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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: pegasus on December 01, 2010, 11:15:32 AM

Title: wheels
Post by: pegasus on December 01, 2010, 11:15:32 AM
hey guys what size rims came on the non turbo thunderbirds??

I need some snow tires and I thought there was a 14 or 15 in rim

also you guys know what sizes I can fit on them
Title: wheels
Post by: vinnietbird on December 01, 2010, 11:17:26 AM
Some were  14's,some were 15's. Depends on what style. Steel wheels,ten holes,turbines........
Title: wheels
Post by: Beau on December 02, 2010, 03:42:48 AM
As far as I know, no 15" wheel was factory available on ANY '87 or '88 Thunderbird. We all know the TC's got the 16" 'flakes....but the Sports had the 14" 8 hole wheels, and lesser models had steel wheels with wire covers. I *think* all the wire hubcap-covered wheels were 14 inchers, but I may be wrong...

Turbines came on the XR7 factory, but not the Birds...
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Post by: Haystack on December 02, 2010, 07:29:17 PM
I doubt anything smaller then 14" would fit over the front brakes. 10-holes could be had on them, in a 15".
Title: wheels
Post by: BCA on December 03, 2010, 10:15:01 AM
Quote from: Haystack;344087
I doubt anything smaller then 14" would fit over the front brakes. 10-holes could be had on them, in a 15".


There was the metric TRX option available on non-turbo cars, but there was not a 15" wheel option from the factory.


All ’83-’86 non TC & XR-7 Thunderbirds and Cougars came with 14” wheels or the optional TRX metric wheels.
The only exception was the 30th Anniversary Thunderbird of 1985 which did have the 15" 10-holes.

All ’87-’88 non TC & XR-7 Thunderbirds and Cougars came with 14” wheels only

’84 XR-7 and ’83-’84 Turbo Coupe came with 14” wheels or the optional TRX wheels.

’85-’86 Turbo Coupe and ’85-’88 XR-7 came with 15” wheels only with no optional sizes.

’87-’88 Turbo Coupe had 16” wheels only.
Title: wheels
Post by: Chooglin on December 03, 2010, 04:21:14 PM
I have a set of 4 that you are welcome to,but will have to pick them up.

located in Ravenna Ohio