will these wheels work?
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TRUtoGIRLS
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Also wrong bolt pattern! to low of an offset
nearlyhalfamile
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That depends on what year thunderbird we are talking about.
Sn8kbordin
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I put on my cousin's aftermarket 18" wheels from his 96 t-bird on my LS. Not sure about the offset but they stuck out too much.
chriswells78
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+1 on the sticking out. Mine are 17x7.5 on a 42mm offset and they almost stick out. Your looking at a wider wheel and less offset.
Sn8kbordin
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It was 9" wide and I found a pic of it (click on the image to go my gallery and view full size 2MP image):
Yeah, if they fit that vintage T-Bird, they should fit both an LS and a Mark VIII, bolt-pattern wise. I don't know what the Mark's offset is, but it should be the same as or very close to the T-Bird's. (The LS's is 60mm, BTW.)
DarkMansLSEV8
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I had a MarkVIII with Cobra R's that I had on my 95 Cougar, they'll fit with no issues. The LS shares the same bolt pattern with 93-98 Lincoln Mark VIII's and with the 89-97 T-bird/Cougar MN-12's also with the Rangers and Marquis and Crown Vics and Marauders I believe. The offset is different though. And you dont want to go with 9" wide b/c to me they'll stick out to much.
chriswells78
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Not Rangers, they are 5 on 4.5 like a Mustang. IIRC Panthers share the F-150 5 on 5.5 pattern.
Remember this formula
[.5(x)]-y=how far it will stick out where x is the width of the wheel and y is the back spacing.
if x is 9" then half would be 4.5"
if y is 36mm or 1.41" http://www.psinvention.com/zoetic/convert.htm
the outer edge of your wheel will be 3.09" out from the face of your hub. Don't forget also to allow up to 3/8" for tire bulge because tires are almost never flush with the edge of the rim.
I have a 7.5 wheel with 42mm bs and they don't stick out at all, but I have noticed more road splash on the body panels because they do stick out at the bottom more.