Good place to shop for wheels?

[slobin3d]

I've looked at tire rack and the local tire shops and their wheel selection is..... Limited.

I'm looking for wheels for my mustang. I know they are out there because I see hundreds of pictures all with different wheels, but I'll be damned if I can find them.

So where do you shop for wheels that aren't the same old same old?

BTW 5 x 4.5 lug pattern

[jason]

What kind of look are you going for something classic, or something modern?

[slobin3d]

Modern, 17"s All I ever seem to find are the american racing wheels torque thrust's and the elenore wheels, and a few similar while they look good on 64-70's they don't look right on my car

I want something that strikes me as somewhat unique, matches the car and matches all the suspension work and handling I'm trying to build into the car (even if it is a boat)

[jason]

What year car? What suspension stuff are you planning? Any idea on backspacing? Width?

[slobin3d]

Originally Posted by jason

What year car? What suspension stuff are you planning? Any idea on backspacing? Width?

1972 mustang coupe, Front Tubular upper and lower control arms and coil overs, and 4 link and coil over rears with 13" rotors in the front and discs in the rear.


17x7 in the front and 17x8 seems to be most common for my car, but I want to fill the fenders as much as possible, so that might change. Backspacing is one thing I still haven't figure out how to properly measure. I, and the body man that is helping me do the work, have been discussing rolling the wheel arches to get even more width But I don't want to be so wide that it negatively affects tire scrub or puts severe stress on the wheels/bearings/axles

[microgoat]

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[binaryterror]

For a Mustang you really need that back spacing since you aren't look for stock sizes.

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[EeePee]

I'd hit up Google for road race and autocross forum discussions about how big of a tire you can fit.

Or heck, go to an autocross and look. Someone usually has an early Mustang they still run.

[jason]

Originally Posted by slobin3d

13" rotors...17x7 in the front and 17x8

I know that the 12.19 rotors I have for my project require a 17" wheel, I'd bet a 13" rotor requires bigger, you might just want to double check.

[microgoat]

The stock wheels are probably close to a 0 offset, so going to wider ones (as long as they're also close to 0 offset) won't change much in the way of geometry, scrub radius or any of that. See what your brake manufacturer recommends for diameter. I think you'll be pretty close with a 13-inch rotor in a 17.

Just don't put 20-inch clown shoes on the poor thing.

[slobin3d]

Originally Posted by microgoat

The stock wheels are probably close to a 0 offset, so going to wider ones (as long as they're also close to 0 offset) won't change much in the way of geometry, scrub radius or any of that. See what your brake manufacturer recommends for diameter. I think you'll be pretty close with a 13-inch rotor in a 17.

Just don't put 20-inch clown shoes on the poor thing.

willwood says their 13" kit for my suspension requires a 17" I was reading that you can go max of 3.5 without rolling the fenders so add another .25 to that

[microgoat]

You gonna drive this thing year round, or summer only? No sense putting 10-inch wide tires on it if it's getting driven in the snow.

[crawlinnTN]

AWESOME!

[slobin3d]

Originally Posted by microgoat

You gonna drive this thing year round, or summer only? No sense putting 10-inch wide tires on it if it's getting driven in the snow.

Summer only no snow at all, not a daily driver

Originally Posted by crawlinnTN

AWESOME!

I've looked at the foose fishtail g's