15" rim on 2009

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  1. JustMe09 New Member

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    Will a 15" rim fit on the rear? I was thinking about getting a drag setup going.
  2. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    As of right now there are three options.

    Bogart (custom made)
    Holeshot (custom made)
    Weld XP (discontinued you'll need to find them used)

    The 2 custom made options are pretty expensive. Unfortunately those are the only options that we have at the moment. Greg Weld was working on some 15's for our cars. They kept getting pushed back due to fitment issues. I believe the fitment issues were resolved but he then passed away. Now they're waiting for the company to be purchased before they go into production. They have been saying "2 weeks" for several months. If they finally become available, they should be about $200 a wheel. Much cheaper than the custom options.
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    jegs will fit in the rear with grinding i'm going to try to fit it with a small spacer

    you also need to relocate the rear sway bar.

    and for the front you just need a 3/8 spacer.
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    pic of my bogarts

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    :cool:how cool does it feel to do a wheelie in a s197??
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    I don't know...I own the car but Lance does the race driving. We have a little team going and Lance is the one getting his NHRA race license. I'm too old, too slow, too inexperienced to race a car into the 9s.
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    I have a friend here in town with Draglites on his car. He had to do the sway bar relocate and also replace the rear brake setup with that off a last generation GT (I believe 99-04) and they fit.
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    well as of this morning. i've gotten my jegs sport star wheels to fit in the front.

    all it took was a 3/8 spacer. no grinding what so ever.

    this up coming week i should be ordering my jegs sport stars for the rear. then, it will be tire time.
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    well, how did the rears work out for ya??
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    hah i feel dumb, i didnt realize that this thread was for the rears. thought he wanted both. i am ordering the rears this week or next week. from what i've read though, the 15x8 will work out with just a little grinding. i plan on throwing on a 1/4 inch spacer and seeing if that will work. you have to relocate the rear swaybar also.
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    I think John was going to try Jared's rims on his Roush this weekend; still waiting to hear from him...
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    I hope he does ... :crazy:
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    yeah i want to get 15 inchers, next.. first front runners.

    what tire to go with for the front?!

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