I think I finally found wheels I want for my 03 TR, 18' matte black saleens from AM. But...does anyone currently have any? Or know how they would look on TR? I've tried using the search for matte, couldnt find any myself.
Matte black saleens?
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I want to do the same exact thing only thing Idk how heavy they will be going from 17"s to 18"s, hopefully it doesnt slow down my car.
Here are two links idk if you have seen them or not. They aren't matte but they look pretty nice.
2004 Torch Red Mustang Mach 1 - Landon Gentry '04 at AmericanMuscle
2003 Torch Red Mach 1
Here are two links idk if you have seen them or not. They aren't matte but they look pretty nice.
2004 Torch Red Mustang Mach 1 - Landon Gentry '04 at AmericanMuscle
2003 Torch Red Mach 1
Cool thanks for the link I could never find that page. Man yes they are wow, idk if I want to do it anymore.. Well the heritage wheels excluding tires are 100lbs. The saleens would be 130. So without the tires it would be just 30lbs more so maybe it wouldn't be a huge difference? I'm sure at the track the 18x10 should better the 60ft right?..
I forgot the calculation for rotating mass, but its something pretty substantial. 30 pounds might not seem a lot, but for rotating mass, it is. I came from the tuner world (VW's) so we were all about saving weight lol. Yea you'd hook pretty well, but depending on your power level, you may not need all that weight. I found some FR500 replicas that are 20lbs for 17x9 and 25lbs for 17x10.5, to me, that's the ideal weight for my goals (full bolt ons with cobra cams).
However, if your going for looks, 18" saleens are definitely sexy in my book. It all depends what your goal is. And OP, sorry for the thread jack!
Well with stock wheels and a 245 the best 60ft i could get was a 2.03 or something like that then I went up to a 275 and it got worse lol, so far I have only gone to the track once with those new tires and I could only manage a best of a 2.1 Maybe the 18's might help, but now i feel really discouraged lol, I want looks and speed. Lol man you always have to give something up. Those Fr500s seem really light..
Yes, sorry op for the thread jack.
Looks and speed? Easy! Spend a lot of money! CCW, Trueforged, Forgestar... 18x11's as low as 21 lbs. 18's will generally decrease your sidewall and make it harder to consistently launch if you're not a great driver. You need a quality tire to drop your 60', not just a wider one...A 315 sumitomo will hook worse than a 245 hoosier...
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