Purchased 17x9 38 offset wheels, with 275 40 17 Nitto NT05r tires. I hope to try them out next week!

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I don't think those will clear the brakes.

 

Not sure if the Wheels will fit, but good job on the tire choice. Best DR on the market right now

 

Darn! Will try them on today

 

may need 18s at least

 

Fit just fine



Hope to try them out next week. I doubt I'm going to "break" them in properly... as in huge burnout followed by elevating the rears for a few days like I've read suggested.

 

Bought off ebay from discount tire, I was surprised as I purchased them in separate auctions that they mounted and balanced them prior to shipping!! Total cost 686 dollars shipped.

Hope I've helped a few who are looking into rims, I will weight the two later. I believe it was DV8 who gave me the best tire size from another thread, so thank you!

 

First time i've seen 17's on an F... interesting to see how much better your 1/4 times are now...keep us updated

 

You saw my 17 volks with mickys at the mega meet

 

^ooo I didn't know they were 17's Ryan! Same specs as SeanGTS?

 

My xxr522 17s weight 24 or so. How much those weight?

Really slay..nt05r? R888 toyo seem to grip harder even MT ET streets.

~Dv8

 

I think for some reason people thought you were going to put them up front lol.

 

51 lbs with tire, 22 lbs without.

 

Ya, I would say so. The R888 is a great tire, but doesn't give the same levels of straight line traction as the NTO5R. They work well for awd applications, but I have yet to see them come anywhere near a DR for RWD cars.

Have you tried an R888 setup on the F? I was thinking about getting a set for road racing.

 

Looks like a great dragstrip setup!