ill keep my 15s and my buddies 16s on his Towny
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Yeah.. I'm really loving those 18's, they look PERFECT. It will look pretty bad on the rear until I get the 3.73's and discs in but man.. I'm going to get quoted for 18's but shouldn't be much more. Will report back! Thanks for the input you guys =)1991 Grand Marquis LS blog- Mayhem; two 12" Kenwood 800w subs, True dual catback, BBK shorties, cherrybombs, steel top, L/H hella lights, 18" AR Torq thrust, Trans cooler, class 3 hitch kit, more on the way...Comment
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Just clean up the drums until you get the discs swapped in, I have had drums for the 3 years I've owned them. I just sprayed the stock drums and calipers high temp black and called it a day, just as long as you don't have rusty drums poking through no one really notices. Also if you really want to pop I'd lower the car 1-1.5 inches as well. Have fun though! You are going to notice a big difference in cornering ability, it never really gets old
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Check out the pricing on 17" vs. 18" tires. I think 16's and 18s can be expensive but reasonable, but 17s can be an oddball size and you could end up paying a lot more for tires versus 18s. Only a few cars came with 17" tires, 18s are far more common iirc.
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Great suggestion thanks! I'll actually end up doing that.Originally posted by hemihotrod402 View Post
I went back and got a quote for 18's today. They have two in stock but have to get the other three shipped, so for all 5 rims & tires, install & lugs its $1415. Still pretty good I think, only about $100 more than 17"s. And that's with a nice tire size that would fill out the rim. They would be 255/45R18's. Also, when I swap rear ends with a 92+ CV for my 3.73 and discs in the rear, I won't have any issues will I? I'm 99% sure the bolt pattern is the same and 8.8 rear ends are universal.1991 Grand Marquis LS blog- Mayhem; two 12" Kenwood 800w subs, True dual catback, BBK shorties, cherrybombs, steel top, L/H hella lights, 18" AR Torq thrust, Trans cooler, class 3 hitch kit, more on the way...Comment
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You'll have no problems, backspacing was the same all the way up to 2002, and all panther chassis have 5 x 4.5 inch bolt pattern.Parts Car (Scrapped ) - Vicky - 1987 LTD Crown Victoria: 17x8 Gunmetal Gray Coys C-5 wheels, 235/55-17 Falken Ziex ZE-502 tires. 79 LTD Grille, Taillights, and Turn Signals, Blue LED Dash Lights, PI Rear Sway Bar, 140 MPH Speedometer, Dual Exhaust w/ Mustang Headers.
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That's what I figured thanks! 18's it is :p1991 Grand Marquis LS blog- Mayhem; two 12" Kenwood 800w subs, True dual catback, BBK shorties, cherrybombs, steel top, L/H hella lights, 18" AR Torq thrust, Trans cooler, class 3 hitch kit, more on the way...Comment
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