Gen 3 Chromies or Slicers ??

[shoguy3.2]

ok guys, i found a black 3rd gen SHo sitting on the local ford dealership and i talked to them about buying the chrome rims off it . They said the car has a lean on it and they are working on getting the ownership for it so until then they cant sell any parts of it ...but the tires or about85 % tread left and the rims look in decent shape

I have white painted slicers on it, but they are showing signs of wear...peeling and such in the spokes...and i really want chrome wheels...i was thinking becuase my car has new performacne tires (not good in snow) and this black SHO has chromies on all seaons....i was thinking of asking them if they will fair trade my slicers for the chromies ....or possibley a litte biit of $$ plus my rims for the chromies..

i dont know what it will look like so does anyone have any pictures of 3rd gen rims on a white 2nd gen SHO ?? for refercne as to what my car will look like..oor 3rd gen chromies on any 2nd gen SHo for that matter....

what is your opinion guys ....what should i do ?? keep my white slicers or keeping trying to get them chromies for my car ??

if i keep the slicers ..i wanna maybe powercoat them white...or something...get them looking beter

but what do you guys think i should do ...keep the slicers or ditch them and go after those chrome 3rd gen wheels...any opinions and pictures are welcome thanx

and btw im in college and short on $$ soo im trying to do this encomicaly soo aftermartket rims are out of the question .

thanx in advace guys

 

[1992SHOMTX]

if no one has pics i can go outside jack up my 97...take 2 wheels off of it and throw them on my 92. Ive seen g3 wheels on a g1 painted black and they look sick....jay(johnny cash) might be able to help you better than i can.

 

[NiNeTy Fo SHO]

One of mine...not a side view, but can help I would think.

Chromies

If you can get them for little $$, I would go for it. I never really thought a dealership would trade rims with someone though.

 

[dosmoney]

i like the slices better myself

 

[stangeater]

The Cromies are really nice, and add a nice look to the older gen sho's. I actually had a set of chrome lincoln LS wheels on my sho, they look pretty close to the gen 3 sho wheels. I had to use a 1/4 inch wheel spacers with them. Actually, I'm going to be putting them on ebay soon. JP

 

[sho_bc]

the chromies look great on red and black gen1s and all gen3s, but not so great on gen2s, the 99 wheels look great painted black on white gen1s - someone on the board has them (all imo of course).

 

[PROPHET]

Slicers look best on gen ones, I'd go with the gen three rims on a gen two SHO.

 

[Jonny Cash]

Yea. It might be me your refering to. These wheels arent the ones your talking about though. But anyway.. They are powdercoated, not painted. They came on the 99 SHO, 99 sable. I dont think they came on the base model taurus.

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Spinning. I think these rims look so awsome on my car. Perfect fit. Although very soon I might be the first one with Millenia S factory 17X7's. They will also be powdercoated black.. BTW if I see anyone bite my idea I will call you out on it. Ehh.. noone can get them as cheap as me anyway.

 

[1992SHOMTX]

ive seen a few g1s with the g3(96-98) wheels on them....i love them especially on jays white g1 with black g3s


edit he just posted....i like em

 

[38SHO]

what is the width on the gen 3 wheels? that is one deciding factor I think....

only problem with the Slicers are the 6" width, which limits your tire to about a 205 width if you care about having a stiff sidewall that doesn't look like a monster truck tire. **** I even think my new 205-50-16's still look a little too wide and flex out.

 

[Jonny Cash]

Beth had/has them on her white 91. Theyre alright, but they dont compare to the 99's. Its too bad the ones Karson had were bent. They wouldve looked sick black on black.

 

[Jonny Cash]

what is the width on the gen 3 wheels? that is one deciding factor I think....

only problem with the Slicers are the 6" width, which limits your tire to about a 205 width if you care about having a stiff sidewall that doesn't look like a monster truck tire. **** I even think my new 205-50-16's still look a little too wide and flex out.

Not true. Ive had 225's on slicers before. No problem. Ive got 215's on my slicers now.

Get rid of those 205-50's. Thats way too low-pro with just a 205 width.. Especially with stock ride height... Ouch!

 

[38SHO]

it makes a big difference in handling...

try not to think of it as having the biggest tire that you can put on a wheel physically, but the one that will work best, even if it has a smaller contact patch. I will take a stiff shorter sidewall anyday over a wider tire that rolls over like pudding.

 

[Jonny Cash]

it makes a big difference in handling...

try not to think of it as having the biggest tire that you can put on a wheel physically, but the one that will work best, even if it has a smaller contact patch. I will take a stiff shorter sidewall anyday over a wider tire that rolls over like pudding.

haha.. Yea..but they dont.. They love it. 205-50-16 is just about the most goofy size. Your speedo is probably off too. Stock height is 60-65. Ive never witnessed as much as a tiny scuff on the sidewalls of the 225's.

 

[Porkchop]

what is the width on the gen 3 wheels? that is one deciding factor I think....

only problem with the Slicers are the 6" width, which limits your tire to about a 205 width if you care about having a stiff sidewall that doesn't look like a monster truck tire. **** I even think my new 205-50-16's still look a little too wide and flex out.

Might I add some light to this?

First of all the stock size on slicers are 215's. The amount the sidewall bows out is up to the TYPE of tire you use more than the width. I have seen 225's with more of a straight sidewall and 225 (like on my car) that have a slight bow to them.

Gen 3 stock width is 225. The wheels/tires are interchangable.

http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=50496 <------ see this link for all the information you need to know about various wheel/tire combos

 

[38SHO]

just beause they are stock doesn't mean they are the best. That size could have been put on there for a number of reasons, and performance is not one of them. Cost and Smooth ride are probably the number 1 factors in the tire size a manufactuer equips a car with. Also the gear ratio and fuel economy are another sector.... but if you cared about fuel economy you wouldn't be exploiting your car in a corner with the throttle down...

