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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Default Focus st 20" wheels

I remember seeing a few cars with these a couple of years back.
I am now thinking of a focus st!!!

Thing is where would i get a set of these rims, they look like the standard rims but are in 20" .

Any help would be appreciated.

Any pics also.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 08:36 PM
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like these


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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 06:46 AM
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Thats the ones!!
Any ideas who makes/imports them???
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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they were on top spec Smax 's i think
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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Sure there from an S-Max.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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focus st looks so much better with these bigger rims on
seen an orange one knocking about with them on
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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there not off an s max there made by ms designes and where bought in a kit for the s max
a set is 1500 without tires on ebay
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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isit worth compromising the handling for bigger wheels
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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there not actualy that bad to drive but definatley need a hight weight raited side wall or they will split
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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i ran these on my focus. the ride is shocking. cats eyes make it feel like the strut has come through the inner wing.
the sidewall rating isnt high enough for the car, i was going through a pair of front tyres in less than 3 months,inside sidewall constantly splitting, tries 3 different tyre makes all did same.
imo the best looking wheel for the st,just cannot live with them.

now i have seen the light and gone to 19 inch rims,the car is sooooooo much nicer.

those rims jacko has are focus offset(50mm). smax uses a different offset(45mm)
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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https://passionford.com/forum/genera...are-these.html
thats what mine looked like pmsl

Last edited by jonnyboy; Mar 13, 2010 at 01:00 PM.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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good bit of advice there john ,

hows it going fella, long time no speak


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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by -beefy-
good bit of advice there john ,

hows it going fella, long time no speak


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yeah not bad bud, just back to work after 3 weeks off with sciatica.

hows the escort coming along?
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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davie your heed hurts
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