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ST 170 Rims on saphire ????????

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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 06:35 AM
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Default ST 170 Rims on saphire ????????

Does anybody know if the 17" ST 170 wheels will fit on the saph cossie?
If so do you think it will look ok or wot ?
Spoke too some sales bird in a ford garage in leicester she said no, but
i don't think she knew her earhole from her Assh**e........
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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Should do m8 i'd like to see a pic also tho of a saff cossie with them on should look cool
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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the offset of the focus wheel is ET49 and the offset on a cossie is ET40 or 41( i can't remember which). the higher the ET no. the further in the wheel is in the arch(if you can understand that) so you would proberly have clerance problems with the shock absorbers, wheel arch liners etc. they proberly would look cool but i have only got one more thing to say about the matter
OZ SUPER Ts
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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Pretty Sure that bigger the offset the further in the arch they sit.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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might have it the wrong way round, my mind is a bit hazey nowadays it is a long time since i have had to sort out ETs when fitting new wheels to cars.
any way he would still have problems with clerence on the wheel archs, espicelly if the car is lowered.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 03:49 AM
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Car not lowered what about using spacers
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Is the focus a 5 stud???? I dont know, