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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    Satin Black! The rim will disappear.

    My thought exactly and it would make the chrome spokes stand out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    Satin Black! The rim will disappear.
    or semi-gloss black.....rim still disappears but with a tiny bit more sheen.....

    But not gloss black. It's too much.
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    Maybe you could find a couple of 14" Granada rims. They had a slightly deeper offset, which would look good on there.
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    Great points, Gents, glad I posted this. I wonder what a Satin dark Ford Blue would do behind them? The stripe on the side of the Fairlane is a very dark blue. Thanks again Y'all, Em

    Footnote: after some measurements,, I ?may? be able to get 15s to work all the way around, if they will pass the front wheel turning radius test.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MelloYello View Post
    Great points, Gents, glad I posted this. I wonder what a Satin dark Ford Blue would do behind them? The stripe on the side of the Fairlane is a very dark blue. Thanks again Y'all, Em
    My personal opinion is if you wanna use a "color" on the rims, put a little hubcap on it. If you go with the spoke wheel covers, stick to black on the rims. Sometimes it's a short trip from cool to cheesy.....
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    X2.. Yeah, what he said!

    You can do the 15's, they just won't need to be so tall.
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    Satin Black it is then - - - now I gotta find me a good junkyard to go rim picking in - - - TA
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    Had no luck finding any kind of old Ford rims around here so I chose plan B and I am happier than a possum in a persimmon tree. I went to a Tire shop that my youngest son, Bo, recommended and they took me under their wing and together we got the perfect fit IMHO. He even tried two sizes on a front tire and two sizes on a rear tire to make sure with no extra charge for his trouble. What I ended up with was 205/65/15 in front verses the older 195/70/14 and 215/60/15 in rear verses the older 205/60/16. Total cost was only $333.41 which I thought was very good. I personally think that the stance is as good as I could have asked for.

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    Looks great, M!!!! Congrats!!! Always great to find a shop who will take care of you, too!
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    Looks soooooo much cleaner! Like it very much!
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    To quote "The Fonz": Perfectamundo!!!
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    It looks great and that's awesome they did that for free. No tire shops around here will do that.
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    I give it an A+ Em. Period perfect look and stance. Did you put some wheel locks on it? Nolan
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    Looks Fantastic Em.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JOATMON View Post
    I give it an A+ Em. Period perfect look and stance. Did you put some wheel locks on it? Nolan
    I had some good guidance from some Sixties Hippies LOL
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