They look great. Do they require spacers though? For some reason i dont like having to use spacers so I keep my oe wheels for the summer and have some cheap ones for winter just to get around if I need to.
Bought three different sizes. 17x7.5, 18x8, and 18x8.5. I tried 17 and 18 in front, I like the 17 in front better then I also tried the 18x8 and 18x8.5 in the rear. Those 2 18's fit great but decided that a wider tire would be good for my build. Nothing wrong with the 18x8 at all though. Would like to run 265 or 275 on the 8.5's.
I too am not a huge fan of black and silver. However, I have had so many mustang's silver with chrome and/or silver wheels. Got alittle tired of the look. So i researched the sizes of wheels that would fit and come up with these. I thought straight black was nice too. My first choice was gunmetal but they do not make a 8.5 in that color. Why i do not know. here are some of my mustang pics:
There is a reason the solid axle is dying. The only place it is king is the drag strip, on the street or on a road course an IRS suspension will always out perform a solid axle. Can you make a solid axle handle good? Yes. But better than an IRS of equal value and preparation no.
As far as costs, Mustang 8.8 rear end (3.27) rotor to rotor is 150 bucks, solid arms 100 bucks, torque arm with panhard 400. Plus they have 3.27, 3.31, 3.55, 3.73, 3.90 gear selection.
I will agree that the Cobra irs sucks beyond belief. The gm version is much better, however when you add the upgraded axles, bushings, springs, shocks, hubs if needed, the many alignments, sway bars, etc. I would rather put a SRA in.
The mustang has always been the cheap performance car. If Ford went balls to the wall on their suspension on the Boss they would drive the price right out of their target markets price range.