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Old 27-05-2005, 09:32 AM
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SORRY for this post, as it will have been posted a million times before i know lol , but i was wondering how hard these will be to fit, iv heard there a bloody nightmare and still scrub, i wil be running gaz coilovers if this is any help? and please dont say go for different rims, because iv decided on escos ones
Old 27-05-2005, 10:30 AM
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Old 27-05-2005, 05:49 PM
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Different rims mate

Get the Mondeo ones as they look virtually the same as teh EscCos ones but don't have an offset that will fook the cars handling up.
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I had mondeo rims on my fiesta and fook me the handleing is imense... i absolutly loved those wheels on my 2i...

got the widest ones too so they have a slight dish to them still, like the ecos ones...
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I have the 7 inch mondy rims on my fez! they scuffed like a bitch till i gut the arch right away!
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i've got ecos wheels with 205/40/16 on my 5 door fiesta they look gooood
i did a little bit of work to the front wings and put rs turbo kit on to cover it up
but u can get 195/40/16 to fit the rims
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you need to mod the arches, because the low ET and the wheels are 8j wide....
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Originally Posted by Shell
I had mondeo rims on my fiesta and fook me the handleing is imense... i absolutly loved those wheels on my 2i...

got the widest ones too so they have a slight dish to them still, like the ecos ones...
didnt know the mondeo rims came in 2 offsets, whats the standard offset on them and what did you have mate?
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