Crown Victoria rim request
08-25-12, 11:57 AM
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Yea, and he's on 205/45's. So I'll get a tiny bit more side wall thickness = less gap. I will only buy my wheels once I can afford coils since IMO you need to lower a car to have the wheels look better. I do like his car though, I've PM'd him before and it's what made me realize I could possibly rock stock height for a while.
I'll probably just do that, take the fenders off and hammer them. Rears I think should be good for the height I'm looking for. My driveway alone is a pretty massive bump. I almost hit at stock height, aha.
Also, I'd need the roller to be shipped and most places, as I've just finished reading, won't ship the roller. (N) Oh well, maybe I'll buy one and start renting it out myself
Seems like you make your money back after 4-5 rentals.
I'll probably just do that, take the fenders off and hammer them. Rears I think should be good for the height I'm looking for. My driveway alone is a pretty massive bump. I almost hit at stock height, aha.
Also, I'd need the roller to be shipped and most places, as I've just finished reading, won't ship the roller. (N) Oh well, maybe I'll buy one and start renting it out myself
Seems like you make your money back after 4-5 rentals.
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09-10-12, 04:29 PM
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Well it took me 6 months from purchase to sand, paint, and mount my wheels. Part of that was saving up for my suspension, but it was totally worth the wait. I have to mention now that I did all of the painting myself, in my garage, with rattle can primer and paint. It probably took me 3 months of off and on priming, sanding, and painting to get it right. But the results speak for themselves. People can barely believe it's spray paint.
At a local powder coating shop it would be somewhere around $900 to two tone powder coat the wheels and coat the lug nuts and brake calipers the same color. I did it for under $100 of paint and supplies. And tons of time and effort. For the record, I never ever want to paint mesh style rims again. I ended up with bloody fingers multiples times when I was sanding.
Anyway, enjoy my Crown Vic journey...
At a local powder coating shop it would be somewhere around $900 to two tone powder coat the wheels and coat the lug nuts and brake calipers the same color. I did it for under $100 of paint and supplies. And tons of time and effort. For the record, I never ever want to paint mesh style rims again. I ended up with bloody fingers multiples times when I was sanding.
Anyway, enjoy my Crown Vic journey...
09-10-12, 04:42 PM
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Fresh out of the junkyard off a '99 Mercury Grand Marquis:
Fitment with a 5mm spacer. Jacked up off the ground it sticks out a bit farther than it would on the ground:
Primed and ready for paint:
The lug nuts I ordered came SUPER GOLD:
So I painted the lug nuts the same gold:
Taped the gold (took forever) and painted the centers black. There is probably 1 can of primer, 1 can of gloss black, and 1/2 a can of gold on each wheel:
It was so humid outside I had to use my basement bathroom as a drying room:
All done and waiting for tires and suspension:
Fitment with a 5mm spacer. Jacked up off the ground it sticks out a bit farther than it would on the ground:
Primed and ready for paint:
The lug nuts I ordered came SUPER GOLD:
So I painted the lug nuts the same gold:
Taped the gold (took forever) and painted the centers black. There is probably 1 can of primer, 1 can of gloss black, and 1/2 a can of gold on each wheel:
It was so humid outside I had to use my basement bathroom as a drying room:
All done and waiting for tires and suspension:
09-10-12, 04:50 PM
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Since I wouldn't get the look I wanted with stock suspension, I orded up some Racing Beat Sway Bars, End Links, and TCS Rear Camber Bar :
And Some Bridgestone RE-11's. 205/55/16 up front and 225/50/16 in the rear:
And I decided to do it right and order coilovers. Tein Flex:
And Some Bridgestone RE-11's. 205/55/16 up front and 225/50/16 in the rear:
And I decided to do it right and order coilovers. Tein Flex:
09-10-12, 05:12 PM
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Before:
After:
I drove it a few miles and had an alignment done. The front camber plates are maxed out at -2.7 degrees which seem to be fine for clearance at my fairly low ride height with thick sidewall tires. When I installed my rear camber bar, I had it matched to the stock piece. After the drop it ended up at -2.5 degrees, which will need to be matched to the front at -2.7. The toe was WAY off and had to be adjusted to stockish levels:
Oh yea, I had to roll my front fenders to get them to fit. Even at max camber the tires stick out a bit. But with the tires buried in the wheel well, they somehow don't rub. But after my first highway cruise, the suspension settled as I had expected, but what I hadn't expected was the rear tires rubbing really bad on the rear fenders just above the trim line. So this week I have to roll the rears and raise the suspension all around back to where it was at the pic above. After it settled it dropped probably another 1/2 inch. Which I obviously didn't have to spare looking at my now damaged tires:
For comparison, here is my buddies '87 GXL on Tein lowering springs:
Sorry to photo bomb this thread, but hopefully it answers some questions for people curious about drops, rolls, and tires sizes. I know I had tons of questions when I started looking into these wheels.
After:
I drove it a few miles and had an alignment done. The front camber plates are maxed out at -2.7 degrees which seem to be fine for clearance at my fairly low ride height with thick sidewall tires. When I installed my rear camber bar, I had it matched to the stock piece. After the drop it ended up at -2.5 degrees, which will need to be matched to the front at -2.7. The toe was WAY off and had to be adjusted to stockish levels:
Oh yea, I had to roll my front fenders to get them to fit. Even at max camber the tires stick out a bit. But with the tires buried in the wheel well, they somehow don't rub. But after my first highway cruise, the suspension settled as I had expected, but what I hadn't expected was the rear tires rubbing really bad on the rear fenders just above the trim line. So this week I have to roll the rears and raise the suspension all around back to where it was at the pic above. After it settled it dropped probably another 1/2 inch. Which I obviously didn't have to spare looking at my now damaged tires:
For comparison, here is my buddies '87 GXL on Tein lowering springs:
Sorry to photo bomb this thread, but hopefully it answers some questions for people curious about drops, rolls, and tires sizes. I know I had tons of questions when I started looking into these wheels.
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09-10-12, 10:07 PM
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10-27-12, 02:07 PM
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Not crown vic wheels but they work. they are 95 pontiac gtp wheels. The offset is +25, 16" diameter, and an 8" width. still mesh style i was looking for plus they are wider but downfall is not much of a lip like id like. gonna run 225 50 16 rear and 215 50 16 front come this spring when i can start driving it more. With yhe offset i didnt have to worry about caliper clearance or anything eather.
10-29-12, 03:48 PM
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I chose crown vics for my car because they carry an 80's vibe, but still have a timeless mesh style which doesn't date the car. Those Pontic wheels scream 80's a little too loudly for me with their sharp lines and smaller lip. To me, it dates the car. If you look at all the classic JDM cars sporting old school wheels in magazines etc, the styles are simple and clean. So even though they're old cars with old parts, the style is still relevant and fresh. These wheels look fine on Grand Prix's, but don't translate over our FC's. Just my 2 cents though...
11-12-12, 12:53 AM
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Getting rid of mines........I got a fresh set of crown Vic wheels FORSALE guys these are getting harder to find and in good condition
https://www.rx7club.com/west-sale-wa...592-a-1017461/
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