Thread: 17x9 okay? what tire size?

been looking at these:
eBay Motors: Anthracite Mustang FR500 Wheels 17x9 ultralight 20lbs! (item 290196396166 end time Jan-11-08 15:52:22 PST)

how well will a 17x9 fr500 wheel fit on our gp's? the offset is +24.

what tire would fit on this rim as well as the fender well of the gp?

just wondering for spring.

They are going to stick out way past the fender. In a 9" wheel you need to stay in the +35mm area.

I used to run 17x9 Cobras with a 24mm offset.

which fr500s are most people running? i really like the look of them and i know they fit as far as bolt pattern.

It's all depending of if you are or plan to lower really. If you lower the car and hit a bump they're going to rub.

my car is lowered, all the fenders are rolled. i had some 19x8 mille miglias with 245/40/19 on em and they rubbed pretty bad.

how do yours fit, you have the 18x9s right?

I do and they fit great.

I rolled the rear fenders and my fronts are +33mm offset with a +31mm offset in the rear.

I can have 3 people in the rear and have my trailer hooked up and they won't rub. I can even turn the steering wheel lock to lock without them rubbing at all.

so what youre saying is, is that i can run those fr500s without much of a problem, or no? do they come far enough out to come into contact with the whole fender itself?

They won't hit untill you hit a bump, but they are going to cause a problem because you're lowered.

Best bet is to use an '05+ wheel like I am.

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I am debating on getting me some bullits on my 04 comp-g, but I am going to use the 94-04 style. It is quite a bit more aggressive looking that way.

damn, i want some fr500's though. hah.

Get 'em then, haha. Just do it because that is what NIKE told me to do.

i dont care to run them if i cant take cornors. i want a 17" wheel that looks nice that i can but a decent sized tire on. i dont want to run 245s on the stock 16s anymore.

i already had pimpin rims on it, but they are sold a couple months ago. needed money and they were the easiest to make money with.




19s baby!

Why not do the new torque stars that come on 04+ comp-g's like mine. Those look nice, but I do like your old ones, those were def pimpin'.

i dont like those that much. ive thought of the machined face comp g wheels, but i dont like how they are different on each side of the car.

yep I hate that too. but you can't really look at both sides of the car at once. haha

there are +30 offset for the 05+ fr500s or there is a +40 for the gt4s. eh, i hate rim shopping. i want like 30 sets and ill just change them every day of the month. hah.

i also like the new se rims. how wide are those?

yes, buy me a set while you are at it, or just let me borrow one of the 30 sets, haha.

+40 would be fine

im looking at these:

ENKEI RSV Gunmetal Gloss Wheel Rim Package at WheelsNext.com

they are cheap and they look good. basically the new gp se wheels.