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84LX89GT · 03-20-2002, 01:48 AM

The tires you mention are approximately 25.7" in diamter, just like stock (looked up 245/50R16 BFGoodrich Radial TA....didn't know what tire you had). BUT.....having a wider wheel which is what you're likely to have and having a different offset is VERY likely to cause the rubbing you're talking about when turning. Chances are the wheel is at fault for that. As for the gas tank, unless the car is sitting lower or you're taking some pretty steep hills straight on i don't see why the tank is dragging. The tanks hang down pretty low but shouldn't scrape that much. How fast do you take the hills?

03-20-2002, 01:48 AM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	The tires you mention are approximately 25.7" in diamter, just like stock (looked up 245/50R16 BFGoodrich Radial TA....didn't know what tire you had). BUT.....having a wider wheel which is what you're likely to have and having a different offset is VERY likely to cause the rubbing you're talking about when turning. Chances are the wheel is at fault for that. As for the gas tank, unless the car is sitting lower or you're taking some pretty steep hills straight on i don't see why the tank is dragging. The tanks hang down pretty low but shouldn't scrape that much. How fast do you take the hills? __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)