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    Rear tires stance (again)

    The pic of mrltd's wagon in the POTM running autocross shows exactly the problem I would like to address with my car. How do you get the rear wheels to stick out more with 17" wheels? Spacers or a wider rearend? The fronts look perfect. I want the rear to look as good as the front.


    '90 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
    Baseline 5.0L numbers totally stock, 123 rwhp, 239 rwtq
    5.4L swap coming soon.

    #2
    First of all, a wagon is a bit wider at the rear fenders than a sedan, so you won't need to come out quite as much for the same effect.

    When I put together the hillbilly SUV I got a set of wheel adapters off of ebay. 4.5" X5 spacers are pretty common. Just figure out how far out they can come without rubbing the fenders and order them.
    Owner of the only known 5 speed box wagon with a lift kit.
    AKA, Herkimer the Hillbilly SUV.



    Axle codes
    Open/Lock/Ratio #
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    G / H / 2.26
    B / C / 2.47
    8 / M / 2.73
    7 / - / 3.07
    Y / Z / 3.08
    4 / D / 3.42
    F / R / 3.45
    5 / E / 3.27
    6 / W / 3.73
    2 / K / 3.55
    A / - / 3.63
    J / - / 3.85

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      #3
      The issue is that the track width is different front to rear...1.5" or 2.0" adapters should be enough, but that is a lot of spacer. A 10.5" Mustang wheel might work witout a spacer....I need to get one and trial fit it.
      Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

      Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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        #4
        Originally posted by mrltd
        The issue is that the track width is different front to rear...1.5" or 2.0" adapters should be enough, but that is a lot of spacer. A 10.5" Mustang wheel might work witout a spacer....I need to get one and trial fit it.

        My brother has a set of 17x10.5 Cobra R wheels i could throw on the rear of my car, but they wont work. 6.5" or 6.75" of backspace
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          #5
          Damn...I was thinking of 17x10.5 Bullits on mine...
          Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

          Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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            #6
            I put his 17 x 9 wheels on the rear and with no rotor they had a little clearance, so even with the rotor they will have no where enough clearance. Id imagine the bullets are the same unless you get dished ones.
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            R.I.P. Jason P Harrill 6-12-06

            http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=5634

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              #7
              19x8 infront and 20x10 in back?
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                #8
                19x8 infront and 20x10 in back?
                Hey look, it's Chip Foose...
                '89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
                '95 Ford Bronco XL -

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by capridrifter
                  19x8 infront and 20x10 in back?
                  Nope, 19x8 front and 19x10 rears, but that looks good only on aeros and whales, for a box either keep it 17" or less, or just go with the 20" Dayton wheels.

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