84 Mustang wheel size

[MustangRacer]

I'm building an 84 GT drag car. Stock width 8.8, with Eibach drag springs I'm looking for advice on tire and wheel sizes for the rear. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[93notch408]

15 by 10 inch rim with 6.5 inch back spacing roll your lip beat up your inner wheel wells and rin a 28 by 10 w.

[MustangRacer]

Radial or bias? Just curious. I've considered running a 9 wide tire. say a 28x9x15, guessing a 5.5 inch BS?

[TWISTED]

Kinda all depends on what you wanna do... Is there a class your thinking about running with a tire restriction? Do you wanna know how big you can go or what?

[LilJuicedCoupe]

The 2 most common sizes run on rear of Fox bodies are 15x8 with 5.5" backspace and 15x10 with 6.5" backspace

[MustangRacer]

My intent is to run a bracket class at NRP. So most likely slicks not drag radials. I just wanted to know what tire/and or wheel combo will fit with a stock length rear.

[Billydroveit]

As started 10" with 6.5 backspace is biggest. 8" with 5.5 is most common. either will hold a 28 10 slick without much more than the common beating mods to teh wheel well and rolled fender lip. BTW the 10" inch rim makes a huge asthetic improvement!
Edit: here is my car with a 10" 6.5 backspace rim and 27X11.50 hoosier QTP, and before i centered the rear in tje car. It tucks a little more than the pic shows now.



This is the same tire on an 8" rim.

[Anthony]

i dont care what anyone says............ its still funny as hell that roger owns a mustang!

[Billydroveit]

i dont care what anyone says............ its still funny as hell that roger owns a mustang!

Yeah something i thought i'd never see! Like you always said...dollar for dollar, can't make a chevy run this fast! Specially on a high mile as ford built it short block...lol

[93notch408]

hows it hook on the street ?

As started 10" with 6.5 backspace is biggest. 8" with 5.5 is most common. either will hold a 28 10 slick without much more than the common beating mods to teh wheel well and rolled fender lip. BTW the 10" inch rim makes a huge asthetic improvement!
Edit: here is my car with a 10" 6.5 backspace rim and 27X11.50 hoosier QTP, and before i centered the rear in tje car. It tucks a little more than the pic shows now.



This is the same tire on an 8" rim.