Now you have a good point, not all tires are the same. Just because it says 215-55-16 doesn't mean that all tires that size are equal. They vary in specs and the best way is to compare them on the manufactuer's websites.. Some companies have taller sidewalls then another or the tread width might be wider.

My Speedometer is off 2 mph at 40mph so says one of those radar signs on the side of a road... thats usually what I compare too, all the ones I've seen previously seem to agree that my speedometer is off about 2 mph through that mph range, it didn't change much with the new tire size...............


it looks a lot better IMHO, when i see the sidewalls bulding out on wheels I cringe at the sidewall strength that they are losing... it might be cool on a mud truck with 44" tall 15" wide tires... but I think lower profile and better sized tires for wheel widths has proven itself to be an area that needs attention and where benefits are gained.

 

[greenbeanmtx]

Beth had/has them on her white 91. Theyre alright, but they dont compare to the 99's. Its too bad the ones Karson had were bent. They wouldve looked sick black on black.

Well it confuses me. Does yours vibrate any at all Jay? I spun my 99's up on a hub this past weekend and they arent bent at all yet they vibrated as such on the 89. Discount tire told me it was due to our cars being hubcentric and the 99 wheels being lugcentric which would make since but surely im not the only one whos experienced it..... On any record here is a crappy shot of mine when it had the 99s on it and then one of it currently with slicers. Im about to put the 99's up on ebay because Bandit doesnt like them at all. I had to give them up for some slicers but it seems to drive and handle better with the slicers anyways. The problem i noticed is that im running 225-55's and had them on my 99 sho wheels and they did it rarely but they did rub the strut if provoked just right( the sidewall of the tire that is). It wasnt anything major but it was enough to rub the dirt off of the strut. My car may just be a unique case.




Its pretty obvious in the pics but i did lower the car between those pics. I really dug how they looked and was actually going to copy Jay and powdercoat them black but i couldnt stand the vibration. It probably just needs some hubcentric rings to fix the problem but i prefer the slicers on my car now anyways. Im trying to make it a plus clone.

Edit: for the record the slicers are 6 inches wide and the 99's are 6.5 inches wide.

 

[Mr95Gl]

= I too have been comtemplating gen 3 chromies for my white gen 2. I think they'd look awesome. To bad they aren't readily available, but if do so happen to get my hands on a pair, I'll take some shots and post them up

 

[Jonny Cash]

Well it confuses me. Does yours vibrate any at all Jay? I spun my 99's up on a hub this past weekend and they arent bent at all yet they vibrated as such on the 89. Discount tire told me it was due to our cars being hubcentric and the 99 wheels being lugcentric which would make since but surely im not the only one whos experienced it..... On any record here is a crappy shot of mine when it had the 99s on it and then one of it currently with slicers. Im about to put the 99's up on ebay because Bandit doesnt like them at all. I had to give them up for some slicers but it seems to drive and handle better with the slicers anyways. The problem i noticed is that im running 225-55's and had them on my 99 sho wheels and they did it rarely but they did rub the strut if provoked just right( the sidewall of the tire that is). It wasnt anything major but it was enough to rub the dirt off of the strut. My car may just be a unique case.

Actually they do vibrate at high speed. But I have Kuhmo's that are pretty unevenly worn in some places. ( when I snapped an axle, I eyed the camber plate back on. The axle would just not go in unless I unbolted the lower ball joint, and popped out the camber plate.) So I put about 300 miles on the car before I had it aligned.( like a ***** ) But before that incident they did not vibrate. I will soon be replacing an A-arm bushing that was slightly chewed from the axle breaking,( not that bad ) and putting new tires on them so I will let you know the results.

If Kirk, or Chris could shed some light on that issue about them being hubcenric or not, maybe they will, but Im sure Kirk wouldnt of ran with them if they were not a perfect modification. Those guys are like human SHO encyclopedias, so maybe they know.

 

[Jonny Cash]

just beause they are stock doesn't mean they are the best. That size could have been put on there for a number of reasons, and performance is not one of them. Cost and Smooth ride are probably the number 1 factors in the tire size a manufactuer equips a car with. Also the gear ratio and fuel economy are another sector.... but if you cared about fuel economy you wouldn't be exploiting your car in a corner with the throttle down...

Now you have a good point, not all tires are the same. Just because it says 215-55-16 doesn't mean that all tires that size are equal. They vary in specs and the best way is to compare them on the manufactuer's websites.. Some companies have taller sidewalls then another or the tread width might be wider.

My Speedometer is off 2 mph at 40mph so says one of those radar signs on the side of a road... thats usually what I compare too, all the ones I've seen previously seem to agree that my speedometer is off about 2 mph through that mph range, it didn't change much with the new tire size...............


it looks a lot better IMHO, when i see the sidewalls bulding out on wheels I cringe at the sidewall strength that they are losing... it might be cool on a mud truck with 44" tall 15" wide tires... but I think lower profile and better sized tires for wheel widths has proven itself to be an area that needs attention and where benefits are gained.

Im sorry, but I have no idea what that had to do with what we are discussing.... Stock size is 215-60/65-16. To prevent tire roll, and wheelwell clearance some people will downsize to a 215-55, or even for a little wider stance, and better traction they will go with 225-55's.

You still havent proved to me why 205-50's does anyone any good.. The only way Id put a 50 height would be if I had 17's. or my car was slammed to the ground.. And 205's? fuggetaboutit.