gt/cobra wheels?

[kfrey]

will mustang gt/cobra 17" wheels fit my 00 explorer? i heard backspacing may be off, is this true? any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[vroomzoomboom]

you will prob. need spacers on the fronts as the rims will be too close, if not touching the upper ball joint.

 

[kfrey]

thankyou. any ideas on what size spacers?

 

[vroomzoomboom]

you will have to figure that one once you get your tires on the rims.

 

[ranger7ltr]

Depends on the years of the wheels...

I have run both 16" and 17" Mustang GT wheels on my 99 Explorer Sport and I had no issues as long as I used wheels that were made before 2005 MY... Ford flattened the Mustang wheel that year and that decreased the backspacing moving it closer to the suspension on the Explorer. I have test fit a set of 2008 Bullits on my truck and I didn't think they were too close to anything but I decided not to run them since they were 18"s and to keep the rolling diameter the same as stock I didn't want to run the tires i found...And I have not ever run spacres on this truck; I just don't care for them... Just my personal experience...

For the 16"s I run a 235/70-16; for the 17"s I ran a 235/65R17...These sizes kept the speedo readings close to exact and I didn't have to reprogram the PCM just to deal with tire size difference...

But, of course, YMMV!!!

 

[kfrey]

was thinking of getting '96 cobra wheels for summer use, guess i'll just have to buy them and try em. THANKS

 

[snoranger]

My '94 and '99 Cobras fit with not problems (17x8).
My '03-04 Cobras hit the upper ball joints and would need a spacer if I were to run them. (17x9)

 

[kfrey]

thank you that helps