why do people put 205s on escort rims when they put em on saphs? whats stopping the 215s from fittng?

 

i had 215 40 16, never rubbed, and you know how loo mine was

so who every you talked to, is talking crap

 

 

Spiky,
"Braking" = trying to stop
"Breaking" = pulling apart

 

i did it the other way first and it looked wrong

cheers though

 

I thought they put on 215 tyres to stop the original 225 escort size tyres from rubbing? 205's won't fit on 8" wide rims surley

 

theyre 225s as standard i thought they were 215s!!!1

ok well why dont 225s fit then?

 

Because the Escort rims run an ET25 offset on a 8" rim, so stick out LOADs further than the standard ET35 7" item and cause the "rubbage" .

 

a 3dr is a bit different i know but i run 225's on the back and 215's on the front

 

My brother runs 225s on the front on Esc Cos Monte rims, and it's so close to the arch, it's untrue!

 

Rich,
You forgot to mention that he as to run 5000lb springs all round to prevent arch contact .

 

That too!

 

running high poundage to stop arch contact is surely ther biggest botch going? Uve lost all ur travel

 

Nothing Jim mate, I run 215/40/16 on an XR4x4 (wheels further forward in arches) with front arches slightly rolled and fuck all problems (well, wheel arch clearance related problems anyhow )
It's lowered too far with fucked rear shocks and a reasonable spring rate

 

225/45/16's just don't fit you plonker reason enough really!

 

Thought that spoke for itself

 

i meant WHY dont they fit what do they rub on, arch? strut? etc. etc.

 

arch

 

Angle grinder