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    Some homemade widebody mustang pictures here;

    http://s301.photobucket.com/user/tho...tart=20&page=2

    Pages 4 and 5 get into how he did it.

    Dude has some skills.

    Jess
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    Makes everything I've ever done look easy.
    1983 Mustang G.T. No-option stripper- I like strippers.
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    So is it best I go with 94-95 front suspension and a the rear since I will be adding fender flares?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brianj View Post
    Makes everything I've ever done look easy.
    Ya, It has me really thinking about cutting my car up. One biggie holding me back is that I just bought a set of 18" rims and tires. The extra width gained with SN-95 front control arms and rear axles, does not seem to be worth the amount of work involved, unless new rims with a different offset were used.

    Jess
    Previously owned;
    1979 Mustang, v6 swapped to EFI 393, custom installed m122 blower, 4r70w trans, Megasquirt II, T-top swaped in.
    1990 Mustang, 545 BBF, C-4 with brake, ladder bars.
    1983 Mustang, 1984 SVO Mustang
    1984 Mustang convertible, v6 swapped to 351
    1986 Mustang GT, 1989 Mustang GT convertible
    1992 Mustang coupe, 4 swapped to 302

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    I was planning on using fr500 18x10 rear and 17x9 or 18x9 in the front

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    Quote Originally Posted by wraithracing View Post
    The car in question is a drawing, so that is always suspect. You can make anything work in 2D, it's the 3D that makes things difficult!

    The flares in question are actually 260Z fender flares. This subject has been discussed and several Fox Mustang Road Racers have used these type of flares for additional tire clearance. I won't say they are a direct bolt on as some massaging is needed to make them fit, but the 260Z flares are very close in shape to the Mustang's fenders and quarters. The flares themselves are pretty flexible so the install is pretty easy. JDM seems to be the major seller or manufacturer of the flares and they are generally selling them as "universal" as they can be made to fit a lot of vehicles.

    Here are a couple of links that should help you out.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Fender-F...d57476&vxp=mtr

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Fender-F...d558a7&vxp=mtr

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Nissan-f...dde9c0&vxp=mtr

    Good Luck!

    Trey
    Hey Trey - The flares in the concept drawing I incorporated into the satin black 85 "XFOX" concept are in fact the Tiger Racing fender flares. No questions here LOL!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyGMachine View Post
    Hey Trey - The flares in the concept drawing I incorporated into the satin black 85 "XFOX" concept are in fact the Tiger Racing fender flares. No questions here LOL!
    Good to know and thanks for setting me straight!
    ​Trey

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    Quote Originally Posted by wraithracing View Post
    The car in question is a drawing, so that is always suspect. You can make anything work in 2D, it's the 3D that makes things difficult!

    The flares in question are actually 260Z fender flares. This subject has been discussed and several Fox Mustang Road Racers have used these type of flares for additional tire clearance. I won't say they are a direct bolt on as some massaging is needed to make them fit, but the 260Z flares are very close in shape to the Mustang's fenders and quarters. The flares themselves are pretty flexible so the install is pretty easy. JDM seems to be the major seller or manufacturer of the flares and they are generally selling them as "universal" as they can be made to fit a lot of vehicles.

    Here are a couple of links that should help you out.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Fender-F...d57476&vxp=mtr

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Fender-F...d558a7&vxp=mtr

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Nissan-f...dde9c0&vxp=mtr

    Good Luck!

    Trey
    So I did the rendering of the black fox body with the fender flares in question. They are pretty close to scale and in fact drawn to replicate the look of the Tiger Racing flares. These are still available and I think you can get all 4 for about $750 retail. They offer 2" more room for tire fitment.
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    I've seen people try to fit JDM Datsun/Nissan over fenders or flares with a mixed bag of results...usually poor fitting. The Nice thing about the Tiger Racing flares is that they are designed to FIT the 79-93 Mustang Fox Bodies. With any fiberglass parts, they will need to be adjusted and possibly slightly modified to achieve perfect fit - depending how picky you are.
    John McBride

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