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    OK I picked up my new 10th Anniversary wheels for my 82 GT the other night. I was hoping the 17 x 10s with the 275 tires would fit in the back with out too many problems with rubbing and clearance issues. Well I have found out they do not rub anything at all which is great
    I put the rears on and while I love the look of the wheel and the deep dish effect.....they are are sticking out so much past the fender. I like an aggressive stance but do you think this is a bit of an overkill?

    My 82 is only lowered about 0.5 or 0.7 inches in the rear as there is still quite a bit of gap. I have the Ford Racing B springs. So I am thinking maybe one thing to consider is to put a spring that will lower it more in the back? My front is pretty low already and I want to leave that alone. Or can I ask LMR if they will take the rears back and go with the smaller wheel/tire in the back. Now I know why I have not really seen anyone with a 79 to 84 with 10 inch wide wheels and a 275 tire in the back. I think the earlier fox chassis are smaller compared to 85 to 93 as it seems more common to see big wheels/tires on the later chassis cars. What do you guys think here?



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    They stick out too far. What length axles are you running? Stock fox body length or sn95?
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    I am not sure as I am trying to figure that out as that is what Jason (the wheel specialist) from LMR is wondering? I bought the car only about 5 weeks ago but have invoices for the work done. It looks like I got the following axle installed.

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    I just noticed on the invoice the date is Jan. 22, 1990! So I am assuming the 8.8 is for a Fox? Or maybe it could have been for another type of Ford?
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    Is there drum or disk brakes on it? I suspect since your profile says Svo brakes it’s a disc conversion with longer than stock axles and this is why you have issues. The disc axles are 3/4” wider per side. If this is the problem you will need standard fox length axles. And brackets for the calipers from lmr or north race cars to reduce the width.
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    I have 10” on the rear of my stock axled 79 and they do not stick out like that at all. Gotta be your axles as mentioned above

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5pointoh View Post
    OK I picked up my new 10th Anniversary wheels for my 82 GT the other night. I was hoping the 17 x 10s with the 275 tires would fit in the back with out too many problems with rubbing and clearance issues. Well I have found out they do not rub anything at all which is great
    Based on that bolded bit, I'm assuming you haven't tried driving the car yet? They may not rub anything at all while stationary, but the first time you hit a bump at speed those tires and going to smash into the rear quarters. And going with lowering springs is just going to make that even worse!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowetlx View Post
    What length axles are you running? Stock fox body length or sn95?
    I am not sure as I am trying to figure that out as that is what Jason (the wheel specialist) from LMR is wondering?
    Probably should've determined that before ordering wheels, since that's a critical piece of the fitment!


    Quote Originally Posted by 5pointoh View Post
    I bought the car only about 5 weeks ago but have invoices for the work done. It looks like I got the following axle installed.
    https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...b373/overview/
    Well, that's just the rear end housing; no axles were included. But if the 5-lug conversion dates to 1990, then it's obviously not SN95 parts. As stated below, if you've got SVO rear disks then you've got axles that are 1.25" longer than "normal" Fox axles. That would certainly explain the wheels sticking out like that!


    Quote Originally Posted by Lowetlx View Post
    Is there drum or disk brakes on it? I suspect since your profile says Svo brakes it’s a disc conversion with longer than stock axles and this is why you have issues. The disc axles are 3/4” wider per side.
    Actually, it's even worse for an SVO - those are 1-1/4" wider per side.
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    I have 10 in wheels with SN axles on my ’80 notch. The car was really low when I fitted these and had to get 255 tires. Wheels are 25 mm offset and there is almost 2 in space between wheel and body inside, so with huge offset it would work without cutting but already have flares installed.



    I have the same setup at front and it worked better. Now with flares I can get bigger tires

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    I have a complete 4 wheel disc brake conversion like the SVO. The original owner bought a brand new brake kit M-2300-E. This is what Jason from LMR is also thinking.
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    No I have plenty clearance from the fenders because the car is only mildly lowered. I have got the Ford Racing B springs which only lower the rear about 0.5 to 0.6 inches.

    Wow that can explain why it is sticking out so far especially if the SVO axis are 1.25 inch wider. That is why I have got this crazy ghetto look here lol

    Thanks for the info guys! Hopefully I can get it straightened out here with out too many issues and can keep the 17 x 10s in the back than to have to go back with 17 x 9s.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Firebolt View Post
    I have 10 in wheels with SN axles on my ’80 notch. The car was really low when I fitted these and had to get 255 tires. Wheels are 25 mm offset and there is almost 2 in space between wheel and body inside, so with huge offset it would work without cutting but already have flares installed.



    I have the same setup at front and it worked better. Now with flares I can get bigger tires
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    OK it looks like I will not be able to get the 17 x 10 wheel on the back of my car because of the longer SVO axles. Unfortunately if I want a proper fitment with these wheels I need to swap out the entire brake system. Changing out axles and brackets will not work as confirmed with both LMR and North Race Cars.

    Down the road I will consider painting the car as I still have original paint on my 82 and maybe at that point in time I will consider doing a full Cobra brake upgrade along with the SVE Series 3 wheels. For now I will stick with the 17 x 9s with 245s on all four corners.

    Thanks for the input everyone!
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    OK I tried the 17 x 9s with 245s in the back and it just does not look right. They fit and everything compared to the 17 x 10s and 275s but they look very plain. I may just tough it out with the "ghetto" look lol in the back until I do the Cobra brake upgrade down the road.

    I will get all the wheels on the car and post some pictures here when next weekend.
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    I had SVO rear brakes on my Zeph. It ended up being worth it to me to swap to SN95. Many of the wheel "options" you supposedly gain from a 5-lug conversion end up not fitting right with the SVO rear setup. The swap pulled my rear wheels in 1/2".
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    Quote Originally Posted by ZephyrEFI View Post
    I had SVO rear brakes on my Zeph. It ended up being worth it to me to swap to SN95. Many of the wheel "options" you supposedly gain from a 5-lug conversion end up not fitting right with the SVO rear setup. The swap pulled my rear wheels in 1/2".
    From what I am learning right now with the rear........you just gotta make sure you get the right offset. For example 10 inch wide wheels originally designed for an S197 mustang will generally fit no problem in the rear.

    What did you end up doing with the front? Did you convert to SN95 here as well? As there seems to be the "center cap" issue here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5pointoh View Post
    Great! A stang and FEP member from Finland! I like the black theme on your car.
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    Only a little more rust fixing, and then I really need to start welding...

    Lookes like you got the frame welding done. The semi detached Kaksi nolla kolme. Rock the world!

    I've loved the four square look of a Fox with the shorter axles.

    Great info here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5pointoh View Post
    From what I am learning right now with the rear........you just gotta make sure you get the right offset. For example 10 inch wide wheels originally designed for an S197 mustang will generally fit no problem in the rear.

    What did you end up doing with the front? Did you convert to SN95 here as well? As there seems to be the "center cap" issue here.
    That's true. I actually went to SVO wheels. They have very similar offset to S197 wheels.

    I never had SVO front brakes. That's another reason I changed brakes, the mismatch.

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    Sorry for this OT...

    Quote Originally Posted by xctasy View Post
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...33#post1873533



    Lookes like you got the frame welding done. The semi detached Kaksi nolla kolme. Rock the world!

    I've loved the four square look of a Fox with the shorter axles.

    Great info here.
    Actually that is before pick, the car is still in million pieces and front frame rails are waiting in my basement. Had to move the car and that project is now on hold. At least I made trunk floor, rear fenders and firewall ready. I guess I’ll put some picks when the car is back on its wheels.

    Still looking for crossflow head for that monster engine.

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