New wheels-n-tires
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Topic: New wheels-n-tires
Posted By: aquartlow
Subject: New wheels-n-tires
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 12:37PM
I found a really good deal on 20'' wheels and tires, that I just couldn't pass up. Let me know what you think, please be kind  .
   ------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
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Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 1:18PM
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Personally, I really like it. I'm running a set of 18's on one of mine, so those 20's do that truck well. ------------- Joe 1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
Posted By: aquartlow
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 1:24PM
------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
unlovedford wrote:Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 1:33PM
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Our vehcles have such large fenderwells, they practically beg for large diameter wheels. Your wheels have that classic 5 spoke design that works so well on these Fords. ------------- Joe 1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
Posted By: legend onirot
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 1:37PM
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i like em. they look great. the stance is perfect too. i personally dont like the 20+ inch rims when they jack the car up but yours looks cool... ------------- --------------------- malcolm 1973 gran torino sport (formal)... "Stacy Lynn" 1972 gran torino (formal)... "Mackenzie" 1973 gran torino sport (sportroof)... "Leela" |
Posted By: aquartlow
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 2:08PM
Thank you, Legend Onirot, for the kind words. Todd ------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 3:21PM
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I am not diggin them. I appreciate everyone's personal tastes/preferences but for me that is not a look I like. Same as people don't like some of my tastes. For me it is not so much the huge tire/rim as it is I do not like a tucked in look. hell I do not like tubbed cars with huge meet sitting 3" inside the top of the fender lip. Go figure? A good deal is hard to pass on though! lol ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
Posted By: aquartlow
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 3:40PM
Fair enough. I can appreciate your point of view, even if it differs from my own. Thanks for the reply, Regul8r. ------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
Posted By: Psquare75
Date Posted: 11-November-2012 at 4:14PM
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Want to sell? (half joking). Seriously though. specs? I wanted to ditch my 17s and do 20s. ------------- Paul 77 XR7 460/C6/3.00:1 *SOLD* 78 XR7 523/C6/3.5:1 79 F100 460/TKO500/3.25:1 'I also have some left over potatoes-I understand you can generate electricity from them'- Foote500 |
Posted By: aquartlow
Date Posted: 12-November-2012 at 12:02AM
Paul, Lol, no can't sell 'em just yet. The wheels are chromed Boyd Coddington J5R's, 20 x 8.5 +6mm offset(4.99" backspace) tires are General G-max 245/40/20, got a heck of a deal on the package. The rears have plenty of room all around, probably even going to go with a 1" wheel spacer to bring the wheel/tire closer to the rear fender. The fronts made the decision for me about wheel width and backspace due to the retrofit of 2000 Crown Vic front rotors and calipers, the additional thickness of the rotor hat pushes the wheels mounting face on the rotor out, towards the fenders about 5/16-3/8". I went with the same size all around to allow tire rotation. These were the first wheels or tires I have ordered online, so I was sweating the size/look while they were in transit. I have to say they look tons better to me compared to my older 17's, my 13 year old son agrees as well, got to admit it does me good to hear him like my 33 year old ride. Todd ------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
Posted By: jrich
Date Posted: 12-November-2012 at 6:46AM
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that looks good ------------- Joe richardson |
Posted By: mlachance112785
Date Posted: 13-November-2012 at 2:26AM
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Those look awesome. I'd love to get something like that for the Cougar.
------------- 77 Cougar XR7 460/C6 
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Posted By: papadeath
Date Posted: 13-November-2012 at 6:56AM
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I personally like more rubber between me and the ground. What saves these is the 5 spokes. Anything else would be hideous, hehe. A deal is a deal, and I can live with those. I like the stance as well, but the chrome fender accents bother me. I'll bet your handling is much tighter, eh? How's the ride?
------------- 75 Ranchero in progress 04 Harley Deuce stage one kit 89 Toyota pickup modded 09 Scion XB (bought for the ol' lady) buy American! (sorry) skateboard 4 bicycles 1 scooter 2 dogs 2 stupid cats |
Posted By: aquartlow
Date Posted: 13-November-2012 at 7:33AM
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Papa, I haven't even test drove it on any highway since I put the wheels/tires on Sat. the 10th. I've got to go register the vehicle to finally get my tag, been in restoration process forever it seems. It was a little firm before, with the 17's and cut coil springs. Then I added shorter sidewalls and cut the coils an additional 1/2 coil. I've driven it on my 800 foot driveway, but not down the road at speed. Will find that out hopefully by this weekend. My son is hounding me to drive him to school in it while using my other truck's tag. Todd ------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
Posted By: papadeath
Date Posted: 13-November-2012 at 7:36AM
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Hahaha, yea, kids love to be taken to school in cool cars.! Very nice looking ride, man.
------------- 75 Ranchero in progress 04 Harley Deuce stage one kit 89 Toyota pickup modded 09 Scion XB (bought for the ol' lady) buy American! (sorry) skateboard 4 bicycles 1 scooter 2 dogs 2 stupid cats |
Posted By: aquartlow
Date Posted: 13-November-2012 at 9:09AM
------------- www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
Posted By: 72BoB
Date Posted: 15-November-2012 at 2:17AM
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I think it works. The only issue that I have with most people running 20"+ wheels on their cars is when they do nothing to the suspension and it looks like the car is just floating. A car with large wheels looks fine to me as long as they tuck nicely underneath... ...and this is coming from me, who loves the small-wheel-big-rubber look.
------------- 1972 Torino |