It doesnt matter what size rim you run,.. 15, 16, 17 or 18,.. hell even a 19 will work in a fox. So long as you dont exceed a 26" over all tire diameter you can make it work in a fox with the right back spacing.

Here is a Fox lowered on 19" wheels. According to the owner,.. no rubbing issues at all.


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On my wife's 96 Cobra we ran 17x9 up front with 275/40 rubber and 17x10.5 out back with 315/35 rubber. This kept both the front and the rear tires at the same diameter so the ABS was happy. The overall diameter is 25.6 inches. I want to recreate the same staggard wheel look that we had on that car.

I've run 275/40 up front on a fox before. The only rubbing was on the inside plastics. I modified it and eliminated the rubbing. How ever on my car I'll be running coil overs and a 17x9 wheel with 275 rubber will rub the springs on the coil overs. I have 17x9 4 lug wheels on the car now,.. thats how I know they rub. The solution would be to run a 1/2" wheel spacer,.. but this will put the wheel too close to the fender and with out modifying it I'll get fender rubbing.

The main reason I'm going with 18's and not the 17" that I would prefer to run is because of the available rim sizes for the wheels I want. I need a 9.5 - 10 inch wheel out back and trying to find a 17x9.5 or 17x10 with the right back space is difficult. But finding 18x9.5 and 18x10 seem to be very common sizes and are available with the correct back spacing I need.

With a 255/35/18 tire up front,.. the over all diameter will be 25 inches. Thats smaller than if I had a 245/45/17 up front. This will fit up front with out the need of a wheel spacer to clear the coil overs and will not rub the fender.

Out back I could theoretically run a 17x10.5 with a 315 tire. I could make it work,.. but again,.. I have coil overs out back and 17x10.5 with a 315 tire puts the rubber right on the spring of the coil over. Wheel spacer with that size wheel is not an option because there just isnt enough fender to make it work. I want to go for the staggard wheel look. A 18x9.5 wheel with a 6" BS will fit perfectly,.. as will a 18x10 with a 6.2" BS. They will both tuck in the fender nicely and just need some minimal inner fender well management,.. (BFH mod). When I had 27x10.5 ET Streets on the car I could barely get a finger in between the rubber and the coil over.

I'm going to try to keep body roll to a minimum, running 225lb springs out back and 325lb springs up front,.. plus I will have some pre-compression on the springs when I lock them down to the ride height I want. Then using sway bars front and rear from my wife's old 96 Cobra. This should (Hopefully) minimize body roll.

This is with a 17x9 5.975" BS Rim and 275/40 rubber on the back. I can just barely squeeze 2 fingers between the rubber and coil over. With a 10.5 wheel and 6.5 BS I'm afraid it will put the tire into the spring. A 18x10 wheel with a 6" BS and 285 rubber should fit perfectly. Ditto with a 18x9.5 wheel.





Hurst