1981 Mustang rims. Please LOOK!!!

tireburner163 · 11-04-2001, 01:57 PM

I found a smashed up 1981 Mustang. I was going to buy the whole car for parts for my V-8 swap, but I found out the engine was a 255 V-8. So I think I'm gonna just buy the rims. They are a tri-bar type factory rim. My question is didn't ford make a weird rim diameter around this time. The tire size is 190/65HR 390. Are these rims the weird ones???

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THE SLO PONY
1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!!

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

Unit 5302 · 11-04-2001, 04:09 PM

Don't. Those are the TRX Metric's. Michelin is the only make of tire you can buy, they are expensive, and they aren't very good. It's bascially a tread design from the early 80's with very poor wear charachteristics.

84LX89GT · 11-04-2001, 10:41 PM

That is a "TRX" wheel from the handling package (as unit mentioned) and they come out to be approximately 15.3 inches in diameter and like 6" width. The ONLY replacement tires available are $200 michelins. Don't waste your money, a better investment would be some 16" pony wheels, later style "turbine" wheels or even Cobra R style wheels.

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'84 Mustang 5.0 LX
my LX
'89 Mustang GT
my GT

tireburner163 · 11-05-2001, 12:13 AM

I think I can get them dirt cheap. I am thinking of buying the rims and selling them on E-Bay. How do you guys think these rims are worth.

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THE SLO PONY
1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!!

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

Unit 5302 · 11-05-2001, 12:28 AM

Most people are also aware that they are worthless. Unless somebody is making a show car original, the TRX's are almost always dumped.

tireburner163 · 11-05-2001, 12:31 AM

Oh well. You live, you learn

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THE SLO PONY
1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!!

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

blue00gt · 11-06-2001, 01:26 PM

If you really want some TRX's, come and haul the set I have in my backyard away! They are the original wheels off of my Pace Car, but I don't care. My car is so far from original now that it doesn't matter.

btr · 11-08-2001, 12:13 PM

I also have a bunch of them. I've stocked up, so my pace car will never run out. They can't give the rims away on Ebay unless they are in perfect shape and polished up. Tires are expensive, but every once in a while a set goes on Ebay for about 1/2 the price of new (still expensive).

Old Guy with 87 GT · 11-08-2001, 08:09 PM

i had a pair of those rims on my capri......if you can find the right tire guy ....15s can be sqeezed on them .....when i bought the car they had 15s on them ....when those ***** out my friend sqeezed em off and sqeezed a new set on.....it's hard to do and it scatches the very outer ring of the wheel ....but it can be done

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i'm really a not so old guy with 87 gt.......87gt,T top -169,000 on odometer-14.7 qt.m/80 capri(future project)

11-04-2001, 01:57 PM	#1
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	1981 Mustang rims. Please LOOK!!! I found a smashed up 1981 Mustang. I was going to buy the whole car for parts for my V-8 swap, but I found out the engine was a 255 V-8. So I think I'm gonna just buy the rims. They are a tri-bar type factory rim. My question is didn't ford make a weird rim diameter around this time. The tire size is 190/65HR 390. Are these rims the weird ones??? ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!! If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

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11-04-2001, 04:09 PM	#2
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Don't. Those are the TRX Metric's. Michelin is the only make of tire you can buy, they are expensive, and they aren't very good. It's bascially a tread design from the early 80's with very poor wear charachteristics.

11-04-2001, 10:41 PM	#3
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	That is a "TRX" wheel from the handling package (as unit mentioned) and they come out to be approximately 15.3 inches in diameter and like 6" width. The ONLY replacement tires available are $200 michelins. Don't waste your money, a better investment would be some 16" pony wheels, later style "turbine" wheels or even Cobra R style wheels. ------------------ '84 Mustang 5.0 LX my LX '89 Mustang GT my GT

11-05-2001, 12:13 AM	#4
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	I think I can get them dirt cheap. I am thinking of buying the rims and selling them on E-Bay. How do you guys think these rims are worth. ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!! If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

11-05-2001, 12:28 AM	#5
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Most people are also aware that they are worthless. Unless somebody is making a show car original, the TRX's are almost always dumped.

11-05-2001, 12:31 AM	#6
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Oh well. You live, you learn ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. Fly it loud, Fly it proud!!! If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

11-06-2001, 01:26 PM	#7
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	If you really want some TRX's, come and haul the set I have in my backyard away! They are the original wheels off of my Pace Car, but I don't care. My car is so far from original now that it doesn't matter.

11-08-2001, 12:13 PM	#8
btr Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Mandan, ND USA Posts: 184	I also have a bunch of them. I've stocked up, so my pace car will never run out. They can't give the rims away on Ebay unless they are in perfect shape and polished up. Tires are expensive, but every once in a while a set goes on Ebay for about 1/2 the price of new (still expensive).

11-08-2001, 08:09 PM	#9
Old Guy with 87 GT Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Posts: 379	i had a pair of those rims on my capri......if you can find the right tire guy ....15s can be sqeezed on them .....when i bought the car they had 15s on them ....when those ***** out my friend sqeezed em off and sqeezed a new set on.....it's hard to do and it scatches the very outer ring of the wheel ....but it can be done ------------------ i'm really a not so old guy with 87 gt.......87gt,T top -169,000 on odometer-14.7 qt.m/80 capri(future project)