Maximum wheel width on an Amazon

[jakobandhismakarov]

I may be getting close to getting some Type Ds for my car.

they're 15" x 7. Will they fit under my arches without protruding?

Will I need spacers and will I still get full lock (stupid question)?

[stumph]

Those type IIs I had on mine were 17x7. I was told the previous owner got them on with no spacers but I never checked. I think Archieboy fitted spacers on the front to clear the discs but I can't remember how big. They didn't protrude at all. Do they come in more than one offset? Oh, and no problem with full lock. I was always pretty impressed with the turning circle!

[222s]

They should fit, provided that the offset isn't something strange. Presumably the ones you're looking at are regular Mustang fitment? However you might need a small spacer to clear the front calipers (my Ansens needed 3mm ones) but I believe that the difference between a regular Torq Thrust and a Torq Thrust D is that the D is supposed to be designed to clear disc brakes. However that may only apply to US brake set-ups.

Also, choose your tyres carefully though - I recommend against anything bigger in diameter than a 205/65R15 (which is pretty much the correct rolling radius). E.g. a 205/70R15 will become explicitly intimate with the front wheelarches even at standard ride height....... Having dealt with my arches (BFH on the inner lip - looks completely normal from outside) to accommodate the 70s, with the 65s I never have any problems at all, and have full clearance and lock, even fully laden! Obviously I don't know if the 65s would have been ok with the standard arches but I think it would have been pretty tight at the front of the arch.

This site is very good for looking at tyre size and offsets etc:

http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp

[jakobandhismakarov]

Originally Posted by 222s

They should fit, provided that the offset isn't something strange. Presumably the ones you're looking at are regular Mustang fitment? However you might need a small spacer to clear the front calipers (my Ansens needed 3mm ones) but I believe that the difference between a regular Torq Thrust and a Torq Thrust D is that the D is supposed to be designed to clear disc brakes. However that may only apply to US brake set-ups.

Also, choose your tyres carefully though - I recommend against anything bigger in diameter than a 205/65R15 (which is pretty much the correct rolling radius). E.g. a 205/70R15 will become explicitly intimate with the front wheelarches even at standard ride height....... Having dealt with my arches (BFH on the inner lip - looks completely normal from outside) to accommodate the 70s, with the 65s I never have any problems at all, and have full clearance and lock, even fully laden! Obviously I don't know if the 65s would have been ok with the standard arches but I think it would have been pretty tight at the front of the arch.

This site is very good for looking at tyre size and offsets etc:

http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp

Interesting. Where did you get the spacers from? Did you use the OEM nuts on the Ansens?

I've got a pair of sunvisors if you need them as well.

[222s]

The spacers were the universal multi-PCD type from Halfords. As for the nuts, I was lucky and the wheels came with a set of the internal threaded bolts - turns out that a '63 Ford Galaxie has the same wheel stud thread as an Amazon!

[loon]

iv had 14x8 on my 2dr amazon the clearence problem that archiboy had i also had but i used a grinder on the caliper to shave off about 2 mm were it touched only ( not a bodge just thinking outside the box) it worked for me with the wheels that i had but thats not to say it will work for you.

LN