changing wheels

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changing wheels

November 23, 2009, 03:38:30 PM

This winter I want to change it up and get away from the 17x9 Cobra R's. I want to go to a 17x8 chrome wheel.

I'm torn between two wheels:

1.) swapping to 5 lug and get some chrome Bullitts
2.) keep it 4 lug and go with some chrome '93 Cobra wheels

What do you guys think would look best on my car?

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Reply #1 – November 23, 2009, 04:03:15 PM

93 Cobra's

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Reply #2 – November 23, 2009, 04:04:34 PM

93 Cobra's

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Reply #3 – November 23, 2009, 04:07:12 PM

Quote from: Blck85TBirdV8;299944

93 Cobra's

Yeah the reason I like those is that they kinda go with the era of the car a little better. It needs to retain a little of its 1980's-ness. I miss my original 14" 8-hole wheels...it would be a dream come true if somebody made a replica in a 17x8 or even 16x8!!

Who else has an opinion on this?

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Reply #4 – November 23, 2009, 04:07:54 PM

5 lug

Think about the future. Change your mind years down the road, or whatever 5 lug is cheap and easier to find

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Reply #5 – November 23, 2009, 04:18:44 PM

Quote from: DVP;299947

5 lug

Think about the future. Change your mind years down the road, or whatever 5 lug is cheap and easier to find

Point taken. The only problem with 5 lug is the expense of changing it over the right way...I am thinking of having everything (axles and rotors) re-drilled, though. Are there any opinions on this?

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Reply #6 – November 23, 2009, 04:46:53 PM

Quote from: 50tbrd88;299951

Point taken. The only problem with 5 lug is the expense of changing it over the right way...I am thinking of having everything (axles and rotors) re-drilled, though. Are there any opinions on this?

It can actually be done fairly cheap if you shop around. Just read over on CoolCats and make a list of what you want and need and start piecing it together.

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Reply #7 – November 23, 2009, 06:00:17 PM

I'm really leaning towards the Bullitts...

The car has basically brand new rotors front and rear...so if I go 5 lug, those beotches are gettin redrilled for sure. So if I'm drilling everything else, might as well do the axles too. There is a very good local machine shop that would probably do this for me for cheap.

Does anyone know if there are any issues with the Bullitt wheel and a stock fox body 11" rotor? I think I read somewhere that the center cap won't fit? Any truth to this?

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Reply #8 – November 23, 2009, 06:21:06 PM

'93 Cobra, but that's what I was going to go with until I got the Snowflakes.

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Reply #9 – November 24, 2009, 04:26:35 AM

center cap is an issue with mark7 5-lug setups.

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Reply #10 – November 24, 2009, 09:06:22 AM

The more research I do, the more it looks like I won't be able to use my fox mustang brake setup with bullitts. I think you have to change to SN95 brakes....it.

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Reply #11 – November 26, 2009, 02:18:43 AM

93 cobras or 5 lug swap and GT500s.

got GT500s on my cougar and cobra rs on my t-bird but i did test fit the gt500s on the t-bird looks sick.