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saleenmomo89
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has anyone ever tried to machine down the hub/rotor on a fox body mustang in order to tuck the wheels under the fender? just a crazy idea??
Posts: 250 | From: danville | Registered: Sep 2003  |  :
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That would be a "crazy idea".... [Big Grin]

If you want to tuck your wheels buy wheels that have the correct offset you're looking for.....

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well suposidly i did, i bought cobra r 4 bolt with 12mm backspacing, this is suposed to be the backspacing that fits, but the wheels hang out like .5 inch.
i cant figure out why, so im resorting to trying things.
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If they are the AFS wheels the issue is that the offset is the same front and rear. On a Fox body you want a different offset front and rear. The AFS ones are "optimal" for a SN95. As you've noticed, on a Fox they will stick out in front. You'd think they'd make the 4-lug version specifically for the Fox since there are no 4-lug SN95s but it was probably cheaper to leave everything the same save the drilling for the bolt pattern.

You can always pretend you are in a Grand Am and tell yourself that wider is better. [Smile]
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what if you machine the rotor and the wheel a 1/4 of an inch? just a thought, sounds pretty crazy too [Razz]

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they are AFS,
and the offset is the same between the two,
how stupid of them to not make the correct offset,
i think the idea about 1/4 on each sounds good to.
screw AFS WHEELS
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