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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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will 18" rims from a 1995 ford mustang fit on my 1995 bonneville Se?

they are knock off cobra rims...what do you guys think of it? looks and ride wise?

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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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IIRC the pattern is different. Ford was running a 4 lug.
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
IIRC the pattern is different. Ford was running a 4 lug.
yes the pattern will not fit....the 95 Cobra should have a Five lug but they will be 5X114.5....they will not work with your 5X115, ulness you want to have problems
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that sucks, what kind of problems would i run into?
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Originally Posted by jhill52788
that sucks, what kind of problems would i run into?
the wheel sheaing off a wheel stud, the wheel coming off, and chrashing the car
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many people run close lug patters, and yes, issues can occur.

Alot of people run 114.3 on GMs without issue, and the 114.5 is even closer.

however, if care is taken when tightening and re-torquing lug nuts, you should have no devastating issues
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so theres 2 no'* and 1 yes...what do i do guys??? i want rims but as long as its a close fit shouldnt it be good? has anyone ran different sized wheels or lugs and had a bad problem?
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I've ran 5 x 115'* with no nil effect. That'* .7 mm of a difference.
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5x115 is a 0 mm difference from your bolt pattern...
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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I've ran 5 x 115'* on 5 x 114.3 bolt patterns as well. Reading above, some people said that they won't do it. Unless maybe I misread it.
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