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where can i get a lift for my 1996 Mercury Cougar?

i need a lift for my car so i can put 22 inch wheels on it. Please help thanks

Answer:

That is the dumbest thing I ever heard of and I promise you you will destroy your car by attempting to do this! It will look dumb and it will throw off the gear ratio's, making the speedometer read way too low and the gas mileage will suck, it will have no power and if it has a auto tranny it will probably burn that up pretty quick because it will work very hard to get the car to speed and cause it to over heat, also the lift (if you can even get one) would cause your drive shafts to run at too much of an angle and wear out the CV joints. Also the car won't handle very good all jacked up and good luck ever selling it because no one will want it. If you are really bent on the big wheels you can probably fit an 18inch rim on the car with a low profile tire like a 45 and then it will be the same height as the old tires so it won't need a lift and the gear ratio will remain the same. You need to go to the tire shop and find out what sized tire will equal the same height as the original tires. Good luck I hope I have helped
If you need to ask, then you can't afford it, and it's also not safe in the first place. The first answer was also great, and dead-on.

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