I mentioned to Christian I'd like to go 18" billet magnum 500's and he said he had a friend that had just purchased 17" and would flick me a pic of them, obviously they're your rims and I do like the deep dish and finish. The stance of your car is what I'm after.
I have more piccies and who and how I got them here
http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,20272.25.htmlI f I could do it again I would have ordered the 285/40/17 tyres with the wheels as a bare minimum and probably ordered 2 sets as well as 1 set of the front tyres.
It looks like I am going to have to order them out of the states anyways as the best quote I have had here is $1300-00 for the tyres fitted and balanced and not even with a wheel alignment.
Check this attachement for tyre size comparison.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
I have used this miata one but I prefer to use this one as it also gives you a list of manufacturers of the tyres in the sizing you are calculating.
http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Tire-Size-CalculatorYes the engine is a strong little unit and pulls pretty good, I'm trying to quieten it down slightly in the cabin but will probably need to change the exhaust system after fitting the new tranny.
The Dynamat should make a big difference in the cabin, I have not personally used it and I am regretting not having put it in my stang but I can always put it in down the line. Everyone raves about Dynamat so I would be surprised if you needed to change your exhaust system.
The 5 speed sounds like a good idea it would be interesting to here your comments after it has been in for a period of time on whether it was worthwhile on a car that is not driven daily. There are a few members in the Gold Coast Muscle Car Assoc that have put in Gear vendors overdrive systems in their cars and I think that is the way I would tend to go if I ever want to have that overdriven gear.
Cheers Rodney
