88 Hatch with new deep dish Saleen replicas...PICS!!!

EPIK

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Hello every1...

I thought u guys might enjoy these pics of my buddies 88 hatch with his new wheels.
They are 17X8 & 17X10 deep dish Saleen SC replicas with 275/40/17 MT's in the rear...Definitely takes his fox to a new level. Before these wheels were on, he had 17x9 95 Cobra's with the rivets!!!! His car currently has a forged 306 with AFR 185's, custom high Tech cam, Holley systemax intake, Hooker LT's, 26 spline Tremec 3550, PA racing K member, front coilovers with lakewoods, & strange adjustable rears... Previously his car ran a best of 10.68 @131 on the stock bottom end with an S trim, & with it all motor it ran 11.68 @117.... he's getting ready to put the blower back on with 60 lb injectors, snow performance methanol kit, & a Bob Kurgan custom chip with 4 tunes....Anyway, enough about it, here are the pics....

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To be honest, i'm not really liking them as much as i thought I would.

I like the original Saleen wheel...but I don't think it looks good at all in a deep dish version. In fact, even the front wheel doesn't look right to me.
 
thats a sweet azz stang. I like what he did with the front bumper, I've not seen that yet. I didn't even notice untill the third time i looked at it LOL. Do you know what offset he got on those wheels? they fit perfect in the rear. I was contemplating ordering them when they first came out but have been waiting to see how others like them. I think these pics made up my mind to take the plunge LOL
 
Thanks for the compliments guys, everything is now coming together so I can put this S-Trim back on! :nice:...Demented5oh, I custom made the front bumper myself, its a full one piece front clip that wraps around just like the Cobra rear bumper.

87ttopstang...No its not sonic blue, Epik is right I had my paint guy mix it up so its custom.

I think I should be able to improve on my N/A 11.68 E.T once I slap the blower and the Snow kit on :D
 
I like the original Saleen wheel...but I don't think it looks good at all in a deep dish version.

+1

In fact, even the front wheel doesn't look right to me.

+1 The originals have a totally flat face; no indent around the center cap like these do.

They look good, and I like them way better than the cobras with the fake rivet indents, but they aren't pure sex like the originals to me :shrug:
 
I am on the fence. I think the car looks great with those wheels, but they are just too plain. I think they need something else. But they do look better than the old Cobra R's that were on it.