Chrome Spinner? WTF?

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Thordic

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The 2005 V6 Premium package comes with SPINNER RIMS?

PLEASE tell me that I am reading this wrong on the spec sheet I see.

Spinner rims stock on a mustang makes baby jesus cry

 

NiteRydaGT

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They're not spinning rims like you see on Escalades and stuff like that, it's the chrome center cap as shown here...it's called a spinner.

 

SVTdriver

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The spinner type that is on the 05 wheel. Has been around a lot longer than the spinner that evryone is now familiar with.

 

szer0

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Does it spin independently of the wheel? I think that would still be pretty lame (makes me think of those hats with the propeller), but if it spins with the wheel I think it looks awesome .

 

SVTdriver

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I'm no ttrying to be mean when I post this. But do you honestly think Ford would spend that much time on a wheel? Especially on the V6 model. It rotates with the wheel. Just like the original spinners.

 

The Bob

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They're called "knock-offs". Calling them "spinners" makes it too easy to confuse them with those tacky-a** things some people put on their land yachts!

 

szer0

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SVTdriver said:

It rotates with the wheel. Just like the original spinners.

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(&)

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I feel old now...

 

new22003

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(&) said:

I feel old now...

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Me too I figured even the kids these days would know what a real spinner was.

But its that tri bar center cap in the picture above. It does not spin differently than the wheel. It is firmly attached.

 

JadeFalcon

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Since no one has mentioned it, they are called knock-off's because they were used primarily for racing. My father has a '63 vette which came optioned with the original knock off rims, you kick the spinner and the wheel comes off, for racing. 1 lug, the spinner holds the rim on, pretty damn badass from the factory.

 

brandon_lawson7

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They added the spinner to mainly add to the retro flavor of the car. Especially for the V6 since the GT has a bit more of that flavor.

 

szer0

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JadeFalcon said:

Since no one has mentioned it, they are called knock-off's because they were used primarily for racing. My father has a '63 vette which came optioned with the original knock off rims, you kick the spinner and the wheel comes off, for racing. 1 lug, the spinner holds the rim on, pretty damn badass from the factory.

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That's awesome. Wish ricers had them so I kicking them would be more fun .

 

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Whew, I just got scared for a second when I read it

And I've seen those things before, I just never knew thats what they were referred to as.

 

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(&) said:

I feel old now...

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Im older than you are

 

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Those V6 wheels are a retro-take from the old Halibrand wheels used on Cobras and GT40's. The Halibrands used to have spinners, so they've re-created the "look" on the new wheel as an option. Looks bitchin IMHO. However... I wouldn't be buying a V6 unless hell froze over.

 

SorsCode

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Those wheels won't work on a 95 V6 would they

And is the rumor true they change the lug pattern? If so why did they do that.

 

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They'd look a lot better than the stock rims on my 99 v6 too, but I heard a rumor they don't fit.

 

new22003

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Thordic said:

They'd look a lot better than the stock rims on my 99 v6 too, but I heard a rumor they don't fit.

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They should fit, ford isnt going to change the lug pattern and the backspacing shouldnt hurt you on a 7 inch wide wheel.

 

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They look like a pain to clean!

 

YardSpecial

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Looks SWEET !!

They are not called spinners, just Knock offs.

Named because you knock them off with a special soft hammer !