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    What you want to get are tires that are no more than about 25.7 tire diameter per FFR specs for full fenders. Your choice for fronts seem too big, will rub on turns.The rears seem too small, will not fill wheel wells side to side. You'll have a hard time trying to inflate the rears on a 10.5" wide wheel. Mine are 295 on 10" wheels.

    Fronts - 17x8.5 245/40/17. Exactly 25.7 assembled diameter
    Rears - 18x10 295/40/18. 26" assembled diameter

    There is a guide in the PDF manual appendix if you downloaded it.
    Last edited by Mastertech5; 11-07-2023 at 11:08 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mastertech5 View Post
    What you want to get are tires that are no more than about 25.7 tire diameter per FFR specs for full fenders. Your choice for fronts seem too big, will rub on turns.The rears seem too small, will not fill wheel wells side to side. You'll have a hard time trying to inflate the rears on a 10.5" wide wheel. Mine are 295 on 10" wheels.

    Fronts - 17x8.5 245/40/17. Exactly 25.7 assembled diameter
    Rears - 18x10 295/40/18. 26" assembled diameter

    There is a guide in the PDF manual appendix if you downloaded it.
    Ok
    Thoroughly confused
    Based on tiresize.com,
    your rears are 27.3 diameter. 295/40/18 on 18x10 rims
    Your fronts are 24.7 diameter. 245/40/17 on 17x8.5 rims
    I don’t get the size differences?
    I believe what you’re telling me, but based on your assembled measurements you gave me, they are to large for the full fenders
    Now this is all based on info from tiresize.com.
    Do I not rely on their info?
    God I hate this part!
    I did go by the 25.7 that FFR recommends. And I thought the sizes I chose would have worked. They both come in at 25.6
    ( I miss the old days of G-60 tires for everything!)
    PS….found a 10” wheel from ridler for the rears!
    Last edited by Guy G; 11-07-2023 at 07:42 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guy G View Post
    Ok
    Thoroughly confused
    Based on tiresize.com,
    your rears are 27.3 diameter. 295/40/18 on 18x10 rims
    Your fronts are 24.7 diameter. 245/40/17 on 17x8.5 rims
    I don’t get the size differences?
    I believe what you’re telling me, but based on your assembled measurements you gave me, they are to large for the full fenders
    Now this is all based on info from tiresize.com.
    Do I not rely on their info?
    God I hate this part!
    I did go by the 25.7 that FFR recommends. And I thought the sizes I chose would have worked. They both come in at 25.6
    ( I miss the old days of G-60 tires for everything!)
    PS….found a 10” wheel from ridler for the rears!
    Tires/Wheels and paint color were the two most stressful parts of my build.

    On Tire/Wheels after scratching my head for a couple months I finally said f**k-it and decided I liked the FFR Bonneville wheel/tire package enough where I was comfortable FFR knew enough where fit would not be an issue. Once they finally arrived, I was very happy with my decision because it was the look I was going for and the fit was dead on.

    Funny thing is on the 55 Ford F100 I finished building this year, there too, tire/wheels & color were my stress points.

    Jim
    33 Hot Rod w/ 302 & Tremec T5; paint color is 68 Ford Mustang GT LimeGold
    https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/show...s-Build-Thread

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