My 1989 Lincoln 557 cobra jet project in progress

[lincolnlarry]

I need to get or barrow a video recorder. I'm still upgrading and finishing some things. I see some 10" tread tires I want for the back that will go right on my stock rims. I am still spinning the tires non-stop all the way through 1st and 2nd. Looking to put on headers with 3" dual and h-pipe. Air conditioning will go in over the winter. I just can't seem to stop spending money!!! Video recorder or another part for the car? The car just seems to win out every time. Imagine that...

[sly]

understandable... even crappy cell phone video would work for these junkies though.

[lincolnlarry]

Working shocks WOW

Just changed the rear shocks. The driver's side was shot!!! It moved by just flipping it upside down collapsing under it's own weight!!!! Put in coilovers and raised the rear over an inch. Hooking off the start is so much better, like night and day. Should get my 0-60 way down from 6sec. Still going to put some 10" tread tires on the rear then decide on the sway bar.

[johnunit]

nice!


What tires (and rims?) are you going with?

[1990LTD]

cmooooon slicks!

[lincolnlarry]

I am looking at BF Goodrich radial TAs. The 255/70-15 Fits on the stock rim and has a 10" tred. I'm not ready to get rid of the spoke hubcaps yet hehe. My speedo is showing a little faster then what the car is going so I want to make all changes with gearing and tire size before calculating what tooth speedo gear I need.

[1987cp]

Wow, that's a heckuva tall tire. Looks perfect on a Chevy 2500 van! 255/60 is a stock 27" tall, 275/60 is 28".

My experience with Radial T/As was that they're less than optimal in all conditions but also extremely predictable. Never got stuck with mine, but that was in a wagon with a stock lowpo.

[marquisman]

255/70/15 or a stock panther steelie? we must get pics. i personally, have not seen this before. im sure you mean 255/60/15. that tire would fit decent i would think. i still would be curious to see how they fit on the rim.

[1987cp]

^^^ That too. 8" wide is about optimal for a 255/60/15.

[johnunit]

you can (and I will in the future) buy steelies which the stock hubcaps will fit onto but are wider. Up to 10 inches tall.


Keep in mind that tires significantly wider than the rims will not grip nearly as well as they would on a properly sized rim.

[lincolnlarry]

I'm still looking forward to seeing them myself. Must be a square looking tire since the sidewall is 10.4" I have to special order them from Summit to see them in person. Should do in store pickup since it is only a 35min drive. That way I can roll them from pick-up to return if they won't work for me. They should be good for about 50 feet.:smirk:

[marquisman]

^^^ That too. 8" wide is about optimal for a 255/60/15.

THIS!

my merc has 255/60/15s on the rear, mounted on 8'' rims and they look proper.

[1987cp]

I'm still looking forward to seeing them myself. Must be a square looking tire since the sidewall is 10.4" I have to special order them from Summit to see them in person. Should do in store pickup since it is only a 35min drive. That way I can roll them from pick-up to return if they won't work for me. They should be good for about 50 feet.:smirk:

Hey, if you really want a 29" tire, don't let us stop you! I remember an old Car Craft article where they bought a '70 Kingswood and tried fitting 255/70/15s on the front and 275/70/15s on the rear (IIRC). Then again, the Kingswood was a good bit bigger visually than a Panther. A more common solution for smaller vehicles like ours seems to be (once have been?) 255/60/15 front and 275/60/15 rear. I did that on my Colony Park for a while, and it worked decently except for the rears seeming a little wobbly from the tall sidewalls.

[1987cp]

I just saw this pic in the PoTM thread: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/attachme...3&d=1321838380

Not that I know squat about Town Cars, but what's with all the little buttons along the bit of trim above the radio?

[87gtVIC]

Ahh SOOOOO refreshing to see a vehicle taken to this level with engine modifications and have the interior in absolutely spectacular shape. One thing I mumble about is how people spend oodles amount of time on building an engine while they leave the interior looking like a complete trash bin.