3/30/2024 0 Comments 1963 ford thunderbird wheels![]() I'm trying to be somewhat faceious, but I still don't have a place in my heart for sporty-looking white-letters on a luxury car running full wheel covers or wire wheels - on a sporty OEM/aftermarket wheel like a 5-spoke styled steel wheel, Magnum 500, Shelby MagStar, Keystone Klassic, Cragar S/S, M/T slotted mag, ad infinitum, sure, I can get into that (again, been there, done that as a teenager/early 20's thing back in the day), but the beauty of these cars to me is the nostalgia of what was appropriate for when they were designed, and to me that says 1" whitewalls, full wheel covers, quiet exhaust, yada yada yada (Full disclosure - I did run WSW snow tires on the rear of my hardtop when I was in college in the late '80s, only because that's what was lying around the garage when I needed to replace the bald ones on the back). And since I need to be getting tires for my '63 hardtop to replace the aged-out Goodyear Arrivas currently on it (15+ years old now and less than 10,000 miles including our drive to Portland, OR for the VTCI International in 2005 from KCMO), I need to start thinking serious about this topic, too. While I currently have Hankook Optimo 724s (? - search for my post on replacing tires/tubes on my Roadster a couple years ago) and the price was very reasonable ($50-60/corner for the tire itself), I'm not real thrilled about the whitewall width nor the 'furrin' country-of-origin. What about Diamondback? I thought they offered a custom whitewall width to a purchaser's specifications. You'll have to use 205/80-14 with 5.5" rim and 3.8" backspacing to represent the 8.00 -14 originals but that should get you close. ![]() There are a number of sites that let you compare the specs of different size tires. If you go to a different rim, you can always play with the backspacing (assuming you can find the right rim) to adjust clearance outboard and inboard of the tire. That should give you enough clearance for your skirts, but each tire is slightly different so you'd have to check. On the same rims that would make the tires stick out about 10mm (0.4") more on each side of the tire. That being said, if you do use 225 tires they are about 20mm wider than the standard 8.00" tires (which are about 205mm). 225 tires really need at least 6", or preferably 7" wide wheels like Bill used. But I'd be a little leery of using 225 tires on the stock TBird rims. If you have more questions about your wheels please don't hesitate to call and we will be pleased to offer whatever help we can.I'm not going to wade into the raised white letters vs whitewall vs blackwall silliness except to say to each his own. First pick the year of your vehicle in the links above, find your rim, and order instantly online or by phone at our toll free number. Have you been searching everywhere for these used factory original rims? Well look no further because ordering instantly online is as easy as pie. The alloy rims came in various finishes such as polycast, machined with silver painted pocks, silver, machined, chrome, and polished with spoke stylings that had four to thirty-five spokes. Only five different steel rims were offered three 14" steel wheels with silver, painted, or black finishes and 4 or 12 holes and two 15" steel rims with 10 or 4 holes and painted finish. Wheels available on the Thunderbird are composed of 14", 15", and 17" with three 16" alloy rims that had white, silver and machined finishes and 5 spokes. After the tenth generation the Thunderbird was retired briefly after 1997 to be brought back for a mostly unsuccessful eleventh generation that ran from 2002 until 2005. The ninth generation was completely redesigned and on top of the V6 and V8 engines offered a four cylinder turbo engine. The Thunderbird was a hit until the eighth generation when the Thunderbird downsized considerably and was also the first Thunderbird with anything smaller than a V8 engine, offering V6 engines. 1961-1966 Ford Thunderbird Fresh Air Inlet Duct for Cars with or without Air Conditioner. 1961-1963 Ford Thunderbird OEM Type Thermal Fan Clutch, Special Short Shaft For Cars With Air Conditioning. Producing ten contiguous generations and an eleventh revival generation in 2002, the Thunderbird has remained true to its original body style concept of a two door coupe or convertible for every generation excepting the fifth generation that ran from 1967 until 1971 and also optioned a four door sedan body style. Late 1962-1963 Ford Thunderbird Heater Core. The Ford Thunderbird, also known as the T-bird, began production in 1955 and essentially created its class of vehicles, best known as personal luxury cars.
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