Howdy,
I'm brand new to the forum, obviously, and have recently purchased a 68 Mustang Coupe. It had the stock wheels and rims on it (14x6 with 195x60 I believe or maybe 205x60).
Well, the first thing we wanted to do is put nice wheels on it! So I did some research and found this site:
http://www.classic-mustang.net/jay/shelby/wheels.html. Looked pretty good, so I decided on getting some rims based on that site.
I went with a 15x8 with 4" backspacing in a chrome punch out style (40 bucks a rim). Then I went with the Yokohama YK420 in size 195x60.
I got them on and went for a drive. As soon as I hit a dip in the road the driver's side front tire went into the fender and gouged the sidewall up! The tire didn't blow, but there's chunks missing.
I managed to get the wheel well lip pushed back up, it wasn't too bad. But now I can't drive my Stang!!
I do think my shocks are shot. You can push the fender right into the tire with your bare hands. You can also pull up on the wheel well causing about 5-6" of clearance between the lip and the rubber. That doesn't seem right.
I called around to find some information. Talked to a couple other 'stang buddies... Found a website:
http://www.drgas.com/ I called them up, wanting to know more about Progressive Rate Coil Springs. The guy told me I need to get their Wedge Camber Correction kit too ($239). I decided to just get the 390/520 lbs per inch springs ($159). And some new shocks, probably KYB.
Is there anything else I may be missing? It only did it on the driver's side, and I had to drive home at 10 mph. And it didn't do it with the old wheel s and rims!! And I know I'm dumb, because I've already ditched the old wheels/rims... I'll post pictures when I get home for work.
Am I an idiot for getting that size rim? Should I have gotten a 7" rim?? What do you think??
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