if the wheel don't fit, change the bolt pattern

[K-BL]

I was thinking about the new taurus rims. They don't look to bad, and there probably is a bigger market for that bolt pattern right? Speaking out of my butt, wouldn't the whole bearing/bolt assembly from a gen 4 taurus just slide in and bolt right on our gen 1-3 cars? Would you run into differnt calipers, rotors and everything?


K-BL

 

[GreenBird]

as oof 2003, tauri are still 5 on 4.25

you can use wheels for 89-97 thunderbird and cougar, 93-98 mark8, all 97+ volvos (some previous ones too).

Just make sure on backspacing, as the taurus has quite thin wheel wells.

 

[wuzzzer]

Like GreenBird said, all Taurus' from 87-03 have used the same bolt pattern, offset, etc. Pretty much the only changes have been wheel size (14-16") and wheel width.
So, unfortunately, it doesn't increase the number of aftermarket wheels available to a Taurus owner, but if someone wants to put a newer Taurus wheel on an older Taurus, they'll bolt right up.

 

[crizzaSHO]

The good thing is that we have the same volvo pattern and they offer some nice styles for Volvos.....

 

[Freak SHO]

And Windstars...

Wheels I just bought

 

[BlownByU]

Maybe this isn't true and I'm gonna sound real stupid, but are there wheel adapters that change the bolt pattern or offset of the wheels. I have a friend with a slammed 98 s-10 and he has 18 inch Boyd Coddingtons that he wants to get rid of (in place of 20s) sometime later this summer and I would love to have these but obviously the pattern is different. Is this true or do I have no idea what I'm talking about?

 

[PuckHead]

Maybe this isn't true and I'm gonna sound real stupid, but are there wheel adapters that change the bolt pattern or offset of the wheels. I have a friend with a slammed 98 s-10 and he has 18 inch Boyd Coddingtons that he wants to get rid of (in place of 20s) sometime later this summer and I would love to have these but obviously the pattern is different. Is this true or do I have no idea what I'm talking about?

Yes, there are such things as wheel adapters. I know because I had some on my SHO for ~4 months. Mine were made by a company called "Player Wheel". They changed a 5X4.25 to either 5X100 or 5X4.5. I used them to mount my 17X7 Enkei g-Zeros but the biggest problem is that they are almost 2" thick, so they move the wheel and tire out WAY to far and I was experiencing MAJOR rear wheel rubbing on even the smallest of bumps.

I still have them, and can sell them if anyone wants or needs them. They are just taking up space in the garage now.

Hope this helps!

Later!
boink

 

[midospike]

Will 94 and up mustangs wheels fit a 95 atx? 17 or 18s??? Tire size too?