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I bought a 91 lx 5.0 its lowered and has 17 inch wheels on it idk what size the current tires are but I have some Saleen 18" wheels with 275 35 r18 on front and 285 35 r 18 on rear I believe.
This foxbody I bought was already 5 lug swapped when I bought it I'm wondering if they will fit alright and if I'm going to need spacers to get them to fit right. Thanks for any advice

i just got a 91 mustang lx 5.0 hatch it has the 5 lug conversion.
anyway my question is i have some saleen wheels off a 03 gt and im wondering if they will work? the car already rubs at full lock and it has what seems like small tires on it and def not wide. i think the wheels i have on the saleens are 275 35 r18 on front and 285 75 r18 on the rear i know ill prob have to change the cars ride height im planning on going to a less agressive lowering spring. but im hoping these wheels and tires will work thanks
 
Offset specs for Fox and SN95 / New Edge are pretty close but a 275 on the front of a Fox doesn't leave much wiggle room. There's multiple ways to 5-lug swap a Fox that result in different track widths as well. You'll likely have to bolt everything up and see if it rubs. If it does, take some pics and maybe we can help you out with what you need to change to make it work.
 
I have 18x9 Saleen Reps (24mm offset all around) with 255/35/18 front and 275/35/18 rear. Next rear tires will be 285s or 295s. I have read 265s are good on the front, I think 275 is too big without widening the fenders.



I have coil overs on the front and needed a 5/16 wheel spacer so that the rim did not rub on the coil spring, tires were fine. I have fox length rear axles with a 5/16 spacer as well (just because it looked better).
 
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What tires are currently on your 91?

Further to my post above, I went out and took a pic of the clearance between rim and coil-over this morning.
View attachment 783641

The rim to fender clearance is as below ...

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i have 225 45 r17 wheels
so whats the biggest tires i can run on those 18" saleen wheels front and rear. comfortably
 
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