? for u guys n gals

[412mustangz]

i want to put rims on my car but cant decide on what i want..wat would look better..chrome or black w/ machined lip? and 18" or 20"?

[Inkdcountryboy]

Chrome 20's!!! FTW

[THE BIG KOALA]

18x9 front 18x10 rear black center chrome lip

[no1fordgirl]

tough decision

I love chrome ;)

[2001GTTT]

Chrome 24's.

[412mustangz]

lol im pretty sure 24's wouldnt fit without modification n besides, my car would be super slow

[Martin0660]

my car would be super slow

There's your answer....... If it don't go, Chrome it!

I think 18's are about right on those cars and still keep the package cost under some control.

[GOT SVT]

20's in black

[pop's stang]

22's would fit, but i would stay with 18 or 20's. Chrome would look sick on your black car.

[blizzard]

24" gold spoke Daytons :biglaugh:

[crusher101]

i want to put rims on my car but cant decide on what i want..wat would look better..chrome or black w/ machined lip? and 18" or 20"?

you go to ccac? there is another kid there that drives that same color scheme...

[Shorty429]

mmm my vote is for 18's in black

[pRojekt02GT]

18x9 front 18x10 rear black center chrome lip


^ :goodidea:

Indeed sick..

[White5.0]

18s....anything bigger than 18s looks too gangsta lol

[97LaserRed]

18s....anything bigger than 18s looks too gangsta lol
:thumbsup:

[92306gt]

i think 20" rims are the right fit for that body style stang

[mineralrob]

IMO on the s-197's since the bodys are much bigger/bulkier 18's look small. 20's look perfect on a lowered s-197.


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7388/20inchanthracitebullitt.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8408/2005torchredmustanggt20.jpg

[92306gt]

IMO on the s-197's since the bodys are much bigger/bulkier 18's look small. 20's look perfect on a lowered s-197.


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7388/20inchanthracitebullitt.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8408/2005torchredmustanggt20.jpg
love the red one :thmbsup:

[pRojekt02GT]

20 inch 05+ Saleen wheels..would look hard.

[94svtcobra]

20's ftw the win, 1+ for what rob said, 18's look small on the new stangs, chrome or black just depends on what direction you want to go with for the car, I'm deff a fan of the black on black :goodidea:, but depending on the rims chrome can deff look awesome

I love the chrome on bleedin blk Gt's

[SonofaBish]

no doubt about it - Chrome!

[03 OW SVT]

Black car chrome rims...If ya put black rims on a black car its to much black. Just my .02

[GOT SVT]

Black car chrome rims...If ya put black rims on a black car its to much black. Just my .02


we don't need your :twocents: :sticktonge:

go 20 as stated by the others on an 05+

[03 OW SVT]

we don't need your :twocents: :sticktonge:

go 20 as stated by the others on an 05+


LOL:rotflol::moon:

[pRojekt02GT]

Black car chrome rims...If ya put black rims on a black car its to much black. Just my .02

:readrules:

[03 OW SVT]

:readrules:

WTF? What is wrong with what i said?

[SonofaBish]

WTF? What is wrong with what i said?
:dunno:

on a side note - i agree about the black wheels... i don't like black wheels on anything! (except my bike)

[MBH]

WTF? What is wrong with what i said?

I'm scratchin my head too lol. Maybe he meant that you rule? Or another possibility is that is one of matts rules. Idk I got nothin.

S197 go with 20s if you will lower it, 18s if keeping it trail rated (stock height)

[pRojekt02GT]

not too much of a fan with black on black..it looks okay, but for a black car i'd go with chrome wheels..just my .02..lol, isn't anything wrong with your opinion, everyones got one.


maybe quoted the wrong post??....lol

[pRojekt02GT]

wait..LMFAO..I totally read that wrong..im a dumbass..done posting in this thread for now..hahaha

[scorpio333]

http://motorbeam.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/hummer-h3-on-wooden-wagon-wheels.jpg

I like the old look of meaty rubber, just not a fan of rubber band look.

