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Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Ive seen a couple of people on here who have mesh wheels on their cougars.  I have a set of mesh wheels on right now...but they're for a JDM car and aren't the right bolt patern, so im looking to buy a set of the mesh saleen wheels. 


these are what i have now.

I found the gold set below on ebay...but it appears that the mesh sits deeper than the black style below, which is the style i've seen before...i dont know why there would be two different types of the same wheel...do you think if i get the gold ones that it will offset the wheels too much?



1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 3.8 V6 - Rescue
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 5.0 V8 - Survivor

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #1 –
just a heads up, ARE and BBS make/made similar wheels, but they have a lug cover plate
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Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #2 –
whats a lug cover plate
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 3.8 V6 - Rescue
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 5.0 V8 - Survivor
 

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #3 –
basically a center cap
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R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #4 –
okay...i just wanted to know if anyone else had these rims...i wasnt aware that there was another version of it with a deeper offset..didnt know if it was going to be a noticeable difference in stance
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 3.8 V6 - Rescue
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 5.0 V8 - Survivor

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #5 –
Are the ones you have 16" or 15"?  The ones I have are made by Riken and are 16"

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Driverguy;374065



Those wheels were manufactured by ARE. I had a set of them on my '88 XR7, which now reside on another forum member's '88 XR7. They fit well with no backspacing or offset issues. Beware the centercaps, though; they are snap-in and have a propensity to get loose. Here they are on my '88 XR7:



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Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #7 –
@ those pics.....*sigh*.....lol
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #8 –
i finally found the name of the wheels...idk what ARE is or where to find them...but the exact same wheels are called enkei 92.  I bought them....they have a 4 inch backspace and stick like an inch out from my front fender :S.  The ones that you have, and the ones i see on all the other pictures of mustangs...dont stick out.  the ones youve got look like the mesh sits closer to the outer lip then mine...so im guessing you have a 5" backspace?
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 3.8 V6 - Rescue
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 5.0 V8 - Survivor

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #9 –
it would help a lot of i could actually get some help from a wheel shop or something, for the specs on the series of wheels....ive just put out 400 dollars on this set thinking they were right...but apparently theres variations of the wheels that i wasnt aware of...seeing as all i have to go by is a bunch of pictures on forums.  It doesnt make sense to me..because the pictures i see have the same deep design as my 4" ones, but they fit right.  Anyone have an idea where i can find ones that will fit?
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 3.8 V6 - Rescue
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 5.0 V8 - Survivor

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #10 –
If they look good in the rear, then at least you have two sets of rear wheels...just need to find a pair for the front. :hick:
"lol.. because not too many people care for that style of car"
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Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #12 –
Not sure if this will help any, but I just got a catalog from Late Model Restoration in the mail and they have these rims listed for sale.  I can't seem to find them on the website though
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Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #13 –
theyre probably the new enkei 92's..the mesh is the same but the lip is different
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 3.8 V6 - Rescue
1988 Cougar LS - Cinnabar/Rose Quartz Metallic two tone - 5.0 V8 - Survivor

Saleen Mustang Mesh wheels?

Reply #14 –
ARE= American Racing Equipment.  Also Hayashi, BBS, Enkei and Riken all manufactured versions of these "basketweave" "mesh" "Saleen" wheels in the mid 1980's, in 4 lug and 5 lug and 15" and 16".  BMW  and Datsun used versions of these also with different bolt patterns and down to 14" rims.