9550mustang
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Im running 245/45/17's on my mustang, and the front rubs a tad when i turn. Its starting to bug me alot and i was wondering if its possible to put 235's on the front?
tires size?
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marq.fcb
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I'm running 235-45-17 all tires but with the factory size shouldn't be a problem
OnyxCobra
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something is way off if a 245/45-17 is rubbing.
CC'S95GT
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OnyxCobra said:
I'm running 255's on the front with no rubbing.
What wheels are you running?
Were they for 05-09's?
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9550mustang
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the rims are 17x9's... they are called sportmax 006and the tires are fierce instinct... the tire has a small lip around it that sticks out about 1 centimeter from the rim. ill check to see if something else is wrong
That lip is a scuff guard to sort-of protect the rim. Since 245-45-17 tires were a GT option and 255-45-17 a Cobra option, I would guess that the wheels you have do NOT have the correct offset for a Mustang. I'm running 255-45-17 tires on 17x9 Mach 1 wheels without issue.
JiMi_DRiX
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I have 275's on the front on 18" wheels... and I still dont rub... I agree that your wheels arent properly spaced for the Mustang, they should in no way rub.
mustangspartan
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Sounds like you need a spacer. I was running 255 40 17 on my fox and that barely rubbed. The sn95 should have at least that to a 275 without rubbing.
OnyxCobra
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if the wheels are sticking out that far then Idk why there would be a rubbing issue. Is something hanging or sticking out that shouldn't be? What's it rubbing on?
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9550mustang
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they are rubbing on the sway bar and the lower control arm... could it be the off set? i was thinking about getting saleen rims on it soon, would that help?
