new Roush wheels

86capriasc · Post by **86capriasc** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:10 pm

Hi all,
I just picked these up today dirt cheap. They're Roush Racing 17X7 4-lug wheels. I am thinking about maybe painting these to match the car.
Either orange to match the stripes or Blue to match paint with an ASC emblem in the center.
What do you think?

Thanks,
Mike

Post by **negusm** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:25 pm

Are you sure 17s won't rub in the front? (remember it wasn't until 1990 that they widened the front area) Only one way to tell I guess is to try it.

Thos look nice. You need n20capri to photoshop them in orange with a machined outer lip cause I can't picture it.

-Mike

86capriasc · Post by **86capriasc** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:28 pm

I'm hoping that with a 225/40/17 tire they will be fine. Yeh that would be great if someone could photoshop them. I had a set of 17's on my 89 with 215/50 tires that didn't rub so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

eric5oh · Post by **eric5oh** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:39 pm

86capriasc wrote:I'm hoping that with a 225/40/17 tire they will be fine. Yeh that would be great if someone could photoshop them. I had a set of 17's on my 89 with 215/50 tires that didn't rub so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

I had 17's on mine with no issues. I used 225/45/17's in the front.

asc709 · Post by **asc709** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:05 pm

I run 17's on my car. Fronts are 245/45/17's.

The wheels are 17" x 9" so I had to install one more rack limiter on each side. Turning radius sucks but I don't get any wheel rub that will cause concern.

86capriasc · Post by **86capriasc** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:48 pm

Well I installed the driver's side wheels today. Looks like there will be no problem with clearence on the front tires. I did notice the backspacing on the rear wheels if off though. It sits too far in the wheelwell. I guess it is time to pick up that turbo coupe rearend that I have been wanting.

By the way, how wide of a tire can fit on a 7" rim?

shelbyscarab · Post by **shelbyscarab** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:21 pm

Well, not sure about the capri wheel wells. But,

I finally went ahead and got the Cobra Rs for mine. 17x8s for the front/17x9s for the rear - tires are all 255/40/17s. They look GREAT, however I do have some rubbing in the front. I'm currently trying to figure out how to solve the problem. Wondering if I put 235s or 225s on the front will work. Or if I'm going to have to put steering limiters on it.

I'll have pictures up soon. I can't believe how it changes the look of the car.