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87CHP
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Can you put 275/40/17's on the front of a foxbody that won't be lowered without rub?
BTW I have SN95 spindles.
Posts: 79 | From: Oakland | Registered: Feb 2008
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i think thats a no brainer
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87CHP
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I wanted to go 275 in the front because I'm definitely doing 275 in the back and I wanted the tire size to be the same all around. But if that won't work I can do 255's in the front. I figure if it's possible why not?
Posts: 79 | From: Oakland | Registered: Feb 2008
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Sydewayz 24/7
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245 on the front and 275 on the back
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Posts: 772 | From: Hayward | Registered: Nov 2008
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warhorse58gt
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Originally posted by F8LSN8K:
why would u want to?
because some people like to turn corners! ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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fastertoys1
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Originally posted by warhorse58gt:
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Originally posted by F8LSN8K:
why would u want to?
because some people like to turn corners!
yeah I was thinking the same thing... I have 275 all around on the 86 coupe, no rubbing issues my car lowered quit a bit too, I'm using the maximum motorsport coil over kit don't know if that give me more/less clearence.
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Rally1
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go with 255 up front 275 in the rear there is a reason why all the worlds top sports cars have smaller up front and bigger in the rear.
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Posts: 140 | From: SanDiego | Registered: Mar 2003
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Also I might add you will wear out your powersteering pump very fast with all that rubber up front. Basically you want a responsive nimble handling car that you can turn quick in 255's are as big as you wanna go especially if you are running a 17x9 wheel 245 do not look good the side wall stretches looks like shit my buddy and I found out on his 95 stang 255's up front and 275's work great even on a foxbody seen them before with 95 cobra R's. Have fun!
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Posts: 140 | From: SanDiego | Registered: Mar 2003
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depending on what year ur front fenders are an off set of the front rim. i had 18x9 w/275 allfour corners on my 92 sold them to a buddy with an 89 an they rub'd in the front. so i would say90 an above fenders will be fine, 89 an below ur going to rub
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Originally posted by JJ:
245 on the front and 275 on the back
+1 You may be able to get away with 255's but it will be tight.
Posts: 5302 | From: San Francisco | Registered: Sep 2003
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BIzKitBrAIn
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Originally posted by F8LSN8K:
why would u want to?
Why would he NOT want to?
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Posts: 609 | From: Campbell, CA | Registered: Jan 2004
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i got 275 in the bak n they rub on the quad shocks.
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Posts: 1306 | From: 510EastBay | Registered: Oct 2008
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quad shocks need to be removed for the 275 rears
the front on the other hand can be done but will rub full turn of the wheel
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Posts: 1279 | From: s.f. | Registered: Dec 2007
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Originally posted by 8stang8:
quad shocks need to be removed for the 275 rears
the front on the other hand can be done but will rub full turn of the wheel
my 275's fit fine with quad shocks, I just had to flip them.
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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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i had 275's in my 92 and it was rubbing my quads bad even with a wheel spacer installed, then i went down to a 255 and it was ok, my car was lowered 2inches all around
Posts: 3422 | From: SF | Registered: May 2002
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Originally posted by warhorse58gt:
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Originally posted by F8LSN8K:
why would u want to?
because some people like to turn corners!
i can see in a sn95 or newer style but a i fox i figure u only have so much room. matter a fact i have 275 front and 315 rear but like i said then again i have a sn95.....im actually gonna go down to 255 in front and throw my 275's in back for the winter. the DR 315s wont like the rain ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
for a fox i say 245 or 255 front and 275 rear.
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on my sn95, i have 275 all around, im going to go smaller in the front during summer
Posts: 3422 | From: SF | Registered: May 2002
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SF Coupe
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go with 255 up front 275 in the rear there is a reason why all the worlds top sports cars have smaller up front and bigger in the rear.
What exactly do our mustangs have in common with "all the worlds top sports cars"? Not a whole lot. For one the weight distribution on our cars in stock form is terrible. Running 255/275 combo increases the nose heavy mustang's tendency to understeer.
To answer the question. Yes you can run 275s in the front of a fox, but it will take a lot of fender modification. I'm running 255s on 17X9 all around with 96+ spindles and an MM k member which offsets the front wheels forward .75". To make this work the front fender extensions were trimmed and the fenders were rolled. I have a lot of clearance and I should get away with 275s in the front by just pushing the front fender extension out. We will see this winter.
Posts: 1082 | From: SF | Registered: Sep 2002
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510_SVT
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Originally posted by 8stang8:
quad shocks need to be removed for the 275 rears
the front on the other hand can be done but will rub full turn of the wheel
will any thing be effected by removing the quad shocks? lik rearend or suspension wise
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Originally posted by 510gt:
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Originally posted by 8stang8:
quad shocks need to be removed for the 275 rears
the front on the other hand can be done but will rub full turn of the wheel
will any thing be effected by removing the quad shocks? lik rearend or suspension wise
most likey wheel hop..my friend has bbk upper and lower contral arms out back and he dint have to remove the quad shocks..no rub either
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Posts: 4890 | From: the combustion chamber | Registered: Oct 2007
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275's up front and 295's in the rear. just some MINOR trimming that's all LOL!
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Posts: 893 | From: Livermore | Registered: Oct 2003
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I am using a 245/40/18 with a Griggs K.
The Griggs k pushes each front wheel forward 1.5" and out 0.25" per side.
It was NOT easy to get everything to fit with a 25.7" tire, but I managed it.
LOTS OF WORK!
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BlackNGold
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Originally posted by SF Coupe:
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Originally posted by Rally1:
go with 255 up front 275 in the rear there is a reason why all the worlds top sports cars have smaller up front and bigger in the rear.
What exactly do our mustangs have in common with "all the worlds top sports cars"? Not a whole lot. For one the weight distribution on our cars in stock form is terrible. Running 255/275 combo increases the nose heavy mustang's tendency to understeer.
You can't say a 255f-275r combo will increase understeer on a mustang without knowing exactly what combo is being run...I ran 1.5+ negative camber on some sticky 245's and had oversteer problems with 275's on the back....All stock Mustangs understeer, then over steer with power on...The front sway bar is way too big for stock applications, because "understeering is safer"...That's like the fags at the tire shop that tell me to put the good tires on the back, cause it's "better"....Why?..The front does all the braking and steering, I can handle the oversteer!....
What about unsprung weight on some big ass wheels to fit 275's on properly?...What about the tire fold trying to corner with a 275 on an 8" wide wheel?...What about the brakes needed to properly stop a wheel with 275's up front??
Putting 275's up front just so you can rotate your tires is a bad idea....I think we need more info to give you better advise....
Posts: 5132 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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I saw a great difference in handling when I added 275 infront over the 245 but I also have maximum motorsports suspension and cobra brakes on the 86 coupe
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