Holmes

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Now before anyone goes on a rant about the blasphemy of doing this, I already have my mind set on doing this if they'll fit. They are stock 96 cobra rims with 245s on the front and 275s on the rear. The adapter/spacer I'll need to make a ford bolt pattern is 1.25'' (31.75mm) thick. Cobra wheels have a +30mm offset with 5.72'' backspacing. So if I'm doing this right I'll be at a backspace of 4.47 inches with the adapter, with approximately a -1.75mm offset. From what I can see they would fit just fine, but I would appreciate a second opinion before I go spend the money on the spacers

Atilla the Fun

Should work. Pics when you're done.

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Need to know the wheel widths before anybody can offer advice. That backspacing will fit the car, but without the width, I don't know if they will stick out. 4.5" of bs works with a 8 and maybe a 8.5 wheel, after that, its not enough

Holmes

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Oh, forgot to mention, they are 17x8. If it does work, It'll be a few days before the spacers would arrive. I'll post some pics once mounted.

karl's-92'-z28

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They will look awsome, I was thinking of running Saleen rims.

TTOP350

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I wouldn't be mad about this if it was a good looking wheel but the 96 wheels are not good looking at all, even on a Stang.
Use a 17x9 95 cobra wheel with 275/40/17s all around and then you'll have something!
cool 95 wheels

not so cool 96 wheels

Holmes

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To each their own, but I personally like the stock cobra rims, and they'll look a heck of a lot better than my old beat up stock wheels. I do have a set of cobra r replicas, but they're on my 94 gt. they would be way to big to fit on my camaro

TTOP350

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Why do you think the "R" wheels are to big? they are 17x9 or 9.5 right?? We put them on my friends 86 GT with 275/40/17s all around.
I have 17x9.5 96 WS6 wheels on my 89 formula 350 with a 275/40/17 tire on all 4 corners...

LivinLarge

The stock cobra wheels are hideous! The cobra r wheels with some 275 tires would look perfectly on a 3rd gen. (Minus the cobra center cap)

Holmes

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Cobra r's on my gt are 17x9 and 17x10.5. 275s on the front and 285s on the rear. I was using a 315 on the rear but they were causing some issues so I stepped down. With the ford offset, I'm pretty sure I couldnt get wider than an 8.5" ford rim on my camaro.

TTOP350

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I'm not sure what the BS on the ford wheel compared to the GM wheel??
I thought they were close? your going to need a spacer most likely anyway.
Im sure if I looked I could find the info..

Holmes

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I'm assuming they are the same as the cobra wheels, not so much that is a problem, it's more that I haven't seen an adapter wider than 1.25''. No way I could put them on with that adapter.

Holmes

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To each their own, I personally like them, and it's a nice changed from your everyday corvette/4th gen wheel that most 3rd gens run

karl's-92'-z28

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Im running 2" & 2.25" adapters on my camaros ZR1 rims & they are GS offsets. I got a deal on some Black Bullit rims 17x8.5 & 17x10.5 ford bolt pattern. Gonna use 2" ford to chevy adapters.

karl's-92'-z28

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Personally I like the foxboy cobra rims, its still a f-body....lol

Holmes

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Nice, If you don't mind, where did you find 2'' adapters, I've only found the 1.25'' ones

TTOP350

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Google is your friend
http://www.google.com/search?q=wheel...w=1441&bih=686

2007xl50

Yeah IMO the 96 Cobra wheels are not very good looking. I had a set of the silver 99 Cobra wheels on my slammed 95 stang and it looked killer.

karl's-92'-z28

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E-bay....

iansane

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I've always thought those were a marginally cool wheel at best. But since they now offer them for every make of car out there, and it's common place, they've lost their sliver of appeal. I think I've seen them (in person, not just on the interwebs) on everything from focus', taurus', s10s, civics, to even a bmw. It's like the 2000's version of the torque thrust.

Holmes

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Got the spacers today and mounted the wheels on, I personally think they look pretty sharp now that they are actually on the car, no fitment issues whatsoever. I'll post pics once I get a chance to take some, have to go to work shortly so no time now

TTOP350

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Yeah, get some pix up asap.. would like to see em..

Holmes

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Sorry for the delay, haven't had much time to do anything all weekend. Here they are mounted up

karl's-92'-z28

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Looks good, what size adapters did you use?

Holmes

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1.25" spacers all around