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Why not 19" or 20" rims on Cobras?
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Frankly, I don't know why more guys don't mix? I may be in the very small minority, but I have 18's front and 19's rear. Now before everyone asks again, they are Breyton (BMW) rims and they don't fit a Mustang "normally." It was hard, really hard to make them work... but keeping in line with this thread I think the 19's are perfect in the back but 20's would be too much.... just my .02.
That looks GREAT!!!
Everyone look at that back wheelwell !! Perfect.
Is that your purple pants-ass in that reflection?
Everyone look at that back wheelwell !! Perfect.
Is that your purple pants-ass in that reflection?
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Yes, there are some nice 18-19" combos out there as well. Again Fikse and HRE like to do that a lot.
Sorry to disapoint.... not my ass, just my asp.;-)
Very nice Jeff!! That's sweeeet lookin!!
I talked to a guy that has a sonic blue vert. with 20 on it. He has 20 x 8.5 on the front and 20 x 10 on the rear. The wheels were installed my a performance shop that deals with high line cars. They did a great job. I never saw a mustang look so good. The car has also been lowered. I think at the most the he had a 1 inch fender gap on both front and rear. I'm thinking of doing the same thing to mine. The key is to do it right, use the correct off set and tire size . He did have to recalibrate for the over sized wheels and tire. Next time I see him I will get a pic.
Badasp, those wheels are badasp (i know, that was bad).
ChoiceViper, schweeeet ride. Love those wheels too.
ChoiceViper, schweeeet ride. Love those wheels too.
Both those cars are badass. I don't think the SN 95 body would look half as good as the 03's do with the 18+ rims. I don't know if I would go 20's - - I agree with the mixing, 18s front and 19s back looks sweet on that 03.
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Mostly I like to save the 19's & 20's for SUV's and trucks. But those last two pictures looked niiiice with those bigger rims on them. I would still go with 17's for the racing quality being that they have more sidewall. But if I could have a car that looked like the first one then I might just bite the bullet and do one rims and tire setup that way for the street and then do a set of weld racing or other such 15" rims set with slicks for the drag events. But for the most part I seen a few stangs rolling on dubs and they looked very out of place. Probably mostly to do with the offset being wrong for them I am thinking.
My Nitto555Rs have over 6k miles on them and still have not hit the indicators. Also remember I am pushing almost 600 rwhp and have full Maximum Motorsports suspension on my 03. Running Nitto555RII on the front and expect them to last two years easy. Track use leads development it does not follow.
Does'nt the new Ford GT have a 19" rear?
Do you think thats not an ultra-performance tire?
Why did they go with a 19"?
Bling factor...... nope.
Do you actually think someone that buys a GT will switch to 16" or 17" for better performance? Maybe if your at the drags only, and those cars (or any IRS car, Viper and Cobra included) were not designed to be strictly drag strip warriors.
Not talking smack, just stirring up the pot a little.
Dave
Do you think thats not an ultra-performance tire?
Why did they go with a 19"?
Bling factor...... nope.
Do you actually think someone that buys a GT will switch to 16" or 17" for better performance? Maybe if your at the drags only, and those cars (or any IRS car, Viper and Cobra included) were not designed to be strictly drag strip warriors.
Not talking smack, just stirring up the pot a little.
Dave
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I switthed to a live rear axle the slicks look great but the 295 /30/18's look like bario material.Kinesis says they can turn them around in a week with proper offset.
I've seen 19's and 18's but 18's all around RULE,SDave Smilovic
I've seen 19's and 18's but 18's all around RULE,SDave Smilovic
Damn you guys. Just when I'm ready to put 17's on the car and get rid of my 18's. Now I'm doubting whether I should do that. Also, the article in 5.0 said that there wasn't any major improvement or decrease going with 18's.
I can't and don't speak for non SN-95 platform vehicles. I know what IMO and experience does and doesn't work on a SN-95 and larger rims 19+ don't. All platforms have there own does and don't. Like on a 03 Cobra if you lower the front more then 1" you are adversely affecting performance due to how our front suspension is configured. On a car with front SLA they don't have the same problems. I have almost 5k in my suspension alone and if I thought larger diameter rims were going to make a difference in handling I would do them. My car is set-up for track not drag so handling is my primary objective.
Not arguing just sharing experience. btw, were did all the Viper owners all of a sudden come from?
Dave - You can't compare the Ford GT to an 03 Cobra :idea:
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