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biggest tires on a tbird?

These?



Those are 295/35/17 Hoosier A6 autocross tires all the way around.  Required a "little" fender rolling though.  On 17x9 mustang anniversary 4 lug wheels with a 1/4" spacer.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #1 –
needs moar tire! :hick:
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #2 –
next birds goal is 335/30/17's but that is gonna be an all out autox car

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #3 –
Moar tire moar camber moar boost!!!!111
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #4 –
Quote from: bhazard;325466
moar tire moar camber moar boost!!!!111


yarrr!
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #5 –
Those are big. I thought the 255-40-17's on the front and 285-40's out back were big. Did it take anything other than spacers to fit them in the back?
'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..

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #6 –
haha well you got bhazard pretty excited!! that looks sweet though man! Wont too big of tires slow it down more then the extra traction will help though?
1987 turbo coupe 5speed: Boport stage 3 head/2.5 cam , Precision stage 3 50trim .63 turbo, Tial 38mm wastegate, Jangus gutted/ported intake manifolds, 60mm tb, Jangus open dumptube, Jangus 3" elbow, Perrin boost controller,Esslinger adjustable cam pulley, Esslinger small crank pulley, stinger FMI, RFL BOV, Spec stage 3 clutch, B&M short throw, 140 speedo, Walbo 255lph, BBK fpr, 3G alternator, ARP studs.  Be faster... :poke:

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #7 –
Not in that thing doing what it does.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #8 –
Quote from: bhazard;325542
Not in that thing doing what it does.


Alright, now I know ;)
1987 turbo coupe 5speed: Boport stage 3 head/2.5 cam , Precision stage 3 50trim .63 turbo, Tial 38mm wastegate, Jangus gutted/ported intake manifolds, 60mm tb, Jangus open dumptube, Jangus 3" elbow, Perrin boost controller,Esslinger adjustable cam pulley, Esslinger small crank pulley, stinger FMI, RFL BOV, Spec stage 3 clutch, B&M short throw, 140 speedo, Walbo 255lph, BBK fpr, 3G alternator, ARP studs.  Be faster... :poke:

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #9 –
Maybe a couple action shots are in order, lol.




This ones on the old 275/40/17's

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #10 –
Your car looks awesome! Love that last pic with the three-wheel action! :bowdown:

You make me want to consider 295's on my '86 now. I was gonna do them in the rear already but was just gonna do 245 or 255's for the front...maybe 275's up front...hmmmm

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #11 –
I wonder how much chassis flex youre getting even with it beefed up...
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #12 –
do you have stock suspension? or does it just dip that hard
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #13 –
Very nice!  What's the offset on the wheels?

biggest tires on a tbird?

Reply #14 –
How about these.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +