New(er) wheels on the 97

[Lux]

Nothing fancy, pics suck, and the car is super dirty. So why even bother posting this, right? LOL...anyway I threw these on it and gave it an oil change. I'm going to sell my old 10 spokes, i still need upper control arms and an alignment, so these will have to do until i pony up for something real nice or do a hubswap. At first i wasnt to wild about them but they are starting to grow on me....its not a wheel you see everyday and i've been thinking bout repainting them, maybe even black. Not sure yet. I'm also going to do something with the center caps, lincoln symbols probably. Opinions?

 

[k9t8m]

different.....

 

[RedCellSix]

I like them. Mine have a similar finish but are 5 spoke. I painted the calipers red which draws your attention in the wheel. With a black car it sets it off IMO. Yours are unique and interesting. Also consider a set of R1 brakes. Good for stopping and looks.

 

[ONEBADMK8]

I likem' If the center caps are flat we can do the Cobrastars on them.

 

[StealthShadow]

Lux,

I like them! They look really good on your black Mark. What brand and size?

James
'97 Base
116k miles

 

[Lux]

I like them. Mine have a similar finish but are 5 spoke. I painted the calipers red which draws your attention in the wheel. With a black car it sets it off IMO. Yours are unique and interesting. Also consider a set of R1 brakes. Good for stopping and looks.

Indeed. I'm waiting till i put new brakes on to paint them. Not sure if im going to hubswap or not yet, only time will tell. Red and black is teh sex.

 

[Lux]

different.....

That was my first reaction. LOL

I likem' If the center caps are flat we can do the Cobrastars on them.

They are flatter, im sure i can make them flat. haha. PM with the info on the cobrastar center caps. They will match the emblems once i put them on.

 

[Lux]

Lux,

I like them! They look really good on your black Mark. What brand and size?

James
'97 Base
116k miles

They are made in italy by Radius wheels 17x8's. I picked up the whole set with tires for cheap.

 

[LaserSVT]

I like them, would look great with Cobra Star emblems too. No put the Ray switch to the slam mode and take a pic.

 

[micahs97m8]

they look good,man. You have a one-of-a-kind car now.

 

[Lux]

I like them, would look great with Cobra Star emblems too. No put the Ray switch to the slam mode and take a pic.

Ray switch + spider extreme + system dumps = compressor fail.

Been driving around with the switch turned to off for awhile now.

Once i find out why my front end squeaks like small animals are stuck in the wheel well and whats going on with my air susp i will be doing that.

they look good,man. You have a one-of-a-kind car now.

Thanks man, did you go up to NY yesterday? How was it? Figure out whats wrong with the 97?

 

[lsc8]

To each his own, not something for me. But they look good.

 

[StealthShadow]

Thanks for the wheel info. They have a little bit of the BMW X5 wheel look to them, which I really like (except those are 20s with a 50mm offset! Won't fit a Mark VIII).

James
'97 Base
116k miles