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Originally Posted by Down N Dirty

Nice choice on wheels. I bet they will look real nice when you get them painted, be sure and put up a picture when you get them done. I love these wheels, their almost a KR, but have the grooves cut in the spokes..

Yes, almost exactly a KR wheel, but much easier and cheaper to find. Seems like everybody who got a Mark-LT or Navigator ditched the stock wheels and went to blingy 23-inchers, leaving lots of these wheels on the second-hand market.

My thought was to powder coat the wheels in gloss black and leave the Lincoln center caps the original color.

Actually the tires on there now are Michelin 255/70-18. The same height as a 275/65, but a little narrower. I'm getting ready to put some new tires on and will be going to 275/65, or 285/65, just not sure which ones yet......price will definitely play a part in my choice.

Yeah, I priced out the Michelin 275's to fit. They are not cheap. Haven't bought them yet. Still noodling... I just know the stock 17" Hankooks really need to go.

I did not use a drop shackle to lower the rear, I simply removed the stock 4X4 block between the axle and springs, and replaced the u-bolts with stock 2X4 u-bolts. It's a very clean and easy way of dropping the rear of a 4X4.

In spite of the tow hooks on the front of mine, it's a 2wd, so no blocks to take out.