What will it take to make them work?
James

 

i used a 1" spacer on my 02 bullit rims and the backpacing is larger i beileve its somewhere around 1 1/4" or 1 1/2"

 

so, are you saying with a 1 inch or smaller spacer they will work?
Thanks for the help!
James
USAF, curreently in Iraq :-(

 

i dunno how to do it but it would look great!!!
hows the weather in Iraq?
Hope you are safe as can be...betcha wish you were spanking the 68 right now

 

its hot but finally starting to coll off, around 100 degrees F right now. I actually am putting htese on y 68 cougar, the stang is getting soemthing more period correct.
James

 

u need more than a 1" spacer i beileve u need 1 1/4" spacer

 

i went ahead and bought a set, i wont be home till jan/feb 07 so i will learn then what i have to do. i havent seen spacers larger than 1", are they out there?
James

 

yes check ebay and alos maxium motorsports in the 54.0 mags they have the spacers i bought my spacers from dallas mustang uncase i have a problem with them ill be able to find them

 

Hey James, here's hoping for the best for you and all of your compatriots in Iraq and elsewhere.

Here are 2 articles that I found extremely helpful in sizing wheels and tires for the 72 mustang. The first is specific to Mustangs but should more or less apply to Cougars as well (though I suppose the fender wells are a bit different between the mustangs and the cougars):

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/techar...7_inch_wheels/

Then if you really want to double-check everything and / or stuff in the biggest wheels and tires possible, here is a page that describes everything you need to check:

http://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

I referred to this page dozens of times when I was measuring for wheels and tires. I got my setup from mustangtuning.com, they will mount and balance a set of 4 wheels and tires for free and ship them for free as well, but if they don't fit... they won't take them back. So measure a dozen times, go off and think about it, then measure a few more times.

Best of luck...

 

I would think that any spacer more than 1" would be pushing it. The lug bolts for the 1" are long enough to cause stress on them as it is I would think. I am certainly no expert regarding this, but mechanically, it just seems a bit too much stress on the bolts.