Little help with wheel choice

[98CobraStarLSC]

Alright guys, I called my wheel place to fix my directionals and since they are chrome, they take 4-6 weeks and are 325/wheel to repair. I am leaning towards just picking up some new ones now.

Option 1 - 17" 03-04 Cobra Replicas(if they made 18"s i'd go that route) from www.thecustomwheelshop.com

Option 2 - 18" Saleen Speedstars from the custom wheel shop.


Think availability of tires and look. I am upgrading to the 1.5" lowered coils at the same time

 

[Aquabrit]

Prefer the 03/04 replicas myself. I think they have a cleaner look. Just never been a fan of anything Saleen.

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

Brad is making me lean towards the Saleens. I really love the cobras but i want 18's due to tire selection. He's gonna email me some pictures of them on actual cars.

Oh and he doesnt have the cobra in stock.

 

[Warden]

18" Saleen Speedstars came on the LSC I got.

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

18" Saleen Speedstars came on the LSC I got.

what tire size are those???

 

[Warden]

what tire size are those???

nitto nt555 ultra high performance tires
275-35 rear 245-40 front

 

[Scorpio1118_2000]

I prefer the speedsters, they look much better and !8"s make the Mark look for sporty. Just my .02

 

[playboy4aday]

Saleens are awesome. But I would look around there are alot of wheels out there they look bad ass on these cars.
I like my sterns tho.

 

[richduty455]

I'd go with the cobras.....the saleens look like eagle alloy 5 stars

 

[cadillackman]

Saleens FTW, then get Geno to lincolnize the centercaps for you. I picked up Warlock's saleens a few weeks ago & love them.

 

[kustomizingkid]

Your car is TR and TR cars look AWESOME with chrome wheels.... get the Saleens!

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

Alright! So the Saleens are looking good.

My only other question is warden, you have Poniesviii's old car, and he hasnt been on in a while. So i need to know what he had to trim down to get the rear tires to fit?

I want to get that width in the rear!

 

[kustomizingkid]

That wasn't Poniesviiii's 96LSC... it was Devilchild's old car....

 

[kustomizingkid]

Warden.... when I saw that you ordered $3000 worth of parts for a first gen I thought you were a little crazy... now that I know you have that BEAUTY of a 96 LSC I say money well spent!!

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

Is it??? well that car is amazing!!!

Anybody got a way to get ahold of him and ask what he had to trim down?

That would be a HUGE help. Since i am ordering them today.

 

[kustomizingkid]

Devilsholds Profile

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

Looks like he hasnt been on in a while.. Damn.

 

[Warden]

it was devils car. He had not done anything to get the wheels to fit. I am going to roll the fenders when I have the wing installed.

 

[98CobraStarLSC]

got anymore pictures of that car? like a rear shot showing how wide the tires are.

ALSO, are you completely certain on the tire size? because that is Definately the look i want, but a 35 series sidewall seems like it would be narrower! i was thinking they were 275/45/18?

 

[Warden]

Warden.... when I saw that you ordered $3000 worth of parts for a first gen I thought you were a little crazy... now that I know you have that BEAUTY of a 96 LSC I say money well spent!!

I couldn't think of a better place to invest my tax refund (actually got monay back this year ) and the company gave us a little tax bonus too . Just about covered the parts from Max.
Next year will do tranny cooler and oil cooler and the drive shaft. Still need to do the stereo this year - maybe.


I will go and check the tire sizes for you. If you want to see more pics of the car you can go to the following link.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=43855
I bought the car in the winter and have not been able to photograph, drive, or put the rims on the car. Can't FREAKIN wait!! EDIT: FYI I did not buy the hood. Got the stock hood.
Just wish I had some diehard VIII owners around here.

 

[ford nut]

Saleens

 

[Icarus]

I'd vote for the Saleens too.

For the tire width, 275 is how wide they are. So a 275/45-18 and a 275/35-18 are the same width.
The second number is a percentage of the first, and is how tall the sidewalls are...

 

[Warden]

got anymore pictures of that car? like a rear shot showing how wide the tires are.

ALSO, are you completely certain on the tire size? because that is Definately the look i want, but a 35 series sidewall seems like it would be narrower! i was thinking they were 275/45/18?

Tire Size is as follows...
Front 245/40zr18 93W
Rear P275/35zr18 95W

Took some pics of them off the car but can't get them off the camera till tomorrow.

 

[Old Poop]

Both look good but my preference would be for the chrome Cobra R but, I'm more old school, I still think the Cragar SS is the best looking wheel made.
Here's a shot of the back of my old rust bucket with the Cobra's and 315/35-17's on the back. 275/40-17's on the front. The back has about 11" contact to the pavement for each tire. Stock height (I think it looks a little higher than normal due to the incline it is parked on). The 315's do stick out a little, definitely not for a dropped car without some metal bending.

 

[rooster1969]

I`m wondering what the new Saleen wheel would look like on a Mark