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Old 01-19-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2007 Mustang GT 18"Wheels Question

Is it just my imagination or what.
When I look at my car with the stock GT rims vs. say a GT with the 18" alums , is the car with the18" sitting higher or look more nose down back up? I know the tire size is different as well.

Sounds crazy but this is where guys like me get the facts

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All depends on the size tire they are running really, and if they did any suspension mods
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Stoenr,

I should have asked the question more clearly, I mean a stock 2007 or 8 from Ford. Using the 55's on the 17' rims vs. using the 50's on the 18" rims bring the car to really the same rear height , correct?
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Ahh ok, I gotcha. Yeah the same height on both options, optical illusion? But I kinda know what your saying, and sometimes it looks that way to me also.
My buddy has the 17, and I have the 18, and Im lowered in the rear nearly 1" and they look the same now, lol.
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Stoenr,


Well at least I know its now only me, the 18" just make the car look higher in the rear but the sidewalls are shorter that the 17" and its all the same in the end.

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