need some wheel width sizing help....

[mr.p]

so ive been looking at getting some bullit or cobra rims for the ex, so far the only ones i see for the bullets are 17x8" there was a set of polished 18x9's or something but they got sold before i could go look at them...there are a set of cobra's that are 17x10.5" in the rear and 17x9" in the front will these fit my truck? also wondering exactly how wide 17-18" rims can go on a stock ex, i will lower it about 2" front, and 1 3/8" rear eventually mby before i get rims, but will the EE rear sway bar affect rear tire width? i like the look of beefy wide muscle car tires i do not want the rims/tires to stick out of the fender at all, if anyone has the correct size and backspacing that im seeking let me know! 18" wide rims, with possibly wider tires, i love the cooper cobra tires with the white walls out i had a set on my 91 chevy 2500 and it made a world of difference! smaller diameter than stock but really wide and fit inside the fender...


:edit: but i wheel spacers are deffinately possible if needed, im not afraid!..mby 1" spacers with a wider rim would help me out some...

 

[askingxforxit]

! 18" wide rims, with possibly wider tires, i love the cooper....

Uh 18'' wide rims would definitely stick out of the fender well....are you thinking 18" TALL??

I'd stop by a good tire and wheel shop and have someone look it it for you. Ask to speak to the manager and have him look at the ex. Thats the best I can tell ya.

Take pics when you get this done, I'd like to see an explorer rollin on 18's!!

 

[RangerTab]

if you want a badass set of wheels and tires i have a friend on my local Mustang website that has a set hes selling, i think they are staggered, 17x9 and 17x10..

 

[mr.p]

holy crap 18 inches wide :| no tall of course that would be insane! will 18 inch tall with like 9.5 inch wide rims fit decent on the front? and go 10-10.5 in the rear, does that sound doable with a lowered 2-2.5" front and 1 3/8 rear with an explorer express swaybar...

 

[RangerTab]

holy crap 18 inches wide :| no tall of course that would be insane! will 18 inch tall with like 9.5 inch wide rims fit decent on the front? and go 10-10.5 in the rear, does that sound doable with a lowered 2-2.5" front and 1 3/8 rear with an explorer express swaybar...

itl be fine as long as the backspacing is right..

you do know that the tires will probably cost more than the wheels right?:thumbdwn:

 

[mr.p]

really for 18 inch tires? im thinking im gonna get 17 inch bullits because ive been street parking alot lately and my stock 16's are about 1-1.5" away from rubbing :thumbdwn:...anywho anyone interested in some 16" 02 sport teardrops with nexen sp?, tires, they have like 80% tread left and do great in the rain! mby ill post an ad see if anyones interested might motivate me to go buy rims...

 

[RangerTab]

as long as the overall height doesnt change much youll be fine..


a 235/70/16 is about the same as a 275/40/18 as far as overall height goes, if not a bit shorter..


google plus 1 sizing..

 

[Turdle]

I have 17x9 wheels with 275 60 17 tires-
I have my torsion bars flipped with about 1/4" of bolt cranked in for a fulll safe drop of about 2.75"
The rear is just 2" ( or whatever) EE blocks. This gives a slight rake to the stance.


I would go no wider anywhere-there are slight rub marks in the inner rear fender-
and
I have a rub at full lock on the front sway bar-
shortening the swaybar end links will help a bit-but only slightly.

I had to re locate the rear brake cable to inside the rear control arm-
I also needed to grind a bit of clearance on the front upper control arm -upper ball joint area. There is about 1/16" clearance now between the tire side wall and upper ball joint after the grinding.

You can see if you click my truck in my signature.

 

[mr.p]

very nice truck you have there , so your wheels are 9 inches wide and you ran into some issues? could i get a different backspacing so it sticks outside mby an inch or so, spacers i am ok with if i can get another inch of width, how wide are my stock teardrop 16's? im thinking some 17 or 18inch bullits...gotta lower before wheels tho!

 

[mr.p]

so i ended up getting 18x9 cobra rims, the offset is +24mm what size spacer should i get to make these work? or is a spacer needed? they are replica's and the only ones ive seen like them, with the machined center and they are an odd style rim, i like them, just want to know if theyll fit before i get them painted black