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Reply #15 – September 01, 2006, 08:11:18 AM

Quote from: wyoming_bird

Barstool!

Ya bolt an axle shaft to the rims the wrong way then cut the end of it off and weld a plate to it. Then cover the plate with a cushion.

WALLA Barstool.

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Reply #16 – September 01, 2006, 09:07:52 AM

Cool photos.

I have the original set of TRXs from the '86. I think I'll keep them around for shows and whatnot in the future. Heh, with everyone making barstools of theirs, I'll have the only set actually usable on a car meaning they'll be rare and worth something...

I'll just have to take out a loan to buy the tires.

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Reply #17 – September 01, 2006, 11:30:32 AM

I've got a mint set of TRX wheels that I only paid 25 bucks for a long time ago...
I might hang on to em..sure as hell, nobody else wants 'em..

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Reply #18 – September 01, 2006, 11:41:48 AM

They look great on the cars, but the tires are scary. Especially in the wet.

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Reply #19 – September 01, 2006, 01:57:03 PM

Quote from: Chuck W

Especially in the wet.

They weren't too bad on the back of my tempo but I did have to roll the lip on the quarter to fit them in.

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Reply #20 – September 01, 2006, 02:02:54 PM

Quote from: slamedcat

They weren't too bad on the back of my tempo but I did have to roll the lip on the quarter to fit them in.

I can't even count the number of times the XR-7 slid halfway into intersections while trying to stop in the wet....and that was not speeding either.... with 75% tread tires... :nono:

On the back of a FWD Tempo and on all 4 corners of a heavier RWD car are two different things.

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Reply #21 – September 01, 2006, 02:07:05 PM

Quote from: Chuck W

On the back of a FWD Tempo and on all 4 corners of a heavier RWD car are two different things.

I under stand that I was just pointing out they arn't that bad if you don't have power and weight working aginst you.

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Reply #22 – September 01, 2006, 07:00:13 PM

Magazine articles of the time panned the TRX wheels as well. A quote of the May 1984 Car and Driver road test of the XR-7:

Quote from: Car and Driver

When we sought out a piece of challenging road in the XR-7, we discovered a serious deterioration in ride quality from that of the Turbo Coupe we last drove, a situation most likely caused by the XR-7's optional Michelin TRX 220/55R390 tires. The Michelins exploit the weakness of the XR-7's live axle suspension and deliver a much harsher ride than the Goodyear Eagle GT P205/70HR14 tires (standard on the Turbo Coupe and XR-7). Crash and bang over freeway expansion strips were quite a bit more severe than in the Goodyear-shod Bird. Over rough pavement, the XR-7 totally lost its composure, successive one-wheel bumps caused the body to cycle nervously on its four corners. This uncomfortable loose feeling got worse as speed increased, a condition that wasn't helped by Ford's characteristically numb steering. In snow, the tires were diabolic: each time the turbo kicked in, the XR-7's rear end snapped out of line. We're convinced that the money for the extra-cost Michelins would be better spent on your stamp collection.

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Reply #23 – September 01, 2006, 08:50:03 PM

Ya know, it's kind of interesting how I came across my set of TRX wheels.
In the town I used to live in (Brookfield), some friends of mine had an '88 Tbird, exactly like mine...white/porn red int...and those TRX wheels. Well, they needed tires after awhile, so they called me to see what size tires it took. When I told them that it would cost over 800 bucks for tires for those wheels, they near ped their pants.
So, I sold 'em my old chrome directional 14" Prime wheels from my first Tbird, and told em to knock off 25 bucks for the metric POS wheels.
If I knew then what i knew now, I'd have CHARGED them 25 just to take the things off their hands...

Anywho, right after they bought that car, I remember driving it, and telling them that "there's something God-awful wrong with the suspension"....not realizing till later how much they made any vehicle they were on handle like the chassis was made of jello.
I put them on that ASC Capri I had for a few days, while I was running the Capri wheels on my Tbird, and when I drove the Capri, it made it feel all boogery too.
Wyoming_bird, if you want those wheels...they're yours for 25 bucks :D
I'll even deliver em sometime...can't beat that

ps..except for centers, they're in realllly good shape..