thought i heard you had to get spacers or something to put rims of an 05-09 model mustang on a earlier model just curious. for a friend

 

Think they bolt right up, but sit further inside the fender because they have less offset

 

So spacers is a yes so it doesn't look goofy

 

it doesn't look terrible. The fronts rub at full turn also. I ran them on my 2k for a while. No one ever noticed.

 

okay guys thanks

 

Is 7/16" spacers enough for all the way around the car?

 

The offset of your car is 24MM. The offset of a S197 is 45MM. A difference of 21MM outwards from your car's.

21mm=2.1cm, which is not quite 1 inch difference, it's .827" difference to be almost exact. a 7/8" spacer is .875" off the hub, so you're actually going a little too far by .05" I don't think anyone will notice.

One thing you'll NEED to do, though, is replace the studs with 7/8" longer studs, or get the spacer that also has it's own studs, and you mount on your hub with lugs. Trying to use the shorter studs on your hubs will not be safe. It might *work*, but there's less 'meat' for the lugs to grab, and 7/8" missing from that is quite a bit.

 

Extended studs and open ended lugs!

 

http://www.newtakeoff.com/mustang_13..._mustangs.aspx

 

which wheels are you planning on? some of the newer style wheels are available specifically for the 99-04's offset. You can find em at americanmuscle. I think there was a thread about this in the SN95 section. it might even be a sticky

 

These Ford originals but I'm not goin through the trouble, know anyone close to northeast Texas looking for these?

 

those are nice looking Josh

 

They are ive got some the exact size n style but black on my 05 from Americanmuscle