Black Accent Wheels - Widest tire

[ryant601]

Anyone know how wide of a tire I can safely fit on the black accent rims? Maybe an 8.5" wheel, not sure. Came wrapped in 255s....P zeros are about 9k in and want to start looking at options to flush it out a bit.

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[Aarron_M]

If you want to flush it out, you probably would be better off going with spacers vs adding too wide of a tire to a narrow wheel. You'll get less squish and sidewall flex, and more predictable handling.

I personally wouldn't go wider than 255's on an 8.5 width wheel.

 

[CJ Pony Parts]

Anyone know how wide of a tire I can safely fit on the black accent rims? Maybe an 8.5" wheel, not sure. Came wrapped in 255s....P zeros are about 9k in and want to start looking at options to flush it out a bit.

[MENTION=22365]Aarron_M[/MENTION] said it right. I wouldn't recommend going wider then the 255 that the wheel currently has on it. If I remember correctly, the Black Accent Package Cars have 19x9" Wheels at all 4 corners. Your best bet to get a nice flush appearance would be to pick up a set of our Black Billet Aluminum 25mm Hub Centric Wheel Spacers. Picking up a pair of these for the front and rear of your car will give you the exact look you are trying to achieve while keeping a safe tire on your wheel that is easy to replace down the road. Keep in mind that just running a wider tire will not give you the look you are after.

Let me know if you have any questions. :cheers:

 

[ryant601]

I've always been skeptical about wheel spacers, no real reason I guess. Are these safe to run?

 

[CJ Pony Parts]

I've always been skeptical about wheel spacers, no real reason I guess. Are these safe to run?

We have sold a lot of these and have not heard of any quality issues. We have customers that have had these on their cars for almost a year with over 10k Miles and they show no signs of wear or failure.

 

[shelbywannabe]

I had spacers on the back of my C5 Corvette for years and had zero issues. I would not hesitate to do it again if I had a situation where I wanted to bring the rim out further. There are many posts about this issue right here in the wheels section. Lots of guys use them on the PP rims and they look great !

 

[Need4SpeedMotors]

Widest on that is really a 255 to be honest anything more your not really using the tire at that point.

 

[wildcatgoal]

I would not personally be comfortable with spacers in any road track situation (and I think some tracks do not allow them), but on the street or at the drag strip, as long as they're hubcentric... no qualms for me. It's one reason I chose (other than beauty and weight) the Project 6GR wheels... offset is perfecto and no spacers are ever required to get a flush look with no rub. Of course other wheels achieve the same, but I don't like those. Haha.

 

[Rebellion]

We have sold a lot of these and have not heard of any quality issues. We have customers that have had these on their cars for almost a year with over 10k Miles and they show no signs of wear or failure.

Sorry for the noob question...they need to be torqued on the spacer side to 150ft/lbs too, right?

 

[CJ Pony Parts]

Sorry for the noob question...they need to be torqued on the spacer side to 150ft/lbs too, right?

No, you only have to torque the spacer at the hub to Ford Spec. The wheel to the spacer will be fine at 100-110ft/lbs.

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