Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Tech Automotive Related Topics Only !

New wheels and tires

Thread Tools
 
Old 10-04-2006, 01:39 PM
  #1 (permalink)  
is doing your girlfriend
Thread Starter
 
Duceanahalf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default New wheels and tires

I got new wheels and tires on my 97 yesterday. I went from 16" Explorer Sport Track wheels with 235/60R16s



To 17" LX Sport wheels with 255/50VR17 Nittos. Yes i know the car and wheels are dirty.



__________________


Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it
Old 10-04-2006, 01:52 PM
  #2 (permalink)  
"Now I only have two"
 
Stewart Scott's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,236
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

lower it!
__________________
God bless America!
God bless our troops!
God bless the GOP!
Old 10-04-2006, 01:56 PM
  #3 (permalink)  
is doing your girlfriend
Thread Starter
 
Duceanahalf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Stewart Scott
lower it!
im gonna get some 1050# shorter springs for the front when i rebuild the front suspension. the rears are getting coil overs so i can adjust the rear drop.
__________________


Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it
Old 10-04-2006, 05:05 PM
  #4 (permalink)  
"Now I only have two"
 
Stewart Scott's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,236
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

nice...
__________________
God bless America!
God bless our troops!
God bless the GOP!
Old 10-04-2006, 06:10 PM
  #5 (permalink)  
brings his heater.
 
Steve B's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 8,314
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

no mad max, stick 10 inches out of the fender wheels?
Old 10-04-2006, 07:14 PM
  #6 (permalink)  
is doing your girlfriend
Thread Starter
 
Duceanahalf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Steve B
no mad max, stick 10 inches out of the fender wheels?

not this time. The 325's wont even fit under this car. The rear sits too low, the fender sits on the tire.
__________________


Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it
Old 10-05-2006, 02:47 AM
  #7 (permalink)  
Donut Killer
 
OldMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 2,747
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Looks good...

How does she turn now?
__________________

SC Motorsports
11801 State Road 52
Hudson, FL 34669-3092
(727) 856-8768

FordSpeed Racing
11733 66th St., Unit 123
Largo, FL 33773
(727) 549-8255
Dynojet Chassis Dyno
Old 10-05-2006, 03:51 AM
  #8 (permalink)  
lives in a glass house
 
$hawn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,451
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Duceanahalf
im gonna get some 1050# shorter springs
wow...thats a spring!
__________________

Originally Posted by cochese
Focus on getting that piece shit down the track, stop posting stories.
Old 10-05-2006, 04:29 AM
  #9 (permalink)  
is doing your girlfriend
Thread Starter
 
Duceanahalf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,101
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by $hawn
wow...thats a spring!
I can get up to a 1400#. stock is around 700#, the 85 has 800#s in the front. My brothers T-bird is runnign 1050's
__________________


Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:38 AM.