I think its a cool idea. I secretly want to get a set of stagger 16 or 17" wheels for my car, I keep toying with the idea of going back to what was available and "hip" at the time the car came out. Man, people put all kinds of stuff on the fox/SN95 way back then. There were a LOT of vehicles that came out with a 5x4.5 pattern. Rangers, Jeeps, S-10 for example in similar decade(s). If the wheels clear, I'd love to see how the older wheel style turns out on your car.
But I wouldn't trust my opinion. My car is on stock wheels and will likely be that way for a few years.