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15" wheels on a FD??

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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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15" wheels on a FD??

Ok, a lil odd of a question I know but i searched and found that LUPE did this.. but i couldnt find what size tires, backspacing, wheel size exe he was running. and if there were any mods he had to do to make them fit or clear the calipers..

ok so a friend of mine whos a mustang man, asked me if id ever put weld pro stars on my car.. I said no cause i dont think they would fit.. but after really thinking about it.. they very well might fit.. im not sure tho.. I wont ever do it i dont think.. but it was worth me asking on here..

what offset in the rear would you need on a stock FD to make a set of 15x10's fit? and what size tire would be the biggest you could get on that??

if anything it be nice for the strip when i go since i dont have the stock wheels anymore.. i can just bolt on some welds and et drags and have at it!!!

anyone know??
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Why not just get 16x10?
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Old Nov 22, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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well i could but still whats the backspacing that would be needed, offset etc??
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 01:54 AM
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message viking war hammer.. thats lupes new name
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 09:36 AM
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Eric ran a ford 8.8 rear axle not the irs so he did not have the suspension arm problem you have on the 15'' wheel in the rear. You can fit quite a few 15'' front wheels on the 7 but the back requires more research and i dont thinks 10'' 15's have been done yet.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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i got ya.. i was thinking the brake calipers would be the issue.. but i got ya
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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15' on an fd...would not look good
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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its for a drag setup hu he also used feed fender flares but if you still want it look up weld wheels in the search
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 4CN A1R
15' on an fd...would not look good
I dont think wheel hop and broken axles look good either, not to mention the 2.0 plus 60 ft times!!
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