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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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Hey guys,
A buddy of mine out here is gonna give me a heck of a deal on his saleen style rims. I wanted to make sure i would like them so I was wondering if you guys could post some pics of the saleen 5 spokes on some s197s. Thanks

These are what they look like...
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 10:02 PM
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They look awesome! Go to American Muscle and look at the customer pics.
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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I don't have any pictures but I just wanted to say they look really nice and would go well with your car! Just my two cents...LOL
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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unlessthey are made for an05+ mustang (36mm or up)they are going to look goofy.
Old Jul 24, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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These style rims are for the 99-04 stangs but i just seen them on mustang batmans car so i know they will fit. Anyone else have any more pictures? The black ones are harder to find pictures of. Warmachine, my life runs on irony, last week i was looking at those bullitts and now i get a great deal on the rims you recommend me to get Thanks for the opinions and compliments so far guys.

MustangBatmans car

Old Jul 24, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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Cool! Hope you get the ones you want. Those black Saleens are just plain M-E-A-N !
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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so i need a 36mm to 50 mm offset? sorry for the noob question but what does this mean in terms of the rims? Oh and post more pictures
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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anybody?
Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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The 99-04 SN94 stangs have a 26mm offset??
The S197s use a 39mm negative offset with 16"x7.5" wide rims,
45mm negative offset with 17"x8" wide rims and a 50mm negative
offset with 18"x8.5" wide rims.

Offset is relative to rim width.
Backspacing is not.
Negative offsets tuck rims in under the fenders.
Wider rims require more negative offset to keep the same
rolling centerline as narrower rims on the S197.
1" wider rims requires 1/2" more negative offset to keep the
rims centered in relation to the pivot point when turning corners.
Positive offset moves the rims out from under the fenders.

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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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so if the front wheels are 9" and the back rims are 10" what would the offset need to be? Sorry(sounds like a math problem)



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