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Got home from and sitting on my porch were the ARE 767 rims. Both rims were 83 bucks to the door from Summitt. Jack the car up to make sure the backspacing was good and it is. They sit just inside the fenderwall just like the factory rims fit. So that means they do not stick out and the rims measure 15-8. The tire I am going with is the Bf goodrich 235/60/15. After a lot of thought I decided to go with this tire mainly because it has alot of sidewall and it measures 8 inches wide. The nitto 275/40/15 I currently have on the car measure 10.5 and they are just a little to wide for a mostly stock Bullitt. I will be going to the track within the next month to get numbers. But I have a feeling with this tire it will match perfectly with the Bullitts stock hp. Ray thanks for making me think about tire width your right a 10 inch tire is just a little to much for a stock bullitt.

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

Glad to hear the rims fit!!! Nice find! It looks like you already have the Nitto's,if so take them to the track and sell them at a good price.
Keep us updated on your new ET's. With the rims sitting just inside of the wheel well with the tires on the wheels, it will look great!!!! :-B

 

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Thanks man now for some 5500 rpm launches. Haaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

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Thanks man now for some 5500 rpm launches. Haaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
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LOL don't launch that high on DR's, launch around 3800 to 4000..... :-B Start with 17 psi.

 

[merc50]

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Been there done those.......your torque boxes will suffer. And when I did it I broke my upper and lower C/A's. Cool deal on the wheels. got any pics?

 

[SILVERBULLET]

3800-4000 to low man. My bullitt has been down the 1/4 mile well over a 100 times. I live out in homestead FL there are two strips of land out here buy a public dump me and friends that have mustang run our cars out there for years. My bullitt currently has only 3000 miles and feels tight as a frog ass. When the car had 300 miles I borrowed a buddies sportmans pro and was launching around 5000 grand. We use VHT and all its the real deal. Ya I know its not legal but the nearest track around here is almost 2 hours away. Torque boxes man my car dosent have the power to break those I wish it did.

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

If you can hook the car at 5500 on DR's great. Let me know how you do.

 

[01GTB]

Nomad, Nomad, Nomad :grin: Despite popular belief, if you get a car to hook that well, you can do damage to the torque boxes. It all depends on the car and how the spot welder hit them. I have seen 9 second Mustangs with a cage that never had any problems. I have also seen a car that made a total of two 12 seconds passes totally munch the torque boxes. The better the car is tied together the less chance of this happening.

You're doing the rear seat delete thing right? While doing that, get a set of Battle Boxes from Wild Rides. I was so concerned with it on my 88 coupe that I totally plated the upper and lower boxes. There aren't any good pics of the Battle Boxes from underneath (the controll arms are in the way) but they are in there. http://community.webshots.com/album/22174526rmtgEKskPI

 

[SILVERBULLET]

Well I understang your point completely. I have owned 87,91,93 lx coupes. As well a 2000 gt and now the Bullitt. All my cars are run hard from the get go. As former heavyline ford automatic transmission mechanic I completey know the undersides of the fox and the sn-95. As for the torx boxes your right some cars brake and some cars hold up for ever. Just like some of the Bullitts have lots of problems and some dont. 01gtb did you do your boxes as well

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

Nomad, can you weigh one of the new wheels with out a tire on it and post the weigh here? Thanks

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

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Nomad, Nomad, Nomad :grin: Despite popular belief, if you get a car to hook that well, you can do damage to the torque boxes. It all depends on the car and how the spot welder hit them. I have seen 9 second Mustangs with a cage that never had any problems. I have also seen a car that made a total of two 12 seconds passes totally munch the torque boxes. The better the car is tied together the less chance of this happening.

You're doing the rear seat delete thing right? While doing that, get a set of Battle Boxes from Wild Rides. I was so concerned with it on my 88 coupe that I totally plated the upper and lower boxes. There aren't any good pics of the Battle Boxes from underneath (the controll arms are in the way) but they are in there. http://community.webshots.com/album/22174526rmtgEKskPI
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01GTB, is that your 88 in the pic? If so, do you know if the rear end girdle will work on the Bullitt with our lowed suspension? It looks like the SVO girdle? I install a girdle sold my T/A it hit the part of the body that houses the spare tire,I removed it. Thanks

 

[SILVERBULLET]

Ray the rims are heavy 27 pounds a piece. I would image they weigh the same as stock bullitts

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

Ya that's heavy,I think the bullitt wheels are around 25lbs. The 767's will work fine.

 

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Ya there pretty basic rims. They are painted all black they kinda look mean on the car. The rims are real popular with truck owners. Oh ya Ray are you going to the Fun Ford event in Bradenton. Let me know I might make the trip up there to check it out. I also might be changing jobs to to the St pete, Tampa area. I like that area alot it seems to have 4 tracks around there. I wont tell my girlfriend about that though.

 

[BULLITT #1042 (Ray Ackerman)]

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Ya there pretty basic rims. They are painted all black they kinda look mean on the car. The rims are real popular with truck owners. Oh ya Ray are you going to the Fun Ford event in Bradenton. Let me know I might make the trip up there to check it out. I also might be changing jobs to to the St pete, Tampa area. I like that area alot it seems to have 4 tracks around there. I wont tell my girlfriend about that though.
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Are the dates March 8.9.10? I'm realy p*ssed about that!!!! I'm leaving on March 8th for a two week vacation. March 8th to the 24th was the best time for me to get away.
It would be nice if you do move to Tampa,I don't see any other Bullitt's at Bradenton.

 

[01GTB]

Nomad, I haven't done the torque boxes in the Bullitt. But I believe I would before I got too serious... like running on slicks.

Ray, the cover is a Granatelli I believe, like this http://www.granatellimotorsports.com/ford88girdlesystems.htm I got it from car-parts.com when they had the really good coupon deals. Think I paid like $115 for it. I think it would work on the Bullitt, but then again, I haven't tried it.


BTW, NMRA is racing at Bradenton this year. Fun Ford is in Orlando next weekend.

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Yep 8,9,10. Well maybe some day we can all meet up at a neutral track so the distance wont be to far.Hey 01 at least they put the subframes on the Bullitt they also help a little. 01 also since we both owned LX coupes was that the reason you bought the bullitt. To me the bullitt looks like the old LX coupes its doesnt have a wing, or hatch. I would love to see the Bullitt with skinnies on the front and fat tires in the back.

 

[01GTB]

You and Ray should come up next weekend for Fun Ford :smile:

Actually my first 5.0 was a black LX Hatch. I ordered it in May 1987. It blew up in 1994. I still have it, it's sitting outside at a friends house :sad: Meanwhile the coupe you see in that webshots album, on the right with a view of the rear is his car. He's been talking about selling it. I sure hope he does, my 87 doesn't need to be sitting outside any longer than it has to. The coupe sitting to the left at the rear of the shop is mine. It was originally a 4 cylinder car. I haven't worked on it since I got the 2001.

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[Mus408]

NOMAD,I think you will break the stock 28 spline axles before you do in the torque boxes! They have been known to break with drag radials.I know of a guy in Maryland who broke two pair,on Nitto DRs,with a 98 GT,13.9 sec. car!

 

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On 2002-02-24 22:26, Mus408 wrote:
NOMAD,I think you will break the stock 28 spline axles before you do in the torque boxes! They have been known to break with drag radials.I know of a guy in Maryland who broke two pair,on Nitto DRs,with a 98 GT,13.9 sec. car!


I have had 7 late model mustangs and ran them all on slicks,hoosiers,sportsman pros, nittos you name it and have never broken a axle. Probably because all of the cars have run in the low 13 teens. I never spray them or have used power adders.