will these wheels fit???

475HP '03 cobra · 10-16-2005, 09:03 PM

i want to buy a 5 lug conversion but it will still have the drums in the rear, its the one from 50resto.com...and i want to run 17x9 5 lug bullits....will they fit?

i've heard that you need disks in the back.....and if they dont fit will 17x8's fit?

if anyone can help thanks....also does anyone know where i could buy the 5 lug disk brake conversion for cheap...besides buying used?

QWKSNKE · 10-16-2005, 09:07 PM

Well, 17x9 Cobra R's fit, so I would assume that a 17x9 bullitt would fit. Depends on the offset though but they should fit regardless.

What do you mean about a 5-lug disc conversion. Are we talking rear disc?

475HP '03 cobra · 10-16-2005, 09:29 PM

yeah 5 lug rear disc conversion

TheJeanyus · 10-16-2005, 09:33 PM

Maybe it's because there aren't any 5 lug rear drums on the market, or they are a lot harder to come by than 5 lug discs which are OEM on several Fords.

Dale McPeters · 10-17-2005, 08:45 PM

There are quite a few 5 lug drum setups that come on Fords.
5.0 Resto is using the Ford Ranger "stuff" (2 right rear axles) in the rear for the 5 lug drum conversion for Foxbody cars.....

QWKSNKE · 10-18-2005, 04:57 AM

is it 2 rights or 2 lefts?

Dale McPeters · 10-18-2005, 08:52 AM

Well now since my brain is fried you now have me wondering if it is left or right.....

93Cobra#2771 · 10-18-2005, 11:21 AM

I wanna say to rights, but I'm fried now too. Thanks.

475HP '03 cobra · 10-18-2005, 12:28 PM

i heard lefts it seems like....but i may be wrong i've only heard it once or twice, i always am in the engine talk, not drivetrain...i guess you could call this drivetrain

Sendero · 10-18-2005, 01:45 PM

Placeholder until I get home and dig up all my Five-Lug swap info.

17x9's require trimming in the rear unless you have the special offset R's if I recall correctly. 17x8 Bullitts rub at full lock in the front but clear perfectly in the rear.

10-16-2005, 09:03 PM	#1
475HP '03 cobra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 157	will these wheels fit??? i want to buy a 5 lug conversion but it will still have the drums in the rear, its the one from 50resto.com...and i want to run 17x9 5 lug bullits....will they fit? i've heard that you need disks in the back.....and if they dont fit will 17x8's fit? if anyone can help thanks....also does anyone know where i could buy the 5 lug disk brake conversion for cheap...besides buying used?

10-16-2005, 09:29 PM	#3
475HP '03 cobra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 157	Re: will these wheels fit??? yeah 5 lug rear disc conversion

10-16-2005, 09:33 PM	#4
TheJeanyus Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 14,774	Re: will these wheels fit??? Maybe it's because there aren't any 5 lug rear drums on the market, or they are a lot harder to come by than 5 lug discs which are OEM on several Fords. __________________ 1998 Mustang GT Coupe - World's Slowest Racecar 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V8 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI

10-17-2005, 08:45 PM	#5
Dale McPeters 5.0 Block/Walnut Cracker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Working.... Posts: 2,409	Re: will these wheels fit??? There are quite a few 5 lug drum setups that come on Fords. 5.0 Resto is using the Ford Ranger "stuff" (2 right rear axles) in the rear for the 5 lug drum conversion for Foxbody cars..... __________________ '14 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 6-speed

10-18-2005, 04:57 AM	#6
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: will these wheels fit??? is it 2 rights or 2 lefts? __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy

10-16-2005, 09:07 PM	#2
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Re: will these wheels fit??? Well, 17x9 Cobra R's fit, so I would assume that a 17x9 bullitt would fit. Depends on the offset though but they should fit regardless. What do you mean about a 5-lug disc conversion. Are we talking rear disc? __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy

10-18-2005, 08:52 AM	#7
Dale McPeters 5.0 Block/Walnut Cracker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Working.... Posts: 2,409	Re: will these wheels fit??? Well now since my brain is fried you now have me wondering if it is left or right..... __________________ '14 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 6-speed

10-18-2005, 11:21 AM	#8
93Cobra#2771 The Kocky One Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Yeah, but those cutters won't bust any walnuts.â„¢ Posts: 1,948	Re: will these wheels fit??? I wanna say to rights, but I'm fried now too. Thanks. __________________ *For Sale: Reproduction Window Stickers, 87+ Mustangs, Cobras, Lightnings, and HD F150!* Richard White 93 Cobra Kocky will be back!

10-18-2005, 12:28 PM	#9
475HP '03 cobra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 157	Re: will these wheels fit??? i heard lefts it seems like....but i may be wrong i've only heard it once or twice, i always am in the engine talk, not drivetrain...i guess you could call this drivetrain

10-18-2005, 01:45 PM	#10
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