88 Hatch with new deep dish Saleen replicas...PICS!!!

25thmustang · Feb 15, 2008

TwoToneHatch said:
I'm really digging the wheels. I've been thinking about getting them but now after seeing them on your car I'm definetly going to get a set down the road after I get some other stuff done !

Do it and do what I said, grey center and polished lip would look sexy!

lazystang · Feb 15, 2008

I wanna see them on a black coupe before i buy them,silver is too plain chromed would have looked better

TwoToneHatch · Feb 15, 2008

25thmustang said:
Do it and do what I said, grey center and polished lip would look sexy!

That sounds like an awesome idea 25th ! I'll either do that or possibly paint them black with a polished lip.

25thmustang · Feb 15, 2008

Be worth the photochop of it .

TwoToneHatch · Feb 15, 2008

25thmustang said:
Be worth the photochop of it .

Soooooo not to jack the thread but who's good with photoshop?

iwashmycar · Feb 15, 2008

those look siiick....really makes the car

ill advised · Feb 15, 2008

Nice. I think the lip on the rear wheels is a bit extreme but it certainly gives the car a mean look. The finish on the wheels don't do the paint justice imo.

25thmustang · Feb 15, 2008

I can pshop but Im not great with it! Would need a pic of your car in the same position as his and I could do it!

ill advised · Feb 15, 2008

25thmustang said:
Now those with a polished lip and a medium grey colored center might look INSANE!

:Word:

2000xp8 · Feb 15, 2008

Mustang5L5 said:
To be honest, i'm not really liking them as much as i thought I would.

I like the original Saleen wheel...but I don't think it looks good at all in a deep dish version. In fact, even the front wheel doesn't look right to me.

Agreed.
I'm disliking the rears.
The fronts look better, but it's still the age old problem of 4 lugs and 5 spokes, there is no way symmetrically to make it correct.
In general i like the rims, but i'd prefer no deep dish, and 5 lugs. And with the money spent on that car, the $250 or so it would of taken to go 5 lug would of been worth it.

I'm also against painting drums the same color as the car, nothing wrong with having drums, god knows i had them for years, it's just you don't want something less desireable to be seen.

hsean · Feb 15, 2008

i love the wheels where did you get these ,and do they come in black with a polished lip?

Demented4.6 · Feb 15, 2008

Mustang5L5 said:
To be honest, i'm not really liking them as much as i thought I would.

I like the original Saleen wheel...but I don't think it looks good at all in a deep dish version. In fact, even the front wheel doesn't look right to me.

Id say the problem with them is the 4lug look on a 5 spoke wheel like said earlier, it really throws ya off. but the 5lug version looks exactly like the original saleen wheel, or atleast i can't find a difference

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streakmatt · Feb 15, 2008

Thanks for all the comments. I liked the look of this wheel so i bought it, not because I thought it was an exact clone of the originals, of course there is a difference. I wanted a DD wheel without the hassle of fitment issues and finding correct backspace/offset etc. Plus i'm still running the quad shocks and tailpipes so i was happy with that. I never understood the whole 4 lug 5 lug debate, I don't see how adding a lug makes a wheel look better ..and $250 to swap to 5 lug?? $135 per 31 spline, $150 for c-clip eliminators, new front rotors, rear brakes, drums etc, A little more than $250. As for the brakes, yeah I will eventually go to disc but it stops fine for me now. It stopped me perfect when I was running mid 10's at 130-131.

351w90mstng · Feb 15, 2008

I like them and the four lugs do not look bad at all. I think everyone just likes to nit-pick on everything. I ordered a set myself. I am going to paint the centers a gun metal gray though. I am with you. I have too much in my 4 lugs to even think about switching. Looks Great by the way.

2000xp8 · Feb 15, 2008

streakmatt said:
Thanks for all the comments. I liked the look of this wheel so i bought it, not because I thought it was an exact clone of the originals, of course there is a difference. I wanted a DD wheel without the hassle of fitment issues and finding correct backspace/offset etc. Plus i'm still running the quad shocks and tailpipes so i was happy with that. I never understood the whole 4 lug 5 lug debate, I don't see how adding a lug makes a wheel look better ..and $250 to swap to 5 lug?? $135 per 31 spline, $150 for c-clip eliminators, new front rotors, rear brakes, drums etc, A little more than $250. As for the brakes, yeah I will eventually go to disc but it stops fine for me now. It stopped me perfect when I was running mid 10's at 130-131.

You are running c clip eliminators on a Daily driver?
That is alot of extra cost.
Normally it only takes about 250 worth of parts done the cheap way.

A 5 star wheel looks better with 5 lugs, because it's one lug per spoke, making a perfect pattern.
Look at the comparison picture above, you can see the differnce, the 4 lug holes are almost in random spots.
These rims you have do 4 lug a bit better than some of the others. 4 lug R's really don't look good.

RWDtech · Feb 15, 2008

EPIKGT said:
Definitely takes his fox to a new level. Before these wheels were on, he had 17x9 95 Cobra's with the rivets!!!!

i think those wheels look boring compared to the cobra wheels

streakmatt · Feb 15, 2008

351w90mstng said:
I like them and the four lugs do not look bad at all. I think everyone just likes to nit-pick on everything. I ordered a set myself. I am going to paint the centers a gun metal gray though. I am with you. I have too much in my 4 lugs to even think about switching. Looks Great by the way.

Thanks man. Yeah if you already have money into 4 lug why pay twice just to swap over to 5 lug.

2000xp8..This car is far from my daily driver, just my weekend cruiser and take it to the track when I can. My '03 Cobra is my DD ..I see what you are saying about 1 lug per spoke being more centered, but honestly it doesn't bother me. Also I wanted a 17x8 front wheel and as of right now they are only offering it in 4 lug. My 17x9 Motorsport fronts rubbed on my A-arms and now the 17x8's don't. So if I was 5-lug I would have had to wait until they offer 17x8. Just another reason.

EPIK · Feb 16, 2008

U guys are being way too picky... I honestly think it looks sick & I never cared for his old wheels. Silver looks good, & Im not a fan of chrome, and 95 Cobra R's are the most overused & played out mustang wheels available... The only reason some of u think that the rear lip is a bit extreme is because u rarely see it on a fox body....Think outside the box fella's!!!!

bentley429 · Feb 16, 2008

I think the new wheels look great. If the lip was polished though I think that would really set dem off yo! As for the only thing that matters though, nice runs. Iam looking to dip into the 10's with my S trim this year, whats your suspension and any clue what it made for power? 130 mph trap is fast.

El_CUCUY · Feb 16, 2008

I like the look ....will be getting a set when the 17/8 roll out in the 5 lug...

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