Wheels for the SVO

[ChrisCade]

Check out the wheels I recently bought for my SVO. The unusual set is 17 x 7" with the identical backspacing. Bought them off of Evil-Bay for $135.00 plus shipping new in box. The others are Mille Miglia 17 x 7 & 17 x 8 that have the correct backspacing. Kinda look like the Cobra R's but with correct fit-up. Those were a little more at 700 with tires but I figure that I'll see which ones I like more and possibly get rid of the other set. I'll post pics of each set fitted when the car gets back from the paint shop.

Chris

[Gator]

Mille Miglia rims .....

[ChrisCade]

Yeah I know yuk!! But with different center caps they may have some curb appeal. Since we are so limited in our wheel selection, I figured that I would try just about any decent wheel if it may work. I'll reserve judgment until they are on the car.

Chris

[Gator]

Yeah I know yuk!!

No no....thats a drool...like im drooling....as in i drool over them...as in i think they are highly desireable.

In short: I like....i like alot.

[ChrisCade]

Sorry, thought you were puking on my rims! Figured I be nice and take it easy on ya LOL. Give me some of what your having in your avatar!!!

Chris

[boostedbruiser]

the trick is to put the cursor on the smiley to see what the action is. i thought it was puking at first then it says drooling with the cursor hovered over the smiley.

Nice rims. i like also.

[chalkys_explorer]

Mille jovovich..........sorry, wrong forum

[ChrisCade]

I mounted the Mille Miglia rims on the new 8.8 rear today. Like a glove. I am posting pics as well. Too bad I don't intend on using these wheels. I will post pics on the fronts tomorrow or tuesday. I will also post the other wheel pics to see if there is a dramatic difference between the two sets. Let me know what you think.

The lowering springs still have to settle out to improve the looks of the wheels though.

Chris

[jayber]

I personally dont like that wheel on the car.

[ChrisCade]

Mike,

Actually I did. They came in at 16.5 pounds for the fronts and 17 even for the rears. They are 17 x 7 & 17 x 8 respectively. I am going to try the other rims to see if I like them better. It is kinda hard to decide since the rest of the car is missing. I thinks that detracts somewhat from the overall appearance of the wheels and car in general. The other rims I have are all 17 x 7 and weigh 13 lbs each.

Chris

[GAboySVO]

I like 'em, however, I think they would look better one the lower springs settle down. There is too much gap between the fender and the wheel for my taste. What springs did you use?

[ChrisCade]

Mike,

I ended up using an extra set of Matrix lowering springs that I had purchased for another mustang project. They are supposedly 2" drop on V8 cars, so I anticipated a little less on the SVO. Then again, there is no weight in the car as it is a shell right now, so it will begin to drop as I reinstall all of the components. I'll have to wait and see how it goes.

Chris