reisskahn

Hi can someone please tell me if the proper genuine escort cossie wheels will fit straight/bang on to a frst. If so what size tires will i need and will the arches or anything need modifying?

cheers

reisskahn

rite been searching hard and its been saying that handling will be fooked etc. But i want to know will they still fit and whats the best size tires to get them bang on?

Oranoco

In short mate don't bother. It will look sweet but drive like a pig and the tyres will catch like mad. If you absolutely have to have them fitted exepect to need the arches rolling and a minimal lowering job using as rounded profile tyre as you can in a 205/45/16.

Best off with some Mondeo 16" rims which look very similar and won't fuck up the cars driveability.

This is my bro's FRST on Mondeo rims at FITP this year.

Brookesy

if need be mate the escort gti alloys look just like the cossie wheels and they are 15" but i beleive someone on here has got cossie wheels on his frst

Fordunit

i say u can get them on

Roll the arches cutting back the metal arches abit
and the plastic arches

go for 205/40s or 215/40 for rear and 205/40 or 195/40 on front

might need coilovers depends on ure drop and ure shocks

speak to R-tec or wheel specialist

Oranoco

They can be made to fit but it will drive like a bucket of arse mate. So many people have gone through the grief of getting them to fit to then get shot of them cos it ruins the car. If you are worried about looks first and driving the car second fine. If you actually want to use the car don't bother

Fordunit

I find that hard to belive...
i got billet image rims on my car

9x16 on rear and 8x16s @ front and is droped to 95mm
it so gripy than b4 around corners and holds the road not like my old 7x16s before theres a huge difference
so i dnt knw what ure talking about...

scare tactics

reisskahn

Hi thanks for all the info lads. I came to a conclusion that ill have to give them a miss has i didnt want to compromise on the driving condition but then fordunit thinks it can happen without any problems.

If i do go ahead cant i put on 195/40/16 or 195/45/16 all the way will that make things easier?

Also fordunit why do you recommend that i go for 205/40s or 215/40 for rear and 205/40 or 195/40 on front?

Is it to make it look good or something or that it'll help to make the fitting easier because i thought the smaller the tyre the easier it'll be, like 195/45/16?

Also i think the car is dropped by 40mm at the moment so if i was to the cossie rims on 195/45/16 tyres do u think it should be ok or is the car too low now or ill have to modify the arches??

cheers

Oranoco

Fordunit it is nothing to do with scare tactics

The offset is miles out for the car. The Escos rims are 25mm offset which pushes the rims out into the arches too far. It is this that causes the problem not the size.

FiL_FeZ

dont believe any of that crap

i have cossie rims on my fiesta and drives brilliant and really holds the road

i turned my rear shock 180 degrees
10mm spacers on the rear
5mm spacers on the front
215/45/16 tyres all round and lowered 25mm

i didnt need to touch my arches!

reisskahn

Rite lads am still deciding what to do lol!!!!!!

Erm fil fez yeh looks good with the cossie wheels but few questions

1.) what do u mean "i turned my rear shock 180 degrees? what exactly did u there and why?

2.) why did u use spacers i thought spacers make ur rims/tyres stick out more???

3.) Also how come you only dropped it by 25mm or did you want it that low?

What it is that i want the cossie 16's on it and then really go low as much as i can but that must depend on the tyre setup yeh or no? You used 215/45/16 tyres and as you can see that there is a big chunk of tyre left after the rim so that means you cant lower it anymore or it'll just touch/scrub yeh? Even if you did go for a lower profile tyres like 205/40/16, 195/40/16 etc and there wasn't much chunk of tyre left could you still go low or it wont just happen? Maybe the there rims are wide to and thats gotta be taking into consideration?

What my mates and i are thinking is get 195/40/16 and bang them on then take the the other things into consideration like the dropping fitting etc. So will that tyre setup work or there not wide enough to fit on the rim.

Lol we think they'll fit, they'll just need streching a bit????? ?

Any ideas please lads

FiL_FeZ

ok if u turn your shocks 180 degrees at the rear the cup doesnt stick out as much

i only had -25mm springs at the time but im away to try a 60mm drop tonite but will probably need to roll my arches

u wont get 195 tyres on, u can only strech tyres 20mm -/+ either way so 205 is the least u can go

spacers do make your wheels stick out more but thats to get the wheel away from the shock

other alternative and a popular choice is coilovers

hope that helps mate

Oranoco

Or you could just fit the Mondeo 16" rims that look very similar and won't give you the ballache fitting and retain the cars driveability.

I know so many people that have fitted Cossie rims only to return to other rims because it ruined the car. Your cash though and your call.

reisskahn

hmm this is becoming a dilema now. ill just calm down a bit now think ovr it and see what happens ill keep you all posted and thanks for all the info lads.