Sporting new wheels

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Sporting new wheels

February 25, 2012, 04:59:17 PM

Got the chrome 93 Cobras mounted today. I think they look a little more period correct than the old Cobra R's. The offset must be a little different because they don't stick out nearly as far as the old wheels (plus they are 1/2" narrower).

Anyway here is what it looks like now:

Right after I got back from the tire shop I installed the new police fan clutch and HO fan. I gotta say these new wheels look very much like a fan! I can see why people call them "fan blades".

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Reply #1 – February 25, 2012, 05:01:09 PM

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Reply #2 – February 25, 2012, 05:04:16 PM

They look good on there! I wonder if the Turbo Coupe centers would fit. That way you could have the Bird emblem on them. Of course they'd need polished or chromed to match the wheels better.

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Reply #3 – February 25, 2012, 05:06:19 PM

Thanks man.

The guy at the tire shop told me he thought I had found original NOS T-bird center caps, lol. It would be cool to have the 'bird emblem embossed on there somehow.

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Reply #4 – February 25, 2012, 05:06:39 PM

I'm excited to put the Cobra R's on mine. It's the first time to put different wheels on it since 1992! It's really going to change the look of it. I just wish the were chrome.

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Reply #5 – February 25, 2012, 05:08:40 PM

I here ya. I ran stock wheels until '04 when I got my Cobra's. I really like the Cobras but was ready for a change and was hoping maybe they had something to do with my vibration issue.

I did like how the silver wheels looked on my car. They matched my silver pinstripe perfectly. These new 93 Cobras are a nice change though. I've always wanted a set of chrome wheels.

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Reply #6 – February 25, 2012, 05:20:58 PM

That's one of the things I like about the wheels I've had on it all these years. I could polish them to look like chrome. It's going to be different that's for sure.

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Reply #7 – February 25, 2012, 05:45:25 PM

nice!! i always wondered what a fox bird would look like with polished MN-12 wheels (or 4 lug version, cobra wheels, like you have)

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Reply #8 – February 25, 2012, 09:37:35 PM

93 cobra had a different rear and front wheel hubs. Aftermarket 93 cobra replica wheels can be purchased with either standard fox offset or 93 Cobra specific.

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Reply #9 – February 25, 2012, 09:46:30 PM

These are supposed to be standard offset.

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Reply #10 – February 25, 2012, 09:50:07 PM

Nice! Those wheels were originally designed to act like a fan at high speeds to help cool the brakes.

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Reply #11 – February 25, 2012, 11:08:36 PM

Wow......very nice!! Now I know what my car will look like with those wheels.....same color, hood and nose!!

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Reply #12 – February 26, 2012, 01:40:14 AM

Quote from: Shadow;381908

nice!! i always wondered what a fox bird would look like with polished MN-12 wheels (or 4 lug version, cobra wheels, like you have)

MN12 wheels have the Ford FWD bolt/offset....would take a lot of needless work to mount them...IMO, none are "cool" enough looking to warrant doing the work needed.

I did have Lincoln Continental wheels on my ex-wife's '89 'Bird...they were a mesh type wheel. Looked alright..better than the stock steel jobs.
Also, Taurus/Sable wheels will bolt to an MN12..

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Reply #13 – February 26, 2012, 01:53:09 AM

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;381983

Also, Taurus/Sable wheels will bolt to an MN12..

this i know.. a buddy of mine had the taurus 5 spoke wheels on his 96 cougar.. looked sweet, compared to the stock garbage it originally had

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Reply #14 – February 26, 2012, 09:40:39 PM

Looks sweet.

I always liked the look of that wheel. I run the cobra r. 17 x 9 silver. Its a good look for my xr7.

Travis