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Concidering new wheels...

I want to mount R compound tires on the Cobra R's so I'm thinkin about getting these for the street. They're 17X9 just like the R's, What do ya think?

Just ignore the square tires in my feeble attempt at photoshop, heheh.
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

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Reply #1
Personally I think that car does not need ANY polished lip on the wheels.  A wheel done in the color of the trim and below the beltline would be perfect.

Any "bling" would look out of place.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

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Reply #2
Yeah, that polished lip does kinda jump out at you...
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

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Reply #3
I love the wheels. Who makes those?

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Reply #4
yeah, i'm not digging those wheels on your car either. have you thought about some cobra 10th anny wheels? if I get access to a computer i'll photoshop it.
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

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Reply #5
I love the way that car looks right now. If you got different wheels, something like the 03 Cobra wheels would look kinda cool, IMO.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
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1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

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Reply #6
:iagree:

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Reply #7
Those are wheels are American Racing Vintage Torq-Thrust M. They're just like Bullitts except they come in 17X9 and I like the center caps better.

I'm also concidering another set of Cobra R's like the ones on the car. I'm also partial to the silver Mach 1 wheels. Really I'm looking at 17X9 or 8 wheels that are less than $200 each which limits my choices. I'm definitely not against getting another set of Cobra R's because I do like them alot. Just exploring my options, and I really appreciate the feedback! Keep it coming, I'm definitely open to suggestions.
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

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Reply #8
i love 03s but i like i little chrome or polish on rims. i wanted to do cobra Rs black with a chrome lip
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #9
I think it all depends on the car.  My '83 needs a little polish to blend with the rest of the car.  IMO, this one needs no polish, and would look tits with dark wheels.

(see if you can guess the route the 84TC will be going  ;) )
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

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Reply #10
these are the ones I was talking about.
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

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Reply #11
Now THOSE are some ed nice looking wheels, i think.
The polished lip may or may not make the "look"...just depends on the wheel I'd think, but to me, those wheels would work, and work well.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #12
Quote from: Ether947;106467
these are the ones I was talking about.


i love those! if i dont do 03s i might do those.

polised lip is a line of choice ill try and chop some with a lip and some without so we can have a physical/virtual referance.
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #13
Those do look good. The only thing I dont like is that it looks like they'd be a pain to clean... But not near as bad as the snowflakes on my 87!
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86 5.0 Turbocoupe (Katrina), 87 5.0 Sport (Rita)

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Reply #14
I have been wanting to put those 10th Anniversary Cobra wheels on my car for quite some time now. But I test fitted one to see where it would sit on the car and wasn’t happy. Cobra R’s with a backspacing of 6.42” fit nicely on the front but these Anny wheels have nearly a ½” less backspacing so they look like they might stick out too far for my tastes.
If I would have been able to set the car back on the ground with the a-arm being in the correct position, it would have given me a better idea of where it would actually sit. Unfortunately I didn’t have a tire to mount on the rim to do that.

Brent
1985 Mercury Cougar XR-7 - 5-speed 
One of 1,246 built