I got a 1988 Thunderbird in good condition and i was wondering about how much money it would cost to have someone make it excellent condition again. And im thinking about getting rims and new paint for it
i was wondering what is the biggest rims i could get for it without having to get the suspension lifted on it.
I've got a few for you.
How good is "good"? a good detail $100-$300 + the cost of any replacement parts, paint and body $1500+, wheels/tires $1000+. (YMMV)
19" or 20" rims with rubber bands for tires are pretty close to the stock OD. Why do you want to lift the suspension? Normally these cars need to be lowered just a bit. If you are thinking about Donking it, then you might run into some trouble.
Snap some pics and show your version of good. Everybody has a different idea of good. In Buffalo, my car is good for 21 years old
I think I used the word "good" to much in that last post. LOL
18's are about as big as i would ever go.
Id never think of anything bigger than the stock size unless autocrossing and bigg brakes were involved..... btw anyone who drives a donk should be shot lol jk jk but they still are as retarded as a big tail wing on a fwd
That's the kind of trouble I was thinking about.
If somebody actually did have that certain combination of balls, stupidity and absence of taste to actually donk a 'Bird, it would probably add some perspective to the complainers of Carpimp1987's activities.
I think you could be just a tad more general with your questions...
Chuck, could you be more specific?
I was reading this thread and I was like "I must be showing my age, but what is a "donk"?"
So I typed "donk" in Google and found the below picture. I was laughing so hard my eyes started watering! :rollin: :rollin: :rollin: :grinno: :grinno: :spit: :spit: :headbang:
(http://www.mhtwheels.com/images/gallery/30inDonk.jpg)
If you're interested in losing some sleep, or don't have any ipecac handy, there's a magazine called "Donk". Job Bob says, "One half star. Wheel-fu, paint-fu, gratutitous logo-fu, urban-fu. Check it out."
@t3skidoo thx for the support and the prices man, i dont know what ipecac means tho and what do u mean magazine called "donk" One half star..
Those prices are complete pulled-from-my-butt SWAGs; the two biggest causes of variation: how much labor will you contribute, what parts are needed/wanted?
Because you asked about wheel size in conjuction with "raising the car", my first fear/thought was that you wanted to do something to your car similar to the Chevy posted earlier.
Depending on the year, you can go with 18" or 19" wheels and ~20-40 series tires and get close to stock overall diameter. The cars will take a little more size but not much without doing some fender rolling
at the minimum.
To reiterate earlier comments, you should post some pics so people here can see what's what. Then you can ask specific questions and get some useful answers. 18" wheels are about the largest practical size, and if you're on a budget, they're going to be too expensive anyway. 17"'s + 40-50 series tires are a good value.
ipecac (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrup_of_ipecac")
barf alert (http://"http://www.cardomain.com/features/donks")
jordan, you should pick up some 17" cobra rims.
yes everybodys got them... but they would look good with your car.
Black and chrome.