somebody told me that the 4 lug cobra r rims will fit my 66 pony...........is this true? does the bolt pattern match up? lemme know, cuz im about to spend 800 on rims and tires and i want them to fit so i dont get them and have wasted that kind of money!

 

Cragar S/S's. That's all I need to say.

 

i wish i could get some s/s's........but theyre only made in 5lug......my mustangs a 4lug......unless i dont know about a 4lug cragar

 

Ah, I see the problem. Wellsir, can't help you. Just about any rim I can think of is 5-lug.

 

ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?!?!?!? DO COBRA R WHEELS HAVE THE SAME BOLT PATTERN AS A '66? IF NOT ANY IDEAS FOR WHEELS THAT WILL FIT??

 

no they are a differnt bolt pattern, my father and i just rebuilt his 68 mustang convertible, with a 6 in it and while we were at it we figured why not put on some nice rims, unfortunatly there are like no really cool rims for the 4 lug bolt pattern on early mustangs, some old dahtsuns have the same pattern, just make sure you measure the ditance from center to center of opposite lugs and that is you patter, check all rims for that same measure before you buy, and remember 1/4 of an inch off will not work have a good one and happy hunting

 

You can buy adapters on eBay to convert from 4 lug to match the 5 lug or whatever. If you are just limping around with a 6cyl. then you should be fine. Some guys swear by them but I tend to prefer getting wheels that fit properly... or in your case upgrading to 5 lug.

 

well i found an adapter on ebay....so somebody tell me the bolt pattern of a 1966 mustang 6 cylinder.....and also the bolt pattern of 79-93 cobra r 4 lugs, i need this so i can tell the guy when i bid....thanx all for the help

 

Early Mustang is 4 on 4-1/2" bolt circle.
Fox Mustang is 4 on 4-1/4" bolt circle.

You can easily verify bolt circles with a tape measure.

 

Why not get an adapter that goes from 4 lugs to the 5 lug pattern... you can get much nicer wheels in 5 lug for $800 or less. Besides those Cobra R wheels look silly with only 4 lugs.

 

do not go the adapter route, they are ment purly for showing off, not for actually driving. if you want to upgrade to a 5 lug wheel do it the correct way and change the read axels and the front spindles

 

I have always steered away from any sort of wheel adaptors myself. HOWEVER, the new billet materials (as opposed to the old weak cast aluminum stuff) is supposed to be very strong and very safe for use.

I've never run them and don't intend to - I'd much rather do it right to begin with. But, there are a LOT of people running the late-model wheels on vintage cars using the billet adaptors.

 

Even Eibach is in on the action now, and I don't think they employ the higher strength aluminun you can find on eBay. It's an option, not the best but currently an accepted one.

 

so are adapters not safe?? cuz im thinkin of gettin an adapter for 4 to 5 lug....so i can get 5 star pony wheels or cobra r's like i said before

 

what about bolt pattern of 03 cobra wheels? sorry for so many questions...im not all that knowledgeable when it comes to wheels...

 

03 Cobra wheels have same pattern but you will never fit their width under your car without some Fender/Quarter panel mods.

 

so will 16X8's fit under my fenders?

 

well im back....and ive decided to screw the spacers, and change out my axles.....just need to know a few things....what's the bolt pattern of these bullitt wheels.....and im lookin for the pic of my car...when i find it can someone photoshop these rims onto my car?? thanx!

 

ok..found a pic of my car...not a real good one of the wheels...but im still lookin for a better one...but for now, can you photoshoppers chop those bullitt wheels i posted above on my stang? thanx

 

Well, there's more to it than just axles. That only covers the back two wheels. You'll need new front brakes to switch to 5 lugs for the front wheels.

I too plan on eventually putting Bullitt wheels on my car. Quality adapters have a good record of reliability. If I was planning on road racing, I would certainly go a different route, but for a street driven car they should be fine.

As far as your photoshop request, you really need a better pic of your car (preferably a profile shot) and the wheel pic needs to be at basically the same angle for the photoshopped pic to work right.