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Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 19, 2009, 06:57:19 PM
Since I've never seen a bird with the 7spoke coibra wheels, and I thought they'd look pretty good, I went ahead an got em.  The chrome ones were the only ones they had in stock, which is good because the black or anthricite ones just didnt look right - no lip to speak of being a 17x9 lol.  Anyways pics so other people can see fitment on a bird.  BTW: 17x9 with 20mm offset
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I'm going to have to take my camera apart to clean the inside of the lens so the white spots will go away:mad:  But for tires, It will be getting 275/40/17 hoosier A6's or spoogeho V710's on all 4 corners.  Should only take a 1/4 - 3/8" spacer on the front:D
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: 1WLD BRD on May 19, 2009, 07:05:05 PM
Sweet, four bolt too... Looks hot.  I gotta get a set of nice rims for my Cougar....
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 19, 2009, 07:12:54 PM
Traction is going to suck... :hick::rollin:

Might look good with some tires on them... :D
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: 86XR7project on May 19, 2009, 07:21:35 PM
Might work good on train tracks! :D

I think I want a set as well but I'm a long way off.
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 19, 2009, 07:28:09 PM
I still gotta order the tires.  I just wanted to make sure they fit before I ordered tires.  Thought maybe it would need an inch spacer or so, but no need for that.
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: vinnietbird on May 19, 2009, 07:32:42 PM
Very Nice !!! Those look great on your Bird.I saw a similar set with 4 lug,and they were 17x9 for the front,and 17x10 for the rear.I REALLY need them.I may sell my chrome Cobra R wheels and get them.
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: gumby on May 19, 2009, 08:14:54 PM
ok, i gotta do this. whats up with the 98-00 ranger on the lift behind your car in the first pic. is that greg's, with the 4.6DOHC swapped into his 98?
looks to be riding on cragar soft 8's, large exhaust w/fenderwell headers. last i heard he had the truck up for sale.
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 19, 2009, 08:22:04 PM
nope.  Thats dads new autox truck.  550ci supercharged big block ford.  He's still workin the bugs out of it
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dad:
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Ranger is a former drag truck, and the engine is corked down to about 600hp.  Uncorked, its about 900 or so.  Truck went 10.0002 @ 138 in the 1/4
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: gumby on May 19, 2009, 08:32:32 PM
nope. not gregs lol. but looks like a beast none the less!!
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on May 19, 2009, 11:09:17 PM
id love to see more pics of that ranger!
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: 86XR7project on May 20, 2009, 08:25:27 AM
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;273207
id love to see more pics of that ranger!


X2! :burnout:
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: thunderjet302 on May 20, 2009, 09:16:05 PM
They will probably look good when they have tires but I liked the Snowflakes. Hell I just mounted mine :D
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 20, 2009, 11:14:34 PM
snowflakes will still be my everyday wheels.  Who knows, I may end up getting a second set of these or something.  That'll wait a while, lol
I also spent last night taking my camera apart to clean the lenses.  Those were some of the tiniest screws I've ever had to deal with
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 21, 2009, 09:02:00 PM
Tires are mounted.  I will retest fit them tomorrow at lunch.  Got about an inch more contact patch than my old hoosier's.  BTW: dont let these wheelshiznit ANYTHING.  Barely touched one agaist a curb while rolling them back out to the truck to take em home after being mounted, and it really dinged up a spoke :(  I thought it just hit the outside edges
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 23, 2009, 07:09:38 PM
Old autox tires compared to new ones(245/50/15's compared to 275/40/17's)
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And I can still get my fingers between the tire and the strut in the front.  Its tight, but I can still get em in there
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: jncocowboyx on May 23, 2009, 08:42:05 PM
i was skeptical about the 7-spokes, but i'm digging them!
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: cougrrr302 on May 24, 2009, 02:37:10 AM
Those wheels look sick!!!! Those are the BBS replicas from the 04 Cobra?
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: DVP on May 24, 2009, 03:08:27 AM
Bet you could make up a good chunk of what you spent on those rims selling the mesh rims.

I really like the 10th anniversary Cobras. Like the anthracite over the chrome and the black (even though I am going black w/ polished lip eventually). Just something about those rims and that color that look so good everything else looks off to me.

Still though the chrome looks a hell of a lot better than I thought they would. First time I have seen them on anything. Fit your car well.

What is the weight on them though? I would think they would be a heavier wheel but if your getting more traction I guess it pays still.

X3 on the Ranger, Looks like 2 wheels pics might be possible.
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: fordguy545 on May 24, 2009, 02:44:52 PM
The wheels weigh 26#'s.  Definately not a forged aluminum wheel, lol.  The american racing mesh wheels weighed a whole 14#'s.  Arent the snowflakes 22#'s?  So I dont think its all that bad.  I didnt go with the black or anthricite because I didnt like where they broke the colors on them.  Made them have virtually no lip whatsoever.  I figured if I didnt like it, I could always paint them the way I wanted.  I'm not sure If I want to get rid of the mesh rims.  Dont remember what I paid for those, but I dont think it was enough to be worth messing with
Title: I bit the bullet
Post by: V8Demon on May 24, 2009, 03:35:53 PM
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I didnt go with the black or anthricite because I didnt like where they broke the colors on them.

Smart decision!

I've never really been a fan of the 7 spoke Cobra wheels --ESPECIALLY on 03-04 Cobras.  It's not too often I prefer the look of a rim in chrome, but this is one exception and they do look better on a bird than a Pony...
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