Brian Littlefield great idea!

Ask for a free one with your next order!

Check out Item #: 31151 on our site www.cougarpartscatalog.com The projector beams seen in the pictures are of my personal driver. LOVE them!

They are designed to carry all the weight on the lugs safely as not all their wheels in the day had a tight center hole. It will not break a lug.

There is a bunch of info on what sized tire/wheel combos guys have been able to get to work on their Cougar over at www.ClassicCougarCommunity.com

The style steel wheels use to be made by Specialty Wheels in Portland Oregon. They were acquired by Croker Tire. Since this happened the quality has tanked. We had repeated returns where the wheels were so bad they could not be balanced, which has unfortunatley forced us to stop carrying those. As far as I know the style steel wheels are only offered in 14x6, 14x7, 15x6, and 15x7. We have a couple 14x6 left, but once thier gone, their gone.

It really depends on your car, they are all a little different you're best to just get your measurements as it sits on the ground. Personally I'm going to try and fit 245/45R17 front and 275/40R17 back on my 68 if I can ever get the 9 inch swap done, but I plan to take it to a tire shop and make sure we get all the right measurements and only buy once.

Michael Corbett Thanks for the reply

It was a '67 only color called Cinnamon Frost (code V). In 1970 the closest thing would probably be Bright Gold Metallic / Poly (code K). If you still have your door tag you can see what the color code is. This site has a lot of useful info including color chips: fordmercurycougarxr7.com/paint_samples/paint_samples_1970

You would probably be best to post that question over at classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/. We can tell you what the stock options were on these cars, but the guys at the Classic Cougar Community have tried all sorts of wheel/tire size combos and could give you some feedback from their experience on what they have found works.

We ended up selling Pearl, it didn't need much else. Now a new owner gets to enjoy her!

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The Outlaw maybe paint marker?

@@jeffrob073 I've tried white model paint and it would have needed a few layers to fill in the see thru (maybe another paint would work better,) and when I was teen back in the 70's, guys used to use a white tire grease pencil for the RWL, but I don't see that around anymore. If you slicked off the RWL using it and hit the nice black tire, you now had to spend time cleaning up that mess.

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Use acetone on an old tee shirt. Saturate the cloth-not dripping--and use your finger----one letter at a time. It works. When you put it on the floor at a show do a quick "once over".

@@genemullenberg2643 Acetone is in nail polish remover, yes?

All aluminum wheels are thicker than the stock stamped steel wheels; the Legendary wheels DO NOT require that you swap out your lugs, they just require using the lug nuts specifically made to work with them: secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/lug-nut-chrome-acorn-3/4-magnum-wheel-each-legendary-series-repro-1967-1973-mercury-cougar-/-1967-1973-ford-mustang.html?sessionthemeid=26. They will not work with the standard lug nuts used with the stamped steel wheels.

@@WestCoastClassicCougar No freakin' way! I bought legendary wheels from a distributor 6 months ago, and when I couldn't fit the lug nuts their tech department told me to return the wheels! I had no idea there was a special lug nut just for this. My goodness...you are awesome. Thank you.

The wheels vary slightly in price depending on the style, but you can view them here: secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/store/Search.aspx?CatID=15901&SearchTerms=legendary%20&Type=AND I am not finding any indications of why, but we show to have discontinued the SD Luggage Rack: secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/luggage.html

@@WestCoastClassicCougar TY Came up with an ideal to re-do the original hubcaps on car. But if i do decide to put more money into car i know where to go and which ones i like you have. THANK YOU

There is a lot of info over at ClassicCougarCommunity.com forum about what tires sizes have been tried with/without success, one example thread: classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2320

Hello Don.......thanks for the links ...there is much conflicting info on what fits.....in general...with 4.25 backspace....lets say we are using 15 x 7 legendary wheel series....for a 1969 Eliminator.....will 255's fit in back and 235's front?....rule of thumb...suspension variance not withstanding? Trying to go max size......I appreciate your insight ! Would like to go wider than 225 front......if possible. The info on the links seems to contradict...various opinions but no conclusion....thanks again in advance for additional insight ...

@@kurtmetzloff4579 Join in on the discussion at classiccougarcommunity.com and the members there will provide lots of details with pictures on every known combination ever put on a Cougar. Also know that brand matters on size as they differ slightly.

@@donrush5690 OK....thanks Don..!

The early Cougars were meant to be an upgrade to what was available in the Mustang line, mostly on the creature comforts level, or as this article states, the early Cougars were “a Mustang in a tuxedo” : www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/mustang-in-a-tuxedo-the-1967-mercury-cougar/. As part of this, Ford never offered anything smaller than the V-8 289 in the 67 -73 Cougars.

It is sad to say, but these wheels are higher quality than almost every US made vintage wheel we have tried. We had to discontinue our US made wheels because they were no longer a reliable product.