Hi out there I know alot of yall might not like it but I want to know if the cobra Rs from the newer cobras will fit the 5 lug of my FC did some research and Ive found some that are 17 by 9 and offset of 20 or maybe it was 30 and the lug pattern was 5x4.5 dont know much about wheels but damn I think they look nice BLING BLING

 

This anwser your question <edited for content

 

actually no cause its only on the rear I didnt ask if they would fit just the rear cause I want to know if they are going to rub up front <edited for flaming

 

If your car is lowered, you're going to have rubbing issues.

 

will someone ban this tool? Other guy gets on the forum to ask a simple question and this fool pops outta nowhere like a tool cussin at the guy. If anyone deserves flamage its obvious.

 

These are 97' cobra wheels. They fit great. They are 17x8. The 17x9's wont fit in the front, its damn close as it is with the 17x8's. If you race like i do, you might need to roll in the inner lip of the fender.

I went 2 seconds faster on these wheels with street tires on them at Black Hawk Farms raceway compaired to my stock wheels and tires. Much more performance tires available in 17".

I dont think they look half bad, and they didnt cost me huge cash like aftermarket wheels would.

 

no offense OC but i think those rims kinda suck. But I have seen some newer cobra rims that look really clean. I can't remember who had them on their car but they were black and they went well with the theme of the car.

 

stfu, those wheels look good.

 

i remember seeing those wheels, the where painted black by the owner and were GT wheel with no center caps because they had a prancing horse on them. Thats means rusty lugs and studs... I like these wheels because they have no ford/cobra logos on them. They look much better in person. All the RX-7 guys at the track came over to check them out

 

ugly get some RX8 wheels

 

i like stang rims, how much heavier are they than 2nd gen stock wheels, and do you loose much straight line performance with them? i like wheels but i dont want to get a set to slow my already slow na down more than it already is.

 

The back rotor if forgot to paint silver so it's a bit rusty but i've been too busy to really care. I don't think they look too bad with out the center caps.

make fun of my car if you want.........but for a daily driver i'm not droping alot of money in it.

 

I think those look pretty nice, for what you got them for, you can't go wrong! I wish there was a center cap available for them though that didn't have any ford logos on them.

My cobra wheels weigh 4lbs more then the my stock 'double 5 star' gxl wheels. The heavy parts are the tires!

Strange thing, even though these wheels are heavyer, i had less breaking problems with them at the track then with my stock wheels. I think this might be because these wheels let more air through and the breaks can cool better.

 

Nice job, getting bigger wheels that cheep They dont look half bad!

 

i really like to find some 17 inchs 11lbs that cost $400 ...

 

and if you're lucky, $400 a PIECE!

 

I think the Cobra wheels and the accompanying tires would be too heavy and could possibly have a very noticeable negative effect on acceleration performance. Personally, though, I think they look very good and if you're running way too much power for 8" of tire, I'd say go for them, if you can't afford Welds.

I don't really like the idea of going beyond 16" in diameter as well, as rotational inertia is increased a significant amount when upping your wheel/tire size.

 

thats beautiful, I myself am also a fan of cobra and mustang rims on the FC.

 

Thread edited for flaming and inappropriate posts/replies.

 

good thing icemark stepped in cause that was out of hand... hey fc3seeker your car is nice dont listen to people dissin the rims... to each their own is what most of us need to learn.. if you want a v8 then do it, or cobra rims then do it... just not 9ft tall wings though lol

 

Not my car, wish it was tho, its Sesshoumaru. I agree with you on the 9 ft wings!

 

i think the mustang gt's wheels looks good on the FC.. like fc3seeker have.. i was planning on gettin one and powercoat them white

 

they are quite light for 17x8's

22lbs for the 99 gt's
with tires they are about 46lbs

my FD ones are lighter but these won't crack

those 17x8 were lighter than my stock 16x7 (both with tires)

I'm actually pretty concerned about unsprung weight.

 

DOH!!! i wasnt paying enough attention... guess i didnt see that you quoted sesshoumaru... anyway nice car SESSHOUMARU!!!

 

Im not sure if they lightened the wheels or not from year to year, but I have the same wheels as you, and they weight in at just a hair under 17lbs each. I wouldnt have bought them at 22lbs, thats a tad to much for my liking. I cant tell by your pic, but mine are painted a very metallic silver, are yours the same or is it a dull finish? heres a pic or 2 of mine: