Finally, rims, tires, lowered oh my
Those are soo nice, worth every penny.
3/8/05, 03:58 AM
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lookin good! adrenalin, ol' buddy ol' pal, I just want you to know when your wife knocks you off, I will see to it that your GT gets a good home. just remember to leave it to me in your will. 
3/8/05, 07:41 AM
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Originally posted by steal101@March 7, 2005, 10:18 PM
Good thing your in Canada now that you and I have the same wheel and tire set up.
It looks sweet!!
Good thing your in Canada now that you and I have the same wheel and tire set up.
It looks sweet!!
3/8/05, 07:57 AM
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Originally posted by vc4life@March 8, 2005, 3:12 AM
if the front wheels are 18x8 with 5.5 inches back spacing what would the offset on those be or does it work like that
if the front wheels are 18x8 with 5.5 inches back spacing what would the offset on those be or does it work like that
3/8/05, 08:05 AM
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Originally posted by AhhDrJones@March 8, 2005, 5:01 AM
lookin good! adrenalin, ol' buddy ol' pal, I just want you to know when your wife knocks you off, I will see to it that your GT gets a good home. just remember to leave it to me in your will.
lookin good! adrenalin, ol' buddy ol' pal, I just want you to know when your wife knocks you off, I will see to it that your GT gets a good home. just remember to leave it to me in your will.
I knew you were up to something when you started with the "ol' buddy ol' pal" line. I'm sure when my wife "takes care of me" she has plans in mind for the stang 
3/8/05, 11:12 AM
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Originally posted by adrenalin+March 6, 2005, 2:41 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(adrenalin @ March 6, 2005, 2:41 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Galaxie@March 6, 2005, 11:27 AM
John,
How much did that wheel/tire combo set you back? I am considering a similar upgrade when my 2005 GT comes in
By the way, looks phenomenal
John,
How much did that wheel/tire combo set you back? I am considering a similar upgrade when my 2005 GT comes in
By the way, looks phenomenal
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I'm sure that's gotta be canadian currency but I didn't think US/Canadian was that far off. Those wheels are about 1500.00 US and the spinners are about 300.00. Wheels are about 240.00/per (I think) so that would be about 2800.00 US. $4600.00 really seems off or is my calculator goofy. I have 1480.00US coming out about 1820.00 Canadian which isn't that far off? What am I doing wrong (or where did I miss the bigger expense.? :shock: :shock:
3/8/05, 11:50 AM
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Originally posted by harleybill+March 8, 2005, 12:15 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(harleybill @ March 8, 2005, 12:15 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Hey Steve. I hope you are sitting down, well, you are at a computer so I guess you are. I ordered them in the states since I am only 20 minutes from the border and picked them up so I wouldn't pay shipping. By the time it was all said and done the cost is just under $4,600.00 with the center spinners. I should have bought them when the canadian dollar was better.
Originally posted by adrenalin@March 6, 2005, 2:41 PM
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@March 6, 2005, 11:27 AM
John,
How much did that wheel/tire combo set you back? I am considering a similar upgrade when my 2005 GT comes in
By the way, looks phenomenal
John,
How much did that wheel/tire combo set you back? I am considering a similar upgrade when my 2005 GT comes in
By the way, looks phenomenal
Hey Steve. I hope you are sitting down, well, you are at a computer so I guess you are. I ordered them in the states since I am only 20 minutes from the border and picked them up so I wouldn't pay shipping. By the time it was all said and done the cost is just under $4,600.00 with the center spinners. I should have bought them when the canadian dollar was better.
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It is canadian currency but you are forgetting something, the rubber. Price was $3,625.00 US for the rims, rubber and tri-bar spinners. Also I would live to know where you are getting price of $300.00 for the spinners when they are over $100.00 a piece. You mention wheels twice, once you say $1500.00 then you say 240.00 per. The rims are 2 different prices (2 different sizes) and rubber as well. The BFG's on the back alone are close to $400.00 us each.
Edit: $3,500.00 US x 1.27 (exchange rate when I bought them) = $4,445.00 plus new lug nuts and chrome valve stems.
3/8/05, 01:00 PM
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Hi John...could you put please more pics from your car,especially from the front and side...I want to put torq thrust 2 (17x8 but they only have 25 mm offset )and I want to see if the rims works perfectly....also do you think it's more difficult to clean your wheels cause it's not chrome but alloys rims...tanks 
3/8/05, 01:08 PM
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Frank, not sure what you mean about cleaning. These are chrome rims. I have yet to clean them since I got them but because of the design I think they will be easy to clean.
I promise that once the weather is nice again and sunny I will clean the car and take more pics. We just had snow squalls last night. The car is locked up in the garage and is a mess. Now that I have these tires on I can't drive at all in the snow, not even if it is only 1 cm deep.
I promise that once the weather is nice again and sunny I will clean the car and take more pics. We just had snow squalls last night. The car is locked up in the garage and is a mess. Now that I have these tires on I can't drive at all in the snow, not even if it is only 1 cm deep.
