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Hmm, I wonder....

KD00LS
February 23rd, 2007, 07:21 PM
I wonder if there would be any way to make these Ferrari wheels work on an LS. They are 5x108 52mm offset.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-FERRARI-CHALLENGE-CHROME-WHEELS-3PC-STYLE-355-360_W0QQitemZ330091647371QQihZ014QQcategoryZ43957Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Frogman
February 23rd, 2007, 07:28 PM
Well... I'm sure a good machine shop could drill the correct bolt pattern, but I'm thinking an extra set of holes would severely weaken the structural integrity of the wheels.

GrayGhost1
February 23rd, 2007, 07:32 PM
Those wheels with the LS since it is the same bolt pattern. It is kind of funny that one of premier luxury cars have the same bolt pattern as the LS. Now the only issue I see is the 10" wide wheel. There may be clearance problems with that.

DarkMansLSEV8
February 23rd, 2007, 08:33 PM
those would look hot!!!!

beaups
February 23rd, 2007, 08:45 PM
it appears that they are not actual ferarri wheels though...very nice nonetheless

HyeLifeLS
February 23rd, 2007, 10:41 PM
What is their center bore? I doubt that the rear ones will fit. But still nice. They have different styles also.

SoonerLS
February 23rd, 2007, 11:27 PM
An LLSOC member bought a set of them for his LS. The only catch is that you have to get them to split two sets--the 10" rears are too wide for the LS. The place from which he bought the wheels did it for him, but I don't know if that's the same place.

Rodewaryer
February 24th, 2007, 03:46 AM
Gotta love those mesh style wheels........not quite as big but the look is similar.....

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9574/cnv0474ao5.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1522/dsc01123gu9.jpg

J3FF
February 24th, 2007, 07:29 AM
Those wheels with the LS since it is the same bolt pattern. It is kind of funny that one of premier luxury cars have the same bolt pattern as the LS. Now the only issue I see is the 10" wide wheel. There may be clearance problems with that.

I think 10" wide wheels would look pretty cheesy on the LS. It would extend out passed the fender, OR not even have enough room in the wheel well to even bolt-up

Latvian
February 24th, 2007, 11:32 AM
Ferrari wheels for Lincoln LS??? Not good idea! For Lincoln nice looks is Alpina style wheels.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-ALPINA-STYLE-WHEELS-RIMS-BMW-E36-E46-E90-M3-Z3-Z4_W0QQitemZ220083694967QQihZ012QQcategoryZ43958QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

GWL
February 24th, 2007, 05:57 PM
Well my SSRs are 47 offset so it would be close. Just remember that offset is measured from the center of the wheel, so wider wheels must have the offset corrected by 1/2 of the increase in wheel width to keep the offset exactly stock. Then you must check if that would allow suspension part clearance. It appears that these may work w/ a 5MM/ 10MM spacer as long as the outside fender will clear. A little creative rolling might cure that. Now all we need is someone with a couple thousand $ to experiment.:)

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