The Escort wheels still fit a sapph. I think it's more the tyres that are used by the Escort that might be a problem to fit a sapph. 225/45 R16 is a bit bigger than the 205/45 R16, which the sapph would need to keep the same tyre radius as standard.

Fitting the Escort struts to a Sapph would increase the ride height on a Sapph though.