 1/2 inch,I wont have any problems................any Ideas?

Try to find some stock '99+ Mustang GT springs, those things are tall as hell (and you can usually get them cheap - or FREE ;)).

Car looks tough.  Great color combination.  ;) :D
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1984 Thunderbird V8

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Quote from: Slinky;115736
Love the rims! What kind are they? And what's the price tag on those bad boys?



Weld Racing


http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=WLD%2D93%2D58038&N=700+4294923107+4294923106+4294923105+4294906461+4294793325+4294906458+4294795045+4294795098+115&autoview=sku
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

got my wheels today

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Quote from: 46Tbird;115741
Try to find some stock '99+ Mustang GT springs, those things are tall as hell (and you can usually get them cheap - or FREE ;)).

Car looks tough.  Great color combination.  ;) :D



what I ended up doing is, putting 15x8 wheels in the back with p255/60r15 tires on those and in the front I have 15x7 wheels with p235/60r15 tires on them

the rear tires are 10 1/4" wide and the fronts are 9 1/4 wide.to me they look just the way I was hoping they would.
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

got my wheels today

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I forgot to mention, all 4 wheels have a 4.500 inch back space.

I am posting this info. hoping it will help any of you trying to decide which tire and wheel sizes you mite need. I know it was a tough decission for me when picking them out.
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.

got my wheels today

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You can order those in 4 lug from Summit? Your car looks BADASS
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
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