I'd go with the black deep dish with chrome lips. 18x10 in the rear, 18x9 up front.

http://customerpics.americanmuscle.com/viewsingle.php?id=2877&sku=28028

[412mustangz]

you go to ccac? there is another kid there that drives that same color scheme...
yea i go to ccac n i never saw another dude with the same color scheme unless it was me u seen..

[412mustangz]

ok, so far i got like the same number of votes for 18"s as i did 20"s and i got like 2 more votes 4 chrome over black lol damnnn, still gettin nowere! n as for lowering the car, how much would that cost?

[2001GTTT]

figure atleast 2 to 3 hundred for springs, another 2 or so for CC plates if you so choose.

[412mustangz]

alrite, thanks...n as for the the ppl that said 20"s would look sick on a lowered s197 does that mean it wouldnt look right if it wasnt lowered?

[MBH]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/MBH_427/03-28-09%20-%20Wolfpack%20Lund%20Tuning%20Day/IMG_5793.jpg
20's really set the car off if it's low IMO. If I had an s197, I'd lower it and put 20's on it

[94svtcobra]

yes it would, the 20's just look awesome once its lowered cause they fill out the wheel wells

[2001GTTT]

yea honestly you might be able to pull off 18's, but 20's look sick on those cars

[412mustangz]

alrite cool n does anyone kno if 20's rub when the wheels are turned?

[GOT SVT]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii21/MBH_427/03-28-09%20-%20Wolfpack%20Lund%20Tuning%20Day/IMG_5793.jpg
20's really set the car off if it's low IMO. If I had an s197, I'd lower it and put 20's on it

those are the wheels i was going to suggest, but black of course :goodidea:

[Peej20]

FWIW I remember an engineer from Ford saying that 18" wheels are perfect performance-wise for the s197 when asked why the GT500KR downsized from the 20" on the prototype (the same ones that are on the Super Snake) but I'll agree 20" is the way to go if looks are your only concern. I've loved my 18's since I got the car and think they'll be perfect once I get the car sitting nicer with a mild drop and some meaty rubber once the BFG's are shot.

On that note, if you're considering lowering yours, there are a lot more factors that come into play on this platform. Typically guys have been getting away with bare minimum of springs, camber bolts to get the alignment back into spec and an adjustable panhard bar to re-center the rear. Chances are your stock shocks won't take long to go afterward either and good aftermarket ones are recommended to help bring the ride back from being unbearably rough.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e95/stang8920/harrisfarm007.jpg

[412mustangz]

well my car is only a v6 so performance i guess isnt that big of a deal and i dont plan on addin any more performance mods to it but idk, i guess we'll see..

[412mustangz]

I like chrome wheels on a black car, u cant go wrong with that, but the black wheels look sick, ahhh!!


10993

10996

[scott5]

black wheels on black car gets my vote everytime
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/scottydc52000/Black%20Widow%2095/Picture020-2.jpg

[thedak]

20" CCW Classic's

The only wheel I would consider on a S197


http://j.mustangcars.com/J/stang/carshows/rosehill08/RH6-7-08_%20006.jpg

[JT3]

lowered with 20in chromes

[412mustangz]

lowered with 20in chromes
looks good! do the rims rub when u turn the wheel?

[crusher101]

yea i go to ccac n i never saw another dude with the same color scheme unless it was me u seen..


you have the night class with shaheen?

[412mustangz]

yea lol i kno who u r, ur in my class..i was behind u a couple of times leaving..when did u get those wheels?

[crusher101]

i got them last year and they are going on soon. probably next week so you will get to see them :P watch out for the people in the parking lot though... i was hit and run last week so i have a bunch of paint missing from my bumper.

[crusher101]

you may also notice a few things added in the next few weeks since i got my income tax :)

[412mustangz]

ok bc i was gonna say i dnt remember seein them on ur car n that sucks!! i'd b super heated..its funny u say that tho bc i've noticed i always get the shitty cars that park next to me

[crusher101]

yeah im gonna start parking down near where you do though.. i thought a lot was pretty safe but i was wrong.. and i didnt notice until i had already left that the paint was missing. and surprisingly enough i wasnt nearly as mad as i thought i would be. it went pretty much from shock -to- damn thing i can do about it.

[412mustangz]

nice...n yea them parkin lots r freakin dangerous.

[lime06mustang]

chrome 20s will like real good

[JT3]

looks good! do the rims rub when u turn the wheel?
thanks. no rub at all. if you slam it, you'll need to factor in some additional suspension upgrades IMO - like an adjustable panhard bar and larger sway bars.

[412mustangz]

cool cool thanks :thumbsup:

[JT3]

just noticed that you're from west mifflin. cool. i grew up in west homestead but now live north of the city. i get down there now and then - craving big jim's right now!

[412mustangz]

oh yea thats cool n haha, thats a awesome place

[JH03Cobra]

I used to have an 06 V6, I had 20" TSW Thruxton's on it. 20x8.5 in the front and 20x10 in the rear. Wheels were gunmetal in the middle and had a huge 4" polished lip in the rear and it looked amazing. Had no problems fitting 20's and no problems with the rubber either. I would definately go 20's whatever you do. They look awesome on the newer model mustangs in my opinion. I will try and dig up a pic of mine with the wheels on it.

[412mustangz]

I used to have an 06 V6, I had 20" TSW Thruxton's on it. 20x8.5 in the front and 20x10 in the rear. Wheels were gunmetal in the middle and had a huge 4" polished lip in the rear and it looked amazing. Had no problems fitting 20's and no problems with the rubber either. I would definately go 20's whatever you do. They look awesome on the newer model mustangs in my opinion. I will try and dig up a pic of mine with the wheels on it.
sweet n thanks man! when u put those 20's on compared to the stock wheels, did u notice a difference in performance n if so how much?

[JH03Cobra]

Here is one pic I found. As for performance issues: The only differences I noticed was with the 20's and the lower profile tires you are obviously going to feel alittle more of the smaller bumps here and there but it wasn't anything really bad. If you put some decently wide rubber on the rears you will notice some better traction out of the hole and also better grip around bends. I loved the look of the 20's so I wasnt really worried about the minimal if any performance I was going to lose with them.

[412mustangz]

looks good.. yea i figured that, i was just wonderin with the 20's if my car would run like a dog but i aint really worried to much about the perfromance either, my cars more for show as long as it aint to bad...n i want to get the 10'' inch width in the back n 8.5" in the front.. where'd u get ur rims n wat did u pay?

[JH03Cobra]

Found mine on ebay actually. Got the set for $800 if I remember correctly.

[412mustangz]

Found mine on ebay actually. Got the set for $800 if I remember correctly.
damn thats cheap, i want either chrome rims or black w/ the polished lip n 4 chrome there like easily $1400! wat color is ur car? i see ur description says u got black rims...i cant decide between black or chrome wheels 4 my black car

[JH03Cobra]

I have an 03 Cobra now. All black 18" saleen wheels on it. With the cobra I had to go with extra wide rubber so I needed to stick with the 18" wheels... For your car, I would definately go black w/polished lip. It will look sweet and you wont be dissapointed.

[412mustangz]

I have an 03 Cobra now. All black 18" saleen wheels on it. With the cobra I had to go with extra wide rubber so I needed to stick with the 18" wheels... For your car, I would definately go black w/polished lip. It will look sweet and you wont be dissapointed.
yea its cheaper to! i asked everyones oppinion n i got like an even amount of votes for chrome as i did black but some ppl told me not to get black bc i have red stripes on my car n if i didnt have them on there then the black ones would look good. i want the black rims i have posted on page 5 in this thread

[JH03Cobra]

I think the black with polished would look sweet on your car even with the red, but something else you could do is put the black with polished lip wheels on and then put on those red wheel striped they make on the outer lip of the wheel. That might look even better, dunno...lol