Will Mustang wheels fit?

[RANGermanGuy]

Looking to get some bigger tires on my truck and found these rims. Anyone know if they will fit without modifications?

 

[19Walt93]

I have 95 Mustang 7.5x16 wheels on my 93 and they rub on the lower shock bolts on a full lock turn, I suspect those would, too. My backspacing is 5 1/2", if yours are around 4 1/2-5 I'd test fit one and have someone hold the steering at full lock so you can check for clearance.

 

[svtcards]

I have 18x8.5 on all 4 corners on my 87 2wd with a +20 offset with no rubbing what so ever.But there not oem wheels.

 

[O No 3.0!]

I have 01 5 spoke 16" mustang wheels on my 97 & they fit fine, no rubbing at all. They have 245/50 tires on them.

 

[rubydist]

I am running these Mustang wheels on my FX4. I have a 1.25" adapter to get the offset correct. The wheels you have are 39mm offset and Ranger wheels are approximately 0mm, so you should use about the same adapter thickness that I have to make it work correctly.

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

I ran bullet wheels on my 05. Had to add a 3/16" wheel spacer for the xontrol arms to clear. You could barely get a peice of paper between them before the spacer

 

[don4331]

Mustang Wheels On Your Ranger - The Ranger Station

Many Ford Ranger enthusiasts have used wheels off of a Ford Mustang on their Ranger. This page will help guide in swapping to Mustang wheels. 1994/1995 Mustang 17×8 Wheels On 2004 B2300 (15×6 stock) (Contributed by crazypj) I just fitted … Continued

www.therangerstation.com

The biggest challenge historically was the hub on Rangers interfered with center caps on Mustang rims. The solution has been high quality spacers.

39mm offset is a lot compared to the 0-12 for the various stock rims. You really want 25-30mm spacer to put loads on bearing back where they are supposed to be/make scrub radius positive.

Scrub radius being the point where the center of the tire contact patch and king pin (or virtual kingpin position with ball joint) line up. Positive is when the contact patch center is to the outside, negative to inside. Positive scrub radius in a RWD tends to make the vehicle drive straight. Negative makes the vehicle "dart-y".

As several posters above have stated, 99% of the time, it isn't an issue to drive with negative scrub radius. Its the off chance you have a blow out, then the vehicle will dart in direction of tire failure. Which is why you really shouldn't drive on public roads with high offset rims on vehicles not made for them.

 

[RANGermanGuy]

I have 95 Mustang 7.5x16 wheels on my 93 and they rub on the lower shock bolts on a full lock turn, I suspect those would, too. My backspacing is 5 1/2", if yours are around 4 1/2-5 I'd test fit one and have someone hold the steering at full lock so you can check for clearanceView attachment 77598.

What size tires are you running?

 

[RANGermanGuy]

I am running these Mustang wheels on my FX4. I have a 1.25" adapter to get the offset correct. The wheels you have are 39mm offset and Ranger wheels are approximately 0mm, so you should use about the same adapter thickness that I have to make it work correctly.

Thanks for this info. What tires are you running and what would you recommend for me on 16x7?

 

[RANGermanGuy]

Mustang Wheels On Your Ranger - The Ranger Station

Many Ford Ranger enthusiasts have used wheels off of a Ford Mustang on their Ranger. This page will help guide in swapping to Mustang wheels. 1994/1995 Mustang 17×8 Wheels On 2004 B2300 (15×6 stock) (Contributed by crazypj) I just fitted … Continued

www.therangerstation.com

The biggest challenge historically was the hub on Rangers interfered with center caps on Mustang rims. The solution has been high quality spacers.

39mm offset is a lot compared to the 0-12 for the various stock rims. You really want 25-30mm spacer to put loads on bearing back where they are supposed to be/make scrub radius positive.

Scrub radius being the point where the center of the tire contact patch and king pin (or virtual kingpin position with ball joint) line up. Positive is when the contact patch center is to the outside, negative to inside. Positive scrub radius in a RWD tends to make the vehicle drive straight. Negative makes the vehicle "dart-y".

As several posters above have stated, 99% of the time, it isn't an issue to drive with negative scrub radius. Its the off chance you have a blow out, then the vehicle will dart in direction of tire failure. Which is why you really shouldn't drive on public roads with high offset rims on vehicles not made for them.

Would you say I need spacers for the front and the back?

 

[RANGermanGuy]

Would you say I need spacers for the front and the back?

I also just noticed the attachment you added. Thanks for that!

 

[RANGermanGuy]

I am running these Mustang wheels on my FX4. I have a 1.25" adapter to get the offset correct. The wheels you have are 39mm offset and Ranger wheels are approximately 0mm, so you should use about the same adapter thickness that I have to make it work correctly.

Thanks! What size tires are you running?

 

[rubydist]

I have 265/65-17 on it.

 

[don4331]

I also just noticed the attachment you added. Thanks for that!

I am not running spacers on the back currently as I have replaced the Ranger axle with an Explorer one. As the Explorer axle is 1/2" wider (13mm), and Mustang rims ('94 Cobras) I run are only 30mm offset, the 17mm delta is really too small for spacers.

I am currently running 245/45R17 as that was what was under my son's Mustang and they were close enough for gov't work to the 235/60R15s which were OEM on the Ranger. When they wear out I'll probably go with 245/55R17s (I want to fill the wheel well a little better).