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silver n black
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My cars basicly stock 88fox body. i already bought the 5 lung 94 rear end and the frount 5 lung conversion, my plans are putting sum 18X10 n da rear n 18x9 n da frount any suggestion on what tires for the frount n what springs n shocks to get that thing to handel great ? i really dnt want the front rubbing. Any input guy thanx !
[ July 19, 2010, 03:00 PM: Message edited by: silver n black ]
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gercolla1
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h&r or eibach for springs as for shocks/struts i would use bistein if u have the extra $$ or tokico
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silver n black
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yea but whats a good tire size for the ft ???
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no wider than 245 up front is wat i would do and 255/40 rear ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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silver n black
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i was thinking 295 35 18 n da read n 245 35 18 n da frount
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Blind
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9's will be hard not to rub in the front
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silver n black
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well can 18x9 work with a smaller tire size, im sure theres guy out there that hv that rim size n correct tire
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quote:
Originally posted by Blind:
9's will be hard not to rub in the front
i have a 91 still 4 lug but 9s in the front and i cant turn all the way to the left
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silver n black
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what is it 17s or 18s, n what size tire n da frount ?
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silver n black
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anymore info on the set-up guys ???
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i'll tell you about my combo. fronts - 18x9 with 255/35 and rears - 18x10 with 275/35. i'm using eibach sportline springs which lowers about 2" with tokico shocks/struts. the front will rub on full lock, but this can be bandaid with rack limiters. i have to roll all four fenders to clear tire rubbing. lowering the car 1.5" might be a better option to minimize rubbing.
the wheel offsets will play a role with how flush the wheels sit in relation to the fenders. the 5-lug setup you choose will also play a role. i have '94/95 spindles and fox length rear axles. this keeps everything somewhat close to stock specs.
with 17" wheels, you'll want to stick with 255/40 up front. it will still rub like 18s, but again it depends on how low your car is and your setup.
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silver n black
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i hv 96 spindles n a 94 disc rear end, i might get a good deal on sum steeda lowering spring n sum blue tokico shocks. I wanted my set up to consist of 18x9 n 18x10 , but dnt kno the tire sizes yet so that y im askn for help guys !
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i hv 96 spindles n a 94 disc rear end, i might get a good deal on sum steeda lowering spring n sum blue tokico shocks. I wanted my set up to consist of 18x9 n 18x10 , but dnt kno the tire sizes yet so that y im askn for help guys !
96 spindles are really bad, you probably won't be able to fit 245's unless you stretch out your front fenders.
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/index.php?main_page=tech_front_susp_spindle_warning
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Eibach pro-kit + Tokico 5-way adjustables.. don't forget the MM CC plates
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if you run s197 offset wheels (`05+) then you'll be able to run wider wheels/tires.
the 94 rearend you're using is wider than stock so the back wheels will be hard to fit anything more than 265 if you run sn95 offset, with s197 offset you could probably run 275's.
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