Next step: rims/tires

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Well I'm going to wait till the fall until I put my car away for the winter to install the blower cams/valve springs/retainers. So, my next step will be to sell my 18x9 saleen rims with tires and go with a better setup. This is what I plan on getting so far:

15x4 front rims:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-521-5465PS/

15x8 w/ 5.5 bs:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-521-5866PS/

275/60/15 MT ET street radials:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3754R/

Front tires????
Not sure what I should go with there?

Thats what I have so far.
Will I need spacers?
What size/brand front tire should I go?
And the only other thing I can think of is lug nuts.
Am I missing anything?
 

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A lot of people run a 165/80/15 on the fronts...its a kumho tire....heres a link to what im running on mine.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Kumho&model=Power+Star+758&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&partnum=68TR5758&tirePageLocQty=%26partnum%3D68TR5758


Spacers are up to the rim basically.....the greg welds im running dont need spacers and stock studs work.

With prostars people were running spacers and longer studs...so you may need spacers and studs to make those fronts work.

What do those rims weigh anyways?


Should be a badass setup, Im running 15x8 with 4.5 bs and it comes out to the fender...I like the wider look better myself but you may have problems with rubbing.
 
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awesome, after talking to some guys over at MPH they said those were the exact tires I should go with. Im not exactly positive what the summit ones weigh, but I heard that they weight about 1lb heavier (per rim) than the pricey Weld Pro Stars. If I can save $500 and have an extra 4lbs all around, so be it. I just really need to make sure I can sell my current saleen setup. I really dont think that should be a problem though
 

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Why not keep them for when you wanna roll around on street tires?

Having bigs/skinnes all the time I'm sure you will want to....
 

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my96gtstang said:
Why not keep them for when you wanna roll around on street tires?

Having bigs/skinnes all the time I'm sure you will want to....

bigs and skinnies all the time is the shit...lol

Im gonna ride around with mine all the time
 

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Well if I had what yall have maybe it would be worth while... traction wise..

Yall left me in the dust... I am getting a new trans in a few days though for 300 bucks hopefully then I wanna get it semi built. Justin get on AIM and chat.
 
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haha, im definately going to sell the saleens. I can probably get around $800 for the setup.
That should almost pay in full the big/skinny setup. I really dont mind riding around on the bigs/skinnies. I think i only put 3-4k on the stang a year anyway lol
 
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lol you'll get there man, takes tons of patience, time, and of course, the green
 

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I say go with mickey thompson sportsmans up front. I had those kumhos once and didnt like them too much.. Then i went with the mickeys and i will never go back to them
 
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why didnt you like them? its such a drastic price difference though that its hard to resist!
 

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blown97stanger said:
why didnt you like them? its such a drastic price difference though that its hard to resist!

just didnt like the feel of them up front on my 3.5s.. If price is part of the decision then go with them but i spent alil extra to get the sportsmans..
 

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I got 15x5s up front just to be "safer" on the street


I doubt theres much differance the 3.5 inch tires are gonna make on the front anyway
 

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