The Offical Jegs 15" Wheel Thread

[black05stxjt]

Ok guys here is the heads up on the 15" wheels every body wants to run. All of the test fits have been done on my 05 GT if you have tried on another year model car please post up your results.

Front Wheels:
Jegs Pro Star
PN: 555-67051
15x4 5x4.5 W/ 1.75 BS
Spacer 3/8
PN: 555-65051

Ive seen were people have replaced the front stock studs with ARP extended studs. I have not replaced my studs and I am still using the stock lug nuts as well.

Rear Wheels
Jegs Prostar
PN: 555-67077
15x8 5x4.5 W/ 5.5 BS
No Spacers Required!!

I was shocked when I placed the wheel on the car and torqued it down and found that it was clearing the brakes and the sway bar! Should have the other wheel and some tires by next week.

I really hope this helps some of you out there with the wheel crisis for the S197 cars. I will say one thing I hope I never have to read another thread about 15" wheels for theses cars as there are two options 1: Cheap Jegs Wheels or 2: Bogart or Hole Shots. If either of those options do not fall in your category please do not start any more threads about wheels as they have been beat to death. Thanks Jared

 

[Dex]

No pictures.

the Jegs Prostar went right on with no grinding or spacers? wow, how come no one found this out sooner?

 

[chad05gt]

wow....


ordered 2... OVERNITE about 5 min ego!

Ill post asap to see if 'tis the unicorn

 

[black05stxjt]

No pictures.

the Jegs Prostar went right on with no grinding or spacers? wow, how come no one found this out sooner?

scared i guess

 

[94tbird]

well i do see a spacer involved so im sure that helped

 

[Hitman]

this is good info. I'm on the phone with Jegs right now.

 

[PNR Welding]

Good find. The rears are what everyone is having problems with. Great find. Gonna have to get a set and put a full slick on it. Street wheels and Track wheels.

 

[black05stxjt]

well i do see a spacer involved so im sure that helped

The front use spacers.....just like your bogarts

 

[Chris06GT]

Good deal man!!! Nice pics.....

On the other hand....If someone wanted to run a thinner spacer and grind a little bit, the fronts would set in even further....

Secondly, the reason there has been so much hype about 15" wheels, (no offense), they want some MEAT...lol...That's why I tried the 15x10 with 7.5 backspace, but I also understand a lot of people don't want to grind like that....i personally don't plan on getting rid of my car, so that's why I did....

 

[black05stxjt]

not sure why the need for a 10" wide wheel is so critical...you can run a 28x10.5 slick on a 8" wheel

 

[ROUSH STAGE 4]

Good find. The rears are what everyone is having problems with. Great find. Gonna have to get a set and put a full slick on it. Street wheels and Track wheels.

That was for front AND rears with part #'s. Thanks Jared!!! These rears are 15X8" without relocating swaybar, or grinding the calipers, and NO SPACERS for the rears.

 

[black05stxjt]

thats right

 

[Chris06GT]

Oh, I am not putting down any of this work...Props to you for making it work...I just like a 10" wheel because it helps with the rev limiter launches and a wider tire can be used....

Not trying to step on anyone's toes at all....

 

[chad05gt]

NICE!!

Jared... Bogart would have paid you BIG $$ to keep it quiet...


Bogart----> <------ US!


Thanks for allowing us all to give them a taste of their own medicine!!

 

[US-1]

I really hope this helps some of you out there with the wheel crisis for the S197 cars. I will say one thing I hope I never have to read another thread about 15" wheels for theses cars as there are two options 1: Cheap Jegs Wheels or 2: Bogart or Hole Shots. If either of those options do not fall in your category please do not start any more threads about wheels as they have been beat to death. Thanks Jared

Ok...I'll say it since nobody else has: Thank You for doing the research for the board.

The guys wanting a 10" wheel need to do the same as you have done. Chris did the "caliper grinding" thing but I'm sure someone else can chime in as well.

 

[Freaknazty]

Jared... Bogart would have paid you BIG $$ to keep it quiet...


Bogart----> <------ US!


Thanks for allowing us all to give them a taste of their own medicine!!

lmao dude you should have heard me yesterday trying to pitch the 10" wheel to jegs lol man i was trying to get the head dick's # to see what i could talk them into guy didn't know what to say so i just gave up after about 45 min of being transfered and put on hold by 60 people lol


dammit i was fixin to order some draglites for the back does any1 know if the jegs draglite clones would work up front ....with the same offset/spacer ect. ?

 

[black05stxjt]

Oh, I am not putting down any of this work...Props to you for making it work...I just like a 10" wheel because it helps with the rev limiter launches and a wider tire can be used....

Not trying to step on anyone's toes at all....

thanks man....and i understand were you are coming from too....ive just seen alot of fast cars running around on 8's and for my power level it should do the trick for a long time lol....im broke lol

 

[black05stxjt]

lmao dude you should have heard me yesterday trying to pitch the 10" wheel to jegs lol man i was trying to get the head dick's # to see what i could talk them into guy didn't know what to say so i just gave up after about 45 min of being transfered and put on hold by 60 people lol


dammit i was fixin to order some draglites for the back does any1 know if the jegs draglite clones would work up front ....with the same offset/spacer ect. ?

i would say yes....but dont hold me too it

 

[Freaknazty]

i would say yes....but dont hold me too it

woooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooo lol well i will be grinding some calipers ( thanks cris ) and bolting some clones up front lol ( thanks jared )

hey sd your ass is mine lol

 

[Chris06GT]

black05stxjt, I understand completely...everyone is broke...lol....