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03-19-2009, 03:43 AM

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Waffles

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drag radials suck for traction. real champions use radial T/As.

lol. seriously though, excellent wheel/tire combo, put some nice shoes on a prostitute, shes still a ***** in nice shoes, lol. but at least shes a nice ride. :-D

03-19-2009, 07:51 PM

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Damn rmodel. My shocks are like the old lady. I jacked it up in 30 degree weather and the shocks said, "we ain't going down"

03-19-2009, 08:40 PM

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looks great! i am glad to see someone else going with 18's. i am still working on getting my car back together but here are a pic of my 18's. it is a cell phone pic so please excuse the lack of clarity...

03-19-2009, 11:00 PM

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That looks very nice opie.

Hey Waffles, there's only one good type of T&A, and BFG don't have it.

03-19-2009, 11:48 PM

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They might not perform well, but goddamn it they look gooooooood

03-20-2009, 12:42 AM

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They look sweet! I'd really like to see the car down to see how the tires fit.

Just ordered the Vintage 50 16x8 wheels today! Still haven't decided what tires to order yet or the exact size I want yet. Can't roll the lips either since she wants the wheel chrome.

03-20-2009, 09:54 PM

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thanks valley.

03-20-2009, 10:07 PM

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Shouldn't change any since the jackstands are on the axle tubes. I ordered my spacers yesterday. I got the 1/2" for the rear and 1" for the front. I got the good one's.
http://www.lethalperformance.com/99-...-465_1747_1905

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03-21-2009, 12:52 PM

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03-21-2009, 01:23 PM

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Thank you! I never did do a photo chop of these wheels. I kind of took a chance. I did the the FR500 and one of the cobra wheels. I was leaning toward the FR500 pretty heavy but changed my mind at the last minute. I seen the FR500 heading the same direction as the bullitt wheels (no offense). I seen a guy selling a set of black racelines on another site. I don't care for black wheels on white cars. I did a search and found other flavors, with better choices of backspace. They are more than 3X the price of FR500 but that is what I wanted. I seen a red fastback with chrome racelines and it looked pretty darned cool. I wanted the silver wheels but they didn't have the rears in the backspace I needed so I went with the grey. I can't wait until my spacer show up and the snow melts!!!!!!!!

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Those wheels look awesome on your car!
I would not have even thought to try them, figuring they are more for the newer Mustangs.
So what caught your eye on these? Did you try a "photo chop" of them on your car.
Really killer choice!
Up close they remind me of the late '60s early '70s graphic arts kind of wavy-bulgy type print.
Any way, in my opinion, you really nailed it! Can't wait to see it when the springs settle a bit.