Would these wheels fit my car?

Johnnb

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I have an '88 LX 5.0 that's lowered enough that the fronts slightly tuck under the fender, but have a chance to pick these wheels up as well as a 13 inch BAER break conversion.

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=599782

I know I would have to do a 5 lug conversion, but they are 18X9.5's with a +20 offset and should fit any 94-04, and are wrapped with 275/35/18's.

 

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86bluecobra

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i doubt you would get 275's up front lots of fox's are running 275's in the rear not sure about the offset of those rims however.

 

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Bladez5_0

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They would probably fit on the rear but I don't think you're going to get them to fit upfront. I've heard that some guys have put 255's up front but noone with 275's. I think the 94-04 stangs have considerably larger front wheel openings so they can run the wider tires.

 

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iwashmycar

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well it says that he is willing to sell the rims w/o the tires in that thread, so maybe you could do that and get some smaller ones for the front.

 

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what brand of wheels are those?

 

Dean85GT

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doesnt mob have 275s up front?

 

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Daggar

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I'd probably still buy the whole wheel/tire package if the price was right (I did not follow the link to the other thread). You'll at least have a spare set of rears if they don't fit up front.

Question:

What is the correct backspacing required of a rim to put 275s in the rear without further modification?

 

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tjm73

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Johnnb said:

I know I would have to do a 5 lug conversion, but they are 18X9.5's with a +20 offset and should fit any 94-04, and are wrapped with 275/35/18's.

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A 9.5" wheel with 20mm offset has a backspaceing of 6.03".

 

Mustang5L5

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I doubt you'll get those to fit if your car is low enough that the top of the front wheel is in the fender