I've been reading the posts . . but can not really find out.
what size are the optional 18" wheels?

and

Does anyone KNOW FOR SURE what 64E is?

Thanks ahead of time.

Have '06 GT Vert (X-plan) on order . . .

 

i've been searching for this answer for a long time...take my word for it..nobody on this site or any others know right now..i guarantee when it becomes available brad will have it posted front page asap.!! the tire size will more than likely be235/50/18 rims 8.5" wide

 

Well, considering that the other 18" rim is marked as late avaliability, and the pictures we've seen so far of the 2006 GTs all have the 18" fanblades, I'd be willing to bet that the 64E rims, which will be availiable at Job1, are the fanblades. As far as rm width, that's anyone's guess.

 

Nobody knows for sure, but the 64E's are listed as 18" Polished aluminum wheel and 64W is listed as 18" Premium Aluminum wheel (late avaliability). Rumars are that they are the marauder wheel and the "fanblade" wheel. Since the the marauder wheel has already been produced before and is polished, I presume the 64E is the marauder wheel and the 64W is the Fanblade wheel.

I ordered the 64E's because I didn't want to wait for the car for late availability. If I wan't the 64W's later, I might buy them and eat the extra cost then.

 

Again, seeing as how these are the first 18" wheels we have seen on actual 2006 cars, I would be 99% sure that these are the non-late-avaliability 64E wheels. There has to be a reason that the 64W wheels are late avaiability, and that is most likely that Ford's supplier will not be able to get them to Ford by Job1. Since Ford is showing us these 18" wheels now, it is most logical to assume that these will be the ones avaliable at Jb1.



As you can tell, these wheels are polished except on the inside of the blade part.

 

I'm waiting a bit to see what the wheels look like, but my *reliable* dealer tells me that if they say "late-availability" there's a chance that we'll never even see them. His advice is proceed with caution if I order a car with the late availabiity rims.