Roadwarrior50
October 27th, 2005, 05:04 PM
I just signed up on this site after lurking for a week or so. I just bought a 2001 LS V8 about a month ago. And i just have 2 quick questions for you guys.
1. I had a data error come up saying gear selection in my info center. But it barely stayed on long enough for me to read it. Is it something i should worry about?
2. Since canadian winters are pretty messy i was gonna pick up some winter tires and rims for it. But i was wondering what vehicles i could look for rims off of at the local auto wrecker. My car has the sport package so i dont know if any 15's will work. So if anyone has any suggestions on some older cars that have rims that would work that would be great.
And thanks for the help, this seems like a really good site for everything.
pepperman
October 27th, 2005, 05:10 PM
:W to :V :Beer
00ls-sport
October 27th, 2005, 07:01 PM
as far as rims, you can do what i did. i bought a set of ls 16" rims off of ebay and get 215-60-16 snows. then just swap the rims as the season allows. fyi, i have the 17" stock as well.
ToddG
October 27th, 2005, 08:46 PM
Can you describe the gear selector error a bit more? The LS transmission has a couple of known issues (solenoid pack, valve body, and on later models, software programming) that are easily fixed.
As long as you get wheels with the same dimensions (diameter, width, offset, bolt pattern, etc.) you'll be fine. I agree the best place to look would be on eBay, and getting a set of wheels off another LS would be the best choice. Using wheels from another LS will cause you no problems.
Quik LS
October 27th, 2005, 10:00 PM
Here's what I know about the rims...
5x108 (107.95mm / 4.31in), 60mm offset, 4.25 bolt circle
Year
Make
Model
85-91
Ford
Mustang 5.0 GT
89-97
Ford
T-Bird
86-up
Ford
Taurus
94-up
Ford
Windstar
99-up
Jaguar
S-Type
2002-up
Jaguar
X-Type
99-up
Lincoln
LS
93-up
Lincoln
Mark VIII
99-up
Mercury
Cougar
86-92
Mercury
Sable
94-up
Mercury
Sable
85-92
Volvo
740
83-90
Volvo
760
83-91
Volvo
780
92-93
Volvo
850
91-96
Volvo
940
95-up
Volvo
960
98-up
Volvo
40 Series
01-up
Volvo
60 Series
Not totally sure about some of the early Volvos.
itsnotmydaddys
October 28th, 2005, 01:15 AM
quik u never cees to amaze me
00ls-sport
October 28th, 2005, 06:19 AM
aren't the early mustangs 4 lug?
cww102174
October 28th, 2005, 07:47 AM
aren't the early mustangs 4 lug?
Yes that would be true, I am pretty sure they went to 5 lug in 94.
Roadwarrior50
October 30th, 2005, 08:35 PM
Can you describe the gear selector error a bit more? The LS transmission has a couple of known issues (solenoid pack, valve body, and on later models, software programming) that are easily fixed.
As long as you get wheels with the same dimensions (diameter, width, offset, bolt pattern, etc.) you'll be fine. I agree the best place to look would be on eBay, and getting a set of wheels off another LS would be the best choice. Using wheels from another LS will cause you no problems.
There doesnt seem to be any problem with the tranny. I just saw it pop up and didnt even get to fully read it before it disappeared. I recently also took the car in and had them install the updated tranny programming, and topped up the fluid. other than that stuff it drives great. Thats why i wasnt sure if it was a big deal.
