New Wheels, interesting story

[turbo_fox]

I'll start with the story. So I have always liked the 5 spoke svt focus wheels, and my friend happens to have a silver SVT focus. We had powder coated his wheels black, and I didn't really like that. I had a set of 17x9 Cobra R wheels on my mustang, which were soon to be obsolete as I was converting to 5 lug. The question then came up, would those cobra R wheels fit on my focus???

Either way, I got the SVT Focus 5 spokes, I sandblasted them, and had them painted silver frost. I don't know about the factory wheel color, but I really like them painted to match the car.

Heres the wheels:



Heres them on the contour, made me realize how bad it needed to be lowered!




oh yeah, 225/45/17 Hankook RS2's

Since I know all of you are wondering....

[TheMexicanJob]

Don't know if i'm feelin the mustang offset on the focus, and yes, that tour is SCREAMING to be lowered.

[turbo_fox]

Don't know if i'm feelin the mustang offset on the focus, and yes, that tour is SCREAMING to be lowered.

I have my priorities in line....Twin turbo 351W or lowered SVT Contour? which would you choose?

[1BadCSVT]

I have my priorities in line....Twin turbo 351W or lowered SVT Contour? which would you choose?

Lowering the contour!!! It looks too much like a 4 wheel drive!

On the other hand.....the VW in the background with the keg straped to its roof is priceless!

[todras]

The wheel bearings are going to like that RWD offset for about 5 minutes before thay give in.

[Beans]

Lowering the contour!!! It looks too much like a 4 wheel drive!

On the other hand.....the VW in the background with the keg straped to its roof is priceless!

LMAO I agree

[BigBEN]

the VW with the keg on top is AMAZING...

and i do like how the focus looks with the stang rims, not sure about the offset...butoverall, i like it!

[Honkeytonk Monkey]

That Focus needs some big time fender work if you want to drive it that way.

I had 225s on my old ZX5 and I thought I had rubbing issues, lol

[Rara]

yeah, the offset on the focus is really bad news for both handling and durability.

Like Todd said, the wheel bearings will go, but also hard bumps will likely cut a tire on any given fender, if not all of them. The increased scrub radius will do odd things to the steering feel and the handling of the car.

[turbo_fox]

the VW with the keg on top is AMAZING...

and i do like how the focus looks with the stang rims, not sure about the offset...butoverall, i like it!

everyone likes the VW? heres a few more. He just replaced the side mouldings with black textured so it looks more consistent now. By the way, someone stole the keg a couple weeks ago! he had to get a new one.