03' Cobra Wheel swap
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03' Cobra Wheel swap
My friend has recently purchased an 03' Cobra and has bought some aftermarket 18' by 9.5' wheels. They are made for 94-04 Mustangs but the wheelwell overlaps the tire!?! I'm kinda confused by all this and i probly would'nt reccomend putting spacers on the rear wheels. Could it be the offset? i'm kinda confused any ideas you guys n girls might have would be greatly appereciated
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im thinking he means the tire does not fill the wheel well. like he didnt get the right offset. unfortunately you have to get some serious wheels to fill the wells. i have 295/35/17 on the back of my 98 cobra and they arent quite flush with the wheel well. and the 99-04 are even wider. he would prob have to get atleast 315-335 to fill the back.
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My friend has recently purchased an 03' Cobra and has bought some aftermarket 18' by 9.5' wheels. They are made for 94-04 Mustangs but the wheelwell overlaps the tire!?! I'm kinda confused by all this and i probly would'nt reccomend putting spacers on the rear wheels. Could it be the offset? i'm kinda confused any ideas you guys n girls might have would be greatly appereciated
Its PROBABLY the offset.
Also - spacers arent a problem - as long as they are high quality spacers. Have a set of Maximum Motorsports spacers on the rear of my '99 Cobra so that I could push the wheels out wider (they kinda looked funny all tucked in the rear wheel wells from the factory). Gave the car a totally different look.
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Sorry, i know what you mean now. And ya, properly spaced ive seen tons of 99-04s with 315s on the back on 17s. With 18s on a 9.5 rim and a little backspacing i couldnt imagine youd have any problems with 295s
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