02TransAm/Batmobile

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yea, i heard that too, .. i hope they are available soon

ss292355

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01bird58 what size tires and brand are you running.seeing your car made my mind up.i'm definitly doing the same combo.was wondering if you have any rubbing issues.i have 11's in the rear now and have some rubbing.i have the eagle gsd3 315 35 and they seam to run a little wider. thanks for any info you can give

01bird58

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I am running Sumitomos 315/35/ZR17. The only issue I had was that the driver side wheel was a little close to the bumpstop. Some members on here mistakenly take the bump stop off, when really it is an important piece that prevents your shocks from compressing too much. These rims are easy to keep clean too

jimmypop13

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when i finally get my car out of the bodyshop, I've got some of these waiting at home but in anthracite!

ss292355

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thanks for the info .those wheels on a fbody look incredible.i can't wait to order.just can't decide if i'm going to keep the staggered look or just do 9's all around

BAN-LS1

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can i run 10.5's on all 4 with 285/40's ????

Tim98TA

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Some pics in this thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/640396-anthracide-ttm-s-cayenne-red-metallic-lti.html

TARV

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OMG are you really wanting Mustang wheels on your F-Body?

MannyZ28

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Mistakenly? I think you are mistakenly assuming that your stock bumpstops are going to do you some good when you get the car airborne. The wider wheel is a lot closer to the wheel well than your stock 17 x 9 was. The stock bumpstop has the correct size to work with that size wheel and it's relative location to the wheel well. But now that your wheel is much closer to the wheel well, the bumpstop will not engage the rear axle in time to keep you from suffering any damage in the event you hit the mother of all dips in the road, or get the car airborne.

I took mine out for convenience sake, and also because the stock ones I had on there wouldn't do jack for me with 11" wheels in the back. Think about it, when SLP sells you 17 x 9" take off wheels to replace the stock 16 x 8's on from a Z28 or Trans Am, they "urge" you to spring for the "jounce bumper" which is just a spacer to relocated the bumpstop further down and therefore closer to the rear axle by about half an inch. When I upgraded from the stock 16 x 8 to a set of 00 SS wheels, I bought this spacer and installed it. But when I moved up to 11's, I just took all that stuff out. Why? Because if you have 315's in the back, you should KNOW that rubbing can be an issue, so you drive accordingly. It's no different than lowering your car with Long Tubes, you know you have to drive more careful so you won't scrape.

I am aware of the fact that bumpstops are a safety feature, but in their stock location they won't save your car from damage when you have 315's in the back. I read that you used a spacer to bring the wheel out more, so depending on how far that is, this might not affect you as much. Either way, it's a risk to take them out, but leaving them in is a hassle when the car needs to be worked on, and also...should you ever get the car airborne with them in, and a spacer wasn't used to bring the wheel more to the outside, then you ought to be in for a nice spark show when the wheel gets caught on the bumpstop while the car is in mid air and the suspension at full droop! LOL.

01bird58

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^I agree with just about eveything you said, which is why I had my local mechanic install the correct amount of wheel spacers for $30 so the bumpstops will function properly.
When this issue first came up for me, Sam Strano, a suspension vendor, strongly advised not to take them off. As well as a moderator on here, I think XstaZ28 or something.
I guess the real moral of the story, dont get your car airborne.

jimmypop13

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my car has been airborne! it's still in the shop from mid november when a guy on a celphone didn't look & nailed me into a curb and i went AIRBORNE!!!

candlelit

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haha I love hearing that but it's going to get annoying. it's funny cause the bullits are the mustang wheels, not the torque thrusts. actually, the bullits are copies of the original TTs. it doesn't matter what kind of wheels you put on your car, as long as you like em. I just ordered a set of anthracites.

98_Formula

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gotta put the wheels to good use...














... i kid, i kid

01bird58

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Getin off topic, but I went sailing through the air once, all 4 tires up, going 80 on one of my hilly side streets. Trees were lined up on all sides, came down scraping the undercarriage. This was years ago when I was a teenager, definitely one of my dumbest maunuvers ever.

01bird58

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Good, someone whos knows what they are talking about This style rim has been around since the 50's and Ford ended up getting sued years back.

arcticwhiteTA

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I had my old 1989 Cadillac DeVille in the air one time...quite an interesting experience...amazingly it stayed together.

arcticwhiteTA

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And Tim, those wheels look great on that LT1...that's a very clean lookin' car!

Tim98TA

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Thanks for the compliments

MannyZ28

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Looks like you really did your homework then! I am really not too concerned about it, especially since I live in the eternal flatness that is called Florida, all roads are pretty good for the most part and nice and flat. The few dips I have encountered weren't severe enough for me to bottom out, not even close. It did a number on my rears though as far as the fender lip goes, got a few slicing incidences there.... but that was before I installed a UMI double adjustable rod-ended panhard bar.

Hawk108

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Ttt....anybody got some black ttm's on a red firehawk? Im thinking itd look sick