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Did that price include the new tires? Pretty decent if so. buyfordracing.com has basically those same wheels at $59 each. I've been thinking about them, but don't know if the color of them would look very good on a Silver Frost.
They look great on your car though! 
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They appear to be the same wheel. 16-SPOKE FOCUS TUNER WHEEL
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yes that included tires, lug nuts, mounting ballancing etc.. the $635 was out the door. I tried contacting buyford racing, they never picked up the phone or responded to my emails.. I called a dozen times, and no answering machine  in addition to the $60 per rim, you need the special ford lug nuts which are $105 for the set
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Those look great
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Originally posted by Cobra_Jack:
yes that included tires, lug nuts, mounting ballancing etc.. the $635 was out the door.
I tried contacting buyford racing, they never picked up the phone or responded to my emails.. I called a dozen times, and no answering machine
in addition to the $60 per rim, you need the special ford lug nuts which are $105 for the set
"Special Ford lug nuts"...the what now?
How does the car feel with the new rims on it? I was eyeing those with the Goodyears in the special package from Tire Rack a while back but decided not to pull the trigger because I thought the increase in weight over my E1s with 225s would be more than I wanted.
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Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
"Special Ford lug nuts"...the what now?
How does the car feel with the new rims on it? I was eyeing those with the Goodyears in the special package from Tire Rack a while back but decided not to pull the trigger because I thought the increase in weight over my E1s with 225s would be more than I wanted.
they're tuner lug nuts.. you cannot use the stock lug nuts.. the holes in the wheels are a very small diameter
the car feels much better now.. but then again I had 15" Amrican racing wheels with three different brands of tires on there.. (bought it that way)
this is my daily driver... I have another "performance" car so I'm not that concerned with wheel weight, but overall I love them
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Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
"Special Ford lug nuts"...the what now?
"â?¢ Requires Tuner Wheel Spline Drive Lug Nut Set M-1012-T"
which apparently BuyFordRacing.com does not carry. So I'll have to take his word on the cost.
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
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"â?¢ Requires Tuner Wheel Spline Drive Lug Nut Set M-1012-T"
which apparently BuyFordRacing.com does not carry. So I'll have to take his word on the cost.
$105
http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=5564
is where i got the price
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That's just a crazy amount of money for lug nuts! Someone's gotta have 'em cheaper.
I just realized, wasn't your SVT the one with the nasty BBS style 15s on it? If so...you get double credit for the amount of improvement with these new wheels.
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Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
That's just a crazy amount of money for lug nuts! Someone's gotta have 'em cheaper.
I just realized, wasn't your SVT the one with the nasty BBS style 15s on it? If so...you get double credit for the amount of improvement with these new wheels.
they're are specialty lug nuts with a lock, I don't think you can get them anywhere else but through ford.
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I too was thinking about purchasing these rims.They look good,throw some lower springs on the an your set!Nice Choice
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Bah. You can get those tuner lugs anywhere for $30-40. Might not have a Ford stamp on them. Car looks amazing! Hope I steered you in the right direction.  Don't ever post that old pic w/ 15" again. LOL! Just get some stock bumper mesh and you're golden. Exhaust is sagging a little too.
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Originally posted by todras:
Bah. You can get those tuner lugs anywhere for $30-40. Might not have a Ford stamp on them. Car looks amazing! Hope I steered you in the right direction. Don't ever post that old pic w/ 15" again. LOL! Just get some stock bumper mesh and you're golden. Exhaust is sagging a little too.
the mesh is in the trunk.... I'm getting the bumper repaired some time in the next week or two
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Originally posted by Cobra_Jack:
Originally posted by IRingTwyce:
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"â?¢ Requires Tuner Wheel Spline Drive Lug Nut Set M-1012-T"
which apparently BuyFordRacing.com does not carry. So I'll have to take his word on the cost.
$105
 Wow. OK, then I'm doubly glad I didn't buy...my wife would have shot me if I said "By the way, I have to buy new special lug nuts now." Even at $40 a set, probably.
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Any specs on the wheels? 17x_?(how wide?) Do you know the weight of each wheel? They look really good!
Mark
EDIT: Looked at the link. I see they are 17x7. Did you by chance weigh them before mounting the tires?
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Any specs on the wheels? 17x_?(how wide?) Do you know the weight of each wheel? They look really good!
Mark
EDIT: Looked at the link. I see they are 17x7. Did you by chance weigh them before mounting the tires?
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sorry but I'm not sure on the weight... they are discontinued as are all the Focus tuner wheels.. which is why dealers are selling them so cheap
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What an improvement!!!
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) mounted and ballanced with Kumho 215/45/17's and he even helped install them in his parking lot.
