Z-TARD Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 The 17x7 wheels I had on it before just didn't quite cut it for me, I still found myself occasionally suffering from tire envy. The cure: Mustang Cobra R rims, 10.5" in back and 9" in front. Tires are 275/40ZR17 in rear and 245/40ZR17 in front. Ultra beefy. The rears protrude past the fender lip by about 1.5", the fronts by about 1", so it looks like a set of ZG flares will probably work out okay. The fronts rub a llittle on the lower valance when turning, so I'll have to figure that out before I get it on the road. The car looks kind of cartoonish for now, but I think once I get the flares and lower the suspension a little it will look a lot better. Anyway, heres the pics, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 It will look sick when it's out on the road---nasty!! Keep up the good work--the black and silver looks menacing!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-TARD Posted October 9, 2004 Author Share Posted October 9, 2004 Thanks for the compliments Davy. I'm still not completely decided on a final color yet, I'm leaning more towards orange at this point. Orange would look pretty menacing as well, kind of like the 432 Z's. I still have about 3/4" between the strut and rear tire, so i might even be able to stuff some 285 or 295 tires in there....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 ... I'm leaning more towards orange at this point. Orange would look pretty menacing as well... Yep, it must be the black wheel thing that makes the car. I'm glad you're leaning on another color...silver is mine! It will look good no matter what. I have even contemplated a black and orange paint scheme: black on top and orange sides or the reverse--that would look pretty sick. It is a popular scheme in the truck scene at the moment and would look good on a car, especially with black wheels. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Felker Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 looks very similar to my car!! Iv''e got 17-9 polished cobra r's 275 45 17 in the back and 245 45 17 in the front, mine dont stick out like yous and mine don't rub, but i do have coil overs. I lowered my car a little bit , i dont want to screw up my new tires .............yet. your car looks good, not too many people went this route Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSflyer Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Those 275's look huge! The inside clearance sounds just about right. What sort of backspacing do your wheels have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-TARD Posted October 10, 2004 Author Share Posted October 10, 2004 The rears are 10.5" with 27mm offset, fronts are 9" with 24mm offset. I'm not sure what that works out to as far as backspace, I'll check it later and post results. I'm running 1.5" spacers on the back now, with coilovers using 9" springs. I could pobably get 1" spacers in there and reduce the amount my wheels stick out, but the look is kinda growing on me. I think with some ZG flares it will look really aggresive and pissed off. If I were going to do this without the flares, I think that 9" with 245's in the rear and 8" with 235's would probably work without rubbing. I'll post some more pics once I get the flares figured out. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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