Well since my 99's engine seized last winter and its parts were scattered around the US thereafter, my '09 will have to brave its first full Buffalo winter.

The winter tires pictured will go on my stock wheels (painted fanblades) and the GT500's will go on with new tires in the spring


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2010 GT500 convertible 18" wheel - M-1007-DC1895 - Buy Ford Racing


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Nice choice those rims gonna look sweet on there

 

Thanks man, i can't wait! It's gonna be a long winter.

 

Nice Man! I have the GT500 wheels from the '07 to '09. You'll love the stickiness of the 285's

 

Is there a reason you went with the 18's and not the 19's?

 

I think these come stock with 255's (on the 9.5" rim) so I'll probably pick those or 265's up to put on them in the spring. The fanblades have 235's (on the 8.5" rim) so yeah, either way they'll be stickier. The tires pictured are the winters

Price and availability. They were at least twice as much, though I do agree they look twice as nice, you have to buy actual GT500 take offs on ebay, svtp or the like to get the 19's.

 

255/45R18's on the front and 285/40R18's on the rear.

an 18 x 9.5" rim is the upper limit for a 255/45R18 but in that combination offers the fastest most direct handling (as the sidewall of the tire is not forced to bulge out).

Also, man I wish somebody would offer this style wheel in a 20" forged version - tire selection is so much better (for me anyways).

 

Love those rims!!!!!!

 

Sorry about the '99, but I have to ask. Are you parting it out? You have some parts that I want...

 

I might want to rotate my wheels/tires so I will probably stick with the same width all around.

There are 19" forged obviously but not 20's

Thanks, me too

Thanks bud but I sold what I could already and the car is gone now, sorry

Old threads here:
Parting out my Manual '99 V6 *Parts Remaining 2/22/12*

and here:
1999 Mustang Parts - Last Call

 

Nononononononononono how did I miss that?!?!?!? I need your side skirts!!! Ahhhhhh

 

That's gonna look great. Not a big change from your fan blades though. But hey they're still both great choices. Can't wait to see them on the car though.

 

yep that's how I feel now that it (and the skirts) are gone

A buddy over on 3.7/3.8mustang.com had his eye on them as well. They're now on his '02 white V6. You can see them here in this thread: Mustang rally, saleen content *Chevelles new rims, post 7*

Agreed on all accounts. Not too much of a change. Both are silver with some darker accents. However, I did really want the one color 19" versions but just couldn't justify their higher price

 

Dang it man I really wish I saw that. I'm beside myself right now. I've been looking for those skirts for literally 8 years. I never have the money when I come across a set and definitely could've bought yours. How much did you sell em for?

 

I LOVE those style Shelby wheels, I think they will look GREAT on your car!

 

Only $100 but, I had just scraped them against a curb like a month before



Thanks for the props.

 

Omg $100?! I shouldn't have asked...the last time I went to Ford they wanted $200 each and that's for just the long part, not the end cap ($50 each).

 

Yeah I bought the one from California Mustang which was ~$200 and the other three pieces ended up being ~$350 through Ford. It was a lot for what they were but they fit my car perfectly and made it pretty unique.







I'll let you know if the guy I sold them to ever decides to sell 'em.

Edit: Fitting that this 200th post pays tribute to the car that brought me into the Mustang game.

 

Omg that is the craziest story. You bastard haha!!! I bought ONE from them too!! I saw that they had a set for $200 and went to order them. They processed my order and I got an email 4 days later saying they couldn't find the rest so they sent me the one piece and refunded me $150. Was yours white when you got it???

 

lol, yep they pulled the same **** on me. Ordered I think both sides and they only had the one piece. I feel like they called me to ask if I just wanted the one which I did.

No the one from them was painted black. The rest straight from Ford were not primed or anything. You can see the glossy one is from California Mustang.



That is pretty funny. They were the only place online that had them listed for sale but apparently they never actually had them, haha!