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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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11/24/14 01:25 AM
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Enkei's are good wheels no doubt.
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
[Re: 72Swinger]
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11/25/14 12:12 AM
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Got some bad news today... The distributor (THMotorsports) called me up and said when he went to go order the wheels from Enkei, that they were discontinued. So, now I'm back to square one, sorta. He recommended I take a look at SSR Wheels (they're pricey), and if needed be, he may try calling Enkei again and try working something out so I can get the correct sized and offset wheel.  On the plus side, Dr Diff sent in my new spindles that just arrived today and tires should be in on Wednesday, if not next week. I just tried searching all over the web for wheels and can't really find much that would utilize no spacers besides this: http://www.summitracing.com/search/brand...;SortOrder=DescThe next best offset I can find is +24mm and the cheapest alternative would be the American Muscle website or I could get quality Enkei's. However, odds are, I'd need like a 3/8" spacer.
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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11/25/14 01:26 AM
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I'm pretty fond of these. EBay 251680469805
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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11/25/14 01:36 AM
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I'm pretty fond of these. EBay 251680469805
They look good but only come in a +35 or +45mm backspacing. I'd need like a 20mm spacer... Almost all of SSR's wheels in 18 x 9 are +35mm offset or higher.
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
[Re: MuuMuu101]
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11/28/14 06:42 PM
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Anyways, I found some wheels that will fit my application, they cost more than the RP03's, but I called the distributor up and he's going to check with the wheel manufacturer on Monday to see if the wheel manufacturer has them in stock, as he only has the rears on him and I don't wait 6 months for wheels. He said, if needed, be he'd even cut the price down on these wheels so that they'd be cheaper than what I would have paid for the RP03's. Talk about awesome customer service!
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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12/07/14 05:16 PM
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This is what 285 front and 305 rear look like, winning last weekend...
Nice! By a good 1.5 seconds. How does the larger tires in the back feel vs a square setup?
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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12/07/14 06:08 PM
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This is what 285 front and 305 rear look like, winning last weekend...
Nice! By a good 1.5 seconds. How does the larger tires in the back feel vs a square setup?
Samy I went full tight on the rear Swaybar and changed to the 305/30/19 Hankooks on 10.5 inch wheels and it was a beast, particularly in the slaloms. The rear just stuck. I would recommend squeezing in the most rear tire possible...
Tom, did you have to do any mini tubbing to the inner wheel well?
Did you remove the double wall on the outer wheelhouse?
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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12/07/14 06:16 PM
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Way to represent the Tbar brigade Tom!
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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12/07/14 08:42 PM
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Way to represent the Tbar brigade Tom!
Thanks! It's always fun winning... Inner wheel well is stock, outer fender has been pushed out and massaged with a pneumatic tool, lips folded over flush...
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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12/08/14 01:47 AM
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Edit: And as I've been slowly figuring out... No one makes an 18 x 9" wheel. Literally, every wheel manufacturer's page I go to skips straight from 8.5" to 9.5".
SVE Drift wheels on my car, they cost $150-$160 each. Sold for Mustangs... by Late Model Restoration. I mixed and matched years to get the size and offset I wanted.
Fits 1994-2004 Model Year Mustang
Size: 18x9
Offset: +24mm
Backspacing: 5.95
Lug Pattern: 5x114.3
Weight: 24 lbs
Size: 18x10
Offset: +22mm
Backspacing: 6.36
Lug Pattern: 5x114.3
Weight: 25 lbs
If you need deeper offset, then the 2005-2014 Mustang is:
18x9"
Offset - +35mm
Backspacing - 6.38"
Weight - 23lbs
18x10"
Offset - +43mm
Backspacing - 7.20"
Weight - 24lbs
-Michael
I think I may need to go this route with the 18 x 9's and the +24mm and +35mm offsets, but I don't think I'm seeing them on AMR's website.
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Re: 275 Series Tires, A-bodies, and Offset Shackles
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12/08/14 02:07 AM
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Edit: And as I've been slowly figuring out... No one makes an 18 x 9" wheel. Literally, every wheel manufacturer's page I go to skips straight from 8.5" to 9.5".
SVE Drift wheels on my car, they cost $150-$160 each. Sold for Mustangs... by Late Model Restoration. I mixed and matched years to get the size and offset I wanted.
Fits 1994-2004 Model Year Mustang
Size: 18x9
Offset: +24mm
Backspacing: 5.95
Lug Pattern: 5x114.3
Weight: 24 lbs
Size: 18x10
Offset: +22mm
Backspacing: 6.36
Lug Pattern: 5x114.3
Weight: 25 lbs
If you need deeper offset, then the 2005-2014 Mustang is:
18x9"
Offset - +35mm
Backspacing - 6.38"
Weight - 23lbs
18x10"
Offset - +43mm
Backspacing - 7.20"
Weight - 24lbs
-Michael
I think I may need to go this route with the 18 x 9's and the +24mm and +35mm offsets, but I don't think I'm seeing them on AMR's website.
You have to be specific about the year on their site. Some wheels are only available for certain years. But you want 94-04 FRONTS for your rears and 05+ fronts for your fronts.
I didn't find SVE Drift wheels on their websites and I was looking for 18 x 9's on for both 94-04 (for my rears) and 05+ (for my fronts). Anyways, I think I found a Mustang wheel on Summit with the right offset that I'm going to order tomorrow. 18 x 9's, +24 for the rear and +33 for the fronts. I'll just use a spacer, and maybe some 3" studs and call it at that. Dealing with the other companies have been a pain.
I finish finals on Wed so it's soon time to get... 
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