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10-10-2008 #1
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66 mustang sizes
can somone help me out on what i can fit on the rear of my 66 mustang?
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10-10-2008 #2
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Welcome to the forum! I'm not much help though on your question. The biggest I've ever tried on my 66 with stock wheelwells was a 245 on a 7" rim. No problems with that.
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thank you for the fast reply what size wheel is that an 18 maybe?
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If I remember correctly they were 245 60 15's. I'm moving the rails in, narrowing the tank and mini tubbing mine. Go to the wheel & tire section check the database thread and do some searches. I'm sure you'll find a bunch of people with 17's 18's.
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thank you for your help
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I have a 65 Mustang coupe project and have trial fitted a set of 255/17/40's. They fit fine although I am cutting my diff to suit the wheels. I probably could have fit 265's but they would be pretty tight and may have rubbed when the tires flex through corners.
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yea im having trouble with the tire hitting my leaf sping before it even touches in the front. does anyone no of somone making offset shackles for a 66 stang?
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Go to stangnet.com and in the classic tech forum is a wheel guide about what fits. I know a guy running 275/17's with no mods. I fit a set of 255/50 16 DR's on mine with only minor rubbing on the fender.
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i would like to run a 275 18 what would i have to do to get them to fit. i cant seem to find offset shackles for my leaf springs. i thought about maybe building a custom set? the tire hits the leaf springs before it hits up front.
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No one makes offset shackles for the Mustangs. You would need to reweld the front boxes in anyways once you move them. A short 275 should fit with only using a BFH.
Click on this for different set-ups. http://www.dodgestang.com/emAlbum/al...ide%2065-6.pdf
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not sure of the difference between a 68 and 66, but I'm running stock locations on my rear leafs only a mid eye for lowering. I have 18x9 forgot the offset and am running 265/35/18. I could easily have run a 275 and a 9.5 width rim.
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any body have pictures of stangs?
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235/40/18f 265/35/18r
This is my 68 coupe. Lowered the front 1.5" and the rear 2". I definately think I would have room to run a 275/35 or even a 285 in the rear. The rims are 9" wide, could have gone with 9.5". Fronts are 8" wide. As for offset I will have to look around to get the numbers.
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