Any one put 17x10.5 wheels on a Fox

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  1. MyHoFoSho Member

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    So my plans for this winter is to go five lug and want to go either bullitts or FR500's but the 17x10.5 are cheaper and i can get tires cheaper. Other then the 18x10's are more expensive and i like the lip on the 17x10.5's better it looks bigger. So has any one seen them on a fox and if so or have done it what do you have to do to make them fit and adding mini tubbing the car is out of the question. Also post pics of any you have thanks.
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  3. MyHoFoSho Member

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    That is it huh. That is sweet and your car looks hard core man. What you mean by you rolled the lips like the quarter panel. And if that is it how did you do it
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    Also what is your suspension set up like you lowerd and if so how much
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    eastwood will rent you a roller or there are a couple of home remedies.
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    If you go 5-lug, you need to do the type on the rear that retains stock fox width. That means 5-lug drum, or a 5-lug disk conversion using the North Race Car brackets
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    What he (^) said. Make SURE you keep the same Fox track-width in the back. I had that issue with the old wheels/axles on the car. A combination of wrong offset, wrong backspacing, slightly longer axles, and 9'' wide wheels = LOTS of rubbing, and me taking chunks out of the rears. Now, with the proper offset (FR500 replicas), I can fit a 10.5'' wheel on the rear and I have only minor rubbing issues (full tank of gas, multiple passengers, etc.).
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    you can also cut stock GT brackets and save yourself 150 bucks
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    any pics where to cut or ones that have been cut?
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    5.0 magazine did an article on this a while back with pics and everything. They probably still have in on the web site.
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    I used the NRC bracket and it worked perfectly. Didn't know at the time you could cut a GT one (well, I mean anything can be modified, just didn't know people did this).
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    I seem to recall that you couldnt use the e-brakes if you use modified brackets???

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