My new 15's

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:43 pm

Ask and you shall recieve.

The oxidation is horribly obvious in this pic...

tercel4wdrules · Post by **tercel4wdrules** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:12 pm

Nice looking wheels! Do these wheels produce a speedo error? That paint oxidation you have at the top sides looks just like the one I have on my '84. I thought the '83 had rusty wiper arms, I guess you beat me. lol !

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:18 pm

2% error. Actual speed of 76 at reading of 75.
They do rub a little bit in a full-lock turn.

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:22 pm

2% error. Actual speed of 76 at reading of 75.
They do rub a little bit in a full-lock turn.

terceldude · Post by **terceldude** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:58 am

You know what Typrus? I love your Terk, but don't you think it would be cool to compose a little rap on that Terk for me and all da' otha' memba's? I love rap music, especially when I compose it myself.
YEAH GANGSTER!

:rolleyes: B)

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:30 am

Awesome!! Looks great!

takza · Post by **takza** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:26 pm

Those are some DAYUM fine wheels for what you paid...AND you got a pair of Kumhos on the front to boot.....four of those torroidally shaped spring boosters...and you'll know what driving is all about.

Look like aftermarket wheels that fit the Escort....not OEM?

Life just isn't fair.....

Lateer · Post by **Lateer** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:04 pm

Very nice indeed. What rubber are you running on them?
I get about a 10% error running 185/75R14s all round.
Hence, the speedo shows 100kmh when I'm really doing 110.

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:00 pm

Front tires have semi-ggod tread, backs are pretty well worn but still have more than adequate grip for the Terc...
Front- 205/50R15 Kumho Ecsta (Directional tires)
Rear- 195/55R15 Yokohama YK420

GOD THESE TIRES GRAB
I just took a corner at 45mph that I was actually terrified about pushing that hard on. Normally I'dve been sliding sideways at about 35mph. I'll try 50 eventually.
What I'm scared of is that I know that I'm more likely to flip now as these tires have the grip to grab if I got sideways versus the others that would just slide.

I want good struts/shocks, springs, and some urethane bushings.
Who was offering some urethane bushings?

The rims have a little thing in the center that reads Ford. I'm going to try and get a Toyota replacement insert or just a blank insert.

All of my friends said that it was a vast improvement over the stock steels. One said more or less this- "I don't know ho wthe hell you pulled it off, but those 15 inch Ford rims look great on that car."
The grill team at work thought it looked gangster lol.

takza · Post by **takza** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:37 am

Biggest issue on the front swaybar are the end bushings and you need to stay stock with those.

The front rubber bushings were still fine on a car with over 200K miles...you can shim them a little with thin plastic or metal to snug them up....IMO poly isn't worth the trouble.

If you don't have stiffened springs...you should watch the corners and so forth...and remember...there is still gravel and ice...they'll sneak up on you every time.....

Wheels must be original Ford...might have been the last years or so of the Escort that had those...or the Mazda drive train...later models?

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:36 pm

I parked next to an Escort Sport today with similar rims (six spoke and less of an angle backwards) Alloy with the same little Ford insert in the center

jerrat · Post by **jerrat** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:42 pm

Nice Rims!

Where did you get them?

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