alrighty...

what do yall think of 17x8 (245/45/170) up front, and 17x10.5 (315/35/17) in the rear.

Im in need of new tires in the rear, the front are still good... so i figured if i could get the package deal on the back that am offers ( http://www.americanmuscle.com/anthra...-set-9904.html ) and two seperate 17x8's ( http://www.americanmuscle.com/anthra...17x8-9498.html ) and reuse the front tires, maybe i could save a little money.. Would this be a good idea? would it effect the handling? Would it look odd?

I am on a high school budget.. And yes i have checked through craigslist...

 

I had to the same set up on my 02 and it looked really good. I already had the 17x8's as stock but bought 2 17x10's from AM for the back. I probably have a pic saved on my old laptop, I'll try and find it and post it up for you.

 

Thank-you!!!

 

If you have all rims and just want that wide look just get wheel spacer from AM and you still do tire rotation

 

I do not have the rims, wheel spacers won't work in factory wheels.

 

Spacers are gay anyway.

I think I will look good but 275s in the front will look and handle better. The problem with sever staggered setups like that is the car will be more likely to under-steer then if the profiles were closer together. i ran 235s on the front with 275s and it didn't look bad but it did look small and I could feel the car want to under-steer and ran into that problem a lot during Autocross's. Cant deny saving some money but that's just been experiences.

 

That's what I figured, but I don't plan on auto cross... I have a dealing it won't be toooooooo noticable, if at all..

 

Nah, It will be ok for street driving.

 

Here's mine, 315/35/17 nitto 555r on the rear and I believe 275/40/17 nitto 555 on the front...maybe they are 35 as well?

 

Wheel spacers are a neat idea. When it comes down to it I would NEVER put a spacer on the wheels unless it was a bolt on... Definitely no slip on's. It will take the amount of thread off your bolt and they have a high risk of making your wheel come off. And even if it was a bolt on I wouldn't put it on anything with any decent amount of power. And for sure not a mustang. Maybe a little civic with no power. But if you want to do it right and not have to worry about having a wheel or two come off while driving.... Get the rims!

 

I agree. Just another link to break..

 

Exactly. Just get the rims. And when you look at the car from behind with spacers you can tell the wheels are kicked out without a aggressive stance. (obviously).