Fanblade wheels
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RE: Fanblade wheels
ORIGINAL: Sulley
I have been shopping for an '06 GT and found one today that has all of the options I am looking for except that it has the fanblade wheels. To be honest I never really liked them in photos I have seen but after seeing them in person on a black '06 GT I am changing my mind a little. Just curious what others think of the 18" fanblade wheels.
The car I drove today with the 18" wheels felt quite a bit stiffer than ones with 17" wheels. I am sure a lot of that is because I was alone during the test drive today
and other times the sales guy and my daughter were with me. I keep seeing mention of a "unique suspension" on the GTs with 18" wheels. Anyone have more info on that? I have searched the forums but have not found anything. In fact I can't get any search results on anything.
Thanks and I hope to be a Mustang owner by this time next week
I have been shopping for an '06 GT and found one today that has all of the options I am looking for except that it has the fanblade wheels. To be honest I never really liked them in photos I have seen but after seeing them in person on a black '06 GT I am changing my mind a little. Just curious what others think of the 18" fanblade wheels.
The car I drove today with the 18" wheels felt quite a bit stiffer than ones with 17" wheels. I am sure a lot of that is because I was alone during the test drive today
and other times the sales guy and my daughter were with me. I keep seeing mention of a "unique suspension" on the GTs with 18" wheels. Anyone have more info on that? I have searched the forums but have not found anything. In fact I can't get any search results on anything.Thanks and I hope to be a Mustang owner by this time next week
I have yet to get the actual differences explained however, I doubt its a big change but you can feel it if you go from one car to another.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 180
From: Virginia
RE: Fanblade wheels
I hated the fanblades at first, but they are growing on me. I wanted the bullits bad, but i took what I could get without having to special order it. I actually get a lot of compliments on them.
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RE: Fanblade wheels
Sulley:
I was a gradual convert to the blades, but they really are unique (I've been watching for three months in SoCal to see what they look like moving, no luck so far). OTOH, Bullit style wheels are quite easy to find. I hope you really enjoy your new ride.
Your comments on a stiffer suspension are interesting, as is the question by tdappleman. I've asked some questions about the suspension changes for the 18 inch wheel change over and no one has any details (yet). The standard convertible has a looser suspension than the coupe. I know that my GT is a bit stiffer than the V6 'Vert I drove (my GT experience was too short for use in a comparison). Still, it wouldn't surprise me to learn 'Vert owners had some oddball addition or change.
I was a gradual convert to the blades, but they really are unique (I've been watching for three months in SoCal to see what they look like moving, no luck so far). OTOH, Bullit style wheels are quite easy to find. I hope you really enjoy your new ride.
Your comments on a stiffer suspension are interesting, as is the question by tdappleman. I've asked some questions about the suspension changes for the 18 inch wheel change over and no one has any details (yet). The standard convertible has a looser suspension than the coupe. I know that my GT is a bit stiffer than the V6 'Vert I drove (my GT experience was too short for use in a comparison). Still, it wouldn't surprise me to learn 'Vert owners had some oddball addition or change.
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RE: Fanblade wheels
First time I saw the fan blades they were alone in a photo, not on the car. I thought they were hideous in the photo, but when I saw them in person on a Satin Silver GT I liked them. I'm not sure I'd like them as much on any other color though.
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 971
From: NC
RE: Fanblade wheels
ORIGINAL: scramblr
Love my blades. I could have gone with the bullits, but IMO the blades for the 06 are more unique.
Love my blades. I could have gone with the bullits, but IMO the blades for the 06 are more unique.
