will the 03 cobra wheels fit on my 83?

[ryan218]

http://www.mustangtuning.com/17x9-2003-cobra-4lug-chrome.html

i was thinking of buying a set of these wheels. and i was wondering if they would fit under my car with out any rubbing and not sticking out of the wheel well?



thanks. also if you have a picture of a mustang with 03 cobra wheels (4 or 5 lug) please post a pic or a link

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[Mr. Rustypwnz]

What tires you gonna run?

 

[ryan218]

size wize?

a 245/40/17 most likley. unless you have an better ideas. would a 265/40/17 fit? then a 245/40/17 up front?

 

[GSP393]

This site has alot of good tech. that might help.
http://mjbobbitt.home.comcast.net/mustang/5lug.html
I plan to run chrome bullits with 17x9 24mm offset in the front and 17x10.5 27mm rear.

 

[ryan218]

This site has alot of good tech. that might help.
http://mjbobbitt.home.comcast.net/mustang/5lug.html
I plan to run chrome bullits with 17x9 24mm offset in the front and 17x10.5 27mm rear.

if i was doing a 5 lug swap i would run the same but theres no way i will have enough to do that plus wheels. ect. so im sticking 4 lug for now. maybe after the 5.0 gets swaped in a couple years i will do that.

 

[stykthyn]

they make the 03's in 4 lugs, but IMO they look like crap. unless you are really hurting for new rubber save your money and do the 5 lug swap so you can get the 5 hole rims. no sense in doing something unless you are going to do it right.

 

[25thmustang]

Im pretty sure they wont fit...

My sister had an 86 V6 vert and we had a set of 16" ponys on it. Those rubbed pretty bad with 245/50s on it! Also your car has a different offset than a 5.0 car because of the smaller brakes (not sure what the pre 87 5.0s had, but I think they had the smaller brakes also).

 

[ryan218]

they make the 03's in 4 lugs, but IMO they look like crap. unless you are really hurting for new rubber save your money and do the 5 lug swap so you can get the 5 hole rims. no sense in doing something unless you are going to do it right.

jezze. i pro wont end up swaping a 5.0 in this car becasue its a vert. and i kinda want an org 5.0L car to start with. and its called the problem with money. member. i still have a new top paint and a **** load of other stuff i still got to pay for and only about 3,000 left to do that.

 

[LX93RiceKill]

If you want those wheels to fit, you'll have to either use spacers (and have them stick out to the side) or get spindles/struts from the later year 5.0s. Trust me, I bought those exact wheels, did a test fit before mounting the tires (thank god) and they smacked up against the struts. I didn't want to use spacers, so I ended up selling them. Beats paying the shipping AGAIN, and the 25% "re-inventory" fee. The early foxes and all 4cyl cars have a different strut & spindle than the later (aero) V8 foxes.

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

Hey man start looking for a 5.0 with that 3k, and just leave the 83 as is, then you could drive the 83 as a dd and then have the 5.0 as a weekend cruiser.

 

[Mr. Rustypwnz]

Just looked at the car domain and it dosent look all that bad!!

 

[ryan218]

Hey man start looking for a 5.0 with that 3k, and just leave the 83 as is, then you could drive the 83 as a dd and then have the 5.0 as a weekend cruiser.

i wish. its called the dad wont let me.

 

[795.0pacecar]

Im pretty sure they wont fit...

My sister had an 86 V6 vert and we had a set of 16" ponys on it. Those rubbed pretty bad with 245/50s on it! Also your car has a different offset than a 5.0 car because of the smaller brakes (not sure what the pre 87 5.0s had, but I think they had the smaller brakes also).

The front brakes on 79-86 are the same as the 4 cylinder brakes on the 87-93. They are 10" brake, 10" brakes were an option in 79-80. If those wheels fit on the front of an 87-93 4 cylinder then they will work on a 79-86. I had 17x9 cobra Rs on the front of my car back when I had 9" brakes and they fit the same with those as they did with the 11" 87+ brakes. Keep in mind the years that came with pony wheels had larger front wheel wells to accomadate the larger wheels.

I dont trust that website, they do not give backspacing and even then the offset is wrong.

 

[25thmustang]

Interesting because on my sisters V6 vert they rubbed all over the place, wheel wells, strut etc... yet on my 93 4cyl car they fit fine, and I dont even think they rub on a full lock turn...

But now that I mention it, I have spacers when her car wasnt using them. This is probably why, along with the larger wheel openings!

 

[Blakthorn]

why dont u just use your car as a daily driver and start saving your money now, instead of dumping money into the 83 that you will eventually get rid of when you are "allowed" to get a 5.0 - just think, if you save now and then next year you find out your allowed to get a 5.0, you will be able to pick up a very nice one with all the money you saved..

 

[mob]

idk if they fit but 245 on a 9" wheel?! go either 275 all around, or 255 up front and 275 rear