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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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18x9 or 18x10 Bullitts... Pros & Cons?

I'm happy with the stock 17in. Bullitts up front, but I'm thinking about some fatter rubber out back. 18x10 is my first guess, but is there a reason I might want to look at an 18x9 instead?
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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Nope...Go for the 18x10 throw on some huuugee tires and don't look back


Edit: Off topic but I was wondering if anyone sold 18x9 Bullitts that aren't deep dish. Because I like the 99-04 Bullitts where the fronts are regular and the rears are DD.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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Wheelreplica has some 18x9s that arent deep dish, and so does MRT.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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The ones at MRT look pretty deep dish to me?
http://mrt-direct.com/2005/Pages/bullittwheels05.php

And Im not sure what size to look at for the wheels on WheelReplica
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 07:45 PM
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Thanks for the input.
And Hartman, you have any pics of your '05 with the 18x9s on the back?
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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I have 18X9's all the way around. Side by side with a stock GT the 18X9's appear to be quite a bit wider. Here's a pic from the rear.
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by OKLACOP
I have 18X9's all the way around. Side by side with a stock GT the 18X9's appear to be quite a bit wider. Here's a pic from the rear.
Nice. Any 3/4 rear views of your Stang?
And what size rubber are you running out back?
Sweet ride, btw.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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The pros and cons...pros..having them is nice,cons...not having them sucks.Your Mustang will take a 10" wide rim out back and some a nice fat tires.Its been done.Go for it and let the good times roll.

Choose your backspacing carefully so you can stuff a fat tire on the rear without sticking out.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MrMojo1953
Nice. Any 3/4 rear views of your Stang?
And what size rubber are you running out back?
Sweet ride, btw.
His sig shows 255/45 BFG KDW2s
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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go with 18x10 and huge tires for the rear.... you wont be sorry.

I do think that the color of the bullets out there wont match the stock rim color, but i could be wrong. I remember reading on one site that colors arent perfect matches to stock rim colors.

widest possible in the back..
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 06GTwJUICE
go with 18x10 and huge tires for the rear.... you wont be sorry.

I do think that the color of the bullets out there wont match the stock rim color, but i could be wrong. I remember reading on one site that colors arent perfect matches to stock rim colors.

widest possible in the back..
Go for the meat! but I think 06GTwJUICE is right you may have a problem matching the color!...
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 06GTwJUICE
go with 18x10 and huge tires for the rear.... you wont be sorry.

I do think that the color of the bullets out there wont match the stock rim color, but i could be wrong. I remember reading on one site that colors arent perfect matches to stock rim colors.

widest possible in the back..
Yeah... I'd heard the color matching problem too. Sounds like a sure way to
get me to buy 4 instead of two. What a p!sser.
Thanks for the advice.
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