are regular taurus rims the exact same size as slicers?

[stuntstud2]

just like the subject asks?

 

[AutoSHO]

No. Most are 15s. Same bolt pattern, but many are 15" steel wheels... and probably not as wide as the slicer.

 

[TimmyJimSho]

Yup, you hit the nail on the head. Most are 15's....the nice thing about the standard taurus rims is that they can be run in either direction, where as most slicers are one ways onlys. That's a pain if you rotate your tires every 6k miles.

Timmy

 

[autobahnsho]

The early slicers (1991, maybe 1992?) work for either direction. Mine say made in Canada, I believe the uni-directional were made in Italy.

Slicers are quite a bit wider than standard Taurus rims. Ford even limited the turning radius some on the SHO since they didn't want the tires hitting the fenders.

If you really can't find rims try Volvos- they run the same (kinda rare) bolt pattern. Or Ferraris. A long time ago I saw some Ferrari rims on ebay that fit perfectly, too bad it was only $4k for a set of 4.... eek!

<small>[ March 29, 2004, 10:56 AM: Message edited by: autobahnsho ]</small>

 

[SHOguy 92]

Would the rims from a Ferrari actually work don't fwd and rwd vary and not fit for swaps?

 

[93redATX]

SHOguy11:
Would the rims from a Ferrari actually work don't fwd and rwd vary and not fit for swaps?

Usually, no, but it really just depends on the bolt pattern (but rims can always be re-drilled or ordered blank and custom drilled) and the biggie, the rim offset. Even some offset can be compensated for by using spacers and such. I, like most people, wouldn't recommend wheel spacers though. They cause a great amount of undue stress to be placed on the wheel studs.

 

[sdpatt]

At only 6" wide, the slicers were hardly much wider than anything on a regular Taurus. That width is on the low side for even the original 215/60-16 tires.

 

[S_Mazza]

Windstars and Thunderbirds/Cougars have the same bolt pattern as well. The T-Bird offset is 42mm - only 3mm off from the Taurus. (Unless the Taurus is 42 and the T-Bird is 39, which could be the case, but in any case, it's only 3mm off. Bear with me here. ) I think the Windstar offset is the same as the Taurus.

 

[jelloslug]

Thunderbirds SC wheels are 16x7 with a 44mm offset. They are a nice option to slicers and a bit wider.

 

[Xs SHO 1]

Would the rims from a Ferrari actually work don't fwd and rwd vary and not fit for swaps?

it'll probably fit, the only problem would be that, the wheels are gonna be worth more than sho....