My first FE... ROCK ON!!!
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My first FE... ROCK ON!!!
Hey Guys and Gals,
As many of you know, a year and a half ago I bought a Galaxie 500 with a 352 4bbl. I got it finished (body-wise) last fall and put in my garage just before the snow started flying here in Iowa. Well, strangely enough we have had a pretty mild january. Weird for Iowa. Today was darn near 50 degrees. So I fired up the Galaxie and snapped some photos, FINALLY!!! Check out my gallery and tell me what you all think. This spring I am putting new wheels and tires on her. I am torn between traditional classic-car rims like the Cragar SS and Torq-thrust D's and newer, more modern alloy mags. What do you all think? Should I go with the Cragars(I think they are always sweet) or some more modern rims? I seriously value your input, because I am at a loss here. Thanks!!------Ryan
As many of you know, a year and a half ago I bought a Galaxie 500 with a 352 4bbl. I got it finished (body-wise) last fall and put in my garage just before the snow started flying here in Iowa. Well, strangely enough we have had a pretty mild january. Weird for Iowa. Today was darn near 50 degrees. So I fired up the Galaxie and snapped some photos, FINALLY!!! Check out my gallery and tell me what you all think. This spring I am putting new wheels and tires on her. I am torn between traditional classic-car rims like the Cragar SS and Torq-thrust D's and newer, more modern alloy mags. What do you all think? Should I go with the Cragars(I think they are always sweet) or some more modern rims? I seriously value your input, because I am at a loss here. Thanks!!------Ryan
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Your not the only one with a very mild January. we broke records here in Oklahoma today but we need rain. Your Car looks fantastic. I think it looks great as is but you can't go wrong with Torq-thrusts.
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Originally Posted by ARMORER
Hey Guys and Gals,
This spring I am putting new wheels and tires on her. I am torn between traditional classic-car rims like the Cragar SS and Torq-thrust D's and newer, more modern alloy mags.
What do you all think? Should I go with the Cragars(I think they are always sweet) or some more modern rims? I seriously value your input, because I am at a loss here. Thanks!!------Ryan
This spring I am putting new wheels and tires on her. I am torn between traditional classic-car rims like the Cragar SS and Torq-thrust D's and newer, more modern alloy mags.
What do you all think? Should I go with the Cragars(I think they are always sweet) or some more modern rims? I seriously value your input, because I am at a loss here. Thanks!!------RyanHave you noticed yourself looking at just the wheels when they're big and overdone? It's like they bought a rig to drive the wheels around.
It's also sad to buy the bottom of the line round hole w/rivvetts, even worse, chrome or gold.
Stuff the fattest Cragar or Torq-thrust under there you can
Hot ride, love the style, always loved the interior in those Galaxies.
Last edited by oldeiron; Jan 16, 2006 at 09:52 AM.
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Thats one Very Nice car! IMHO, Most modern rims will ruin the beauty of that car, turning it into a Ghetto Cruiser. The Cragar SS aren't bad, but with all the chrome and stock appeariance of your 4 door, I think the hubcaps look the best. maybe some wider rims, whitewall tires, and stock looking hubcaps. Or maybe you can find a company that makes modern alloy rims that look similar to the 60's hubcaps?
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I must agree here. Unless you wear a purple cape, a hat with a feather on it, use a cane and have a gold tooth... leave the stock wheels on it.
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Nice thing about wheels is you can swap them any time. Do what you want but hang on to the stockers, I know you would.
Even ol dad could appreciate nice wheels.
In the old days, even before that vintage they loaded the trunk with sand bags, and put wheels on, honest hotrodders.
P/S Download a couple of full quarter view pics.
Even ol dad could appreciate nice wheels.
In the old days, even before that vintage they loaded the trunk with sand bags, and put wheels on, honest hotrodders.
P/S Download a couple of full quarter view pics.
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Ha ha, thanks guys. My biggest fear would be putting wheels on it that would make it look ghetto or gangter. I want it to look period correct, but those stock hubcaps(man are they expensive) just don't look "flashy" enough for me. The other, big thing is that those stock rims are so narrow it's hard to find decent tires for them. Right now it has old bias-ply tires on it. And I have the sears reciept from when they were mounted, June of 1974. They are SCARY. So far it seems to be a tie between Cragars and stock. I had no idea people would even consider the stock setup as good looking, but I guess they arent too bad.
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I think the torq-thrust-D's would look pretty cool. Kinda almost period correct anyway. They are a little less flashy than the Cragar SS's but a bit more expensive. You could also get Moon dog dish hubcaps and paint the rims black or body color. Anyway it's a sweet lookin ride ya got there! Foose has that 22" bling should you feel the urge.
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Originally Posted by rusty70f100
Armorer, what size tires does it need?
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Here's the kind of tires I run on my truck:
http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/Pro...assenger+Tires
http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/Pro...assenger+Tires
I'm sure you'll be able to find a size there that will work.
http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/Pro...assenger+Tires
http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/Pro...assenger+Tires
I'm sure you'll be able to find a size there that will work.
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Also check out Coker tire. They make lots of vintage looking tires with todays technology. I remember watching a show on speed about them. Pretty interesting and they went into detail about using radial tires on old rims that used the bias-ply tires. Something you might want to look into.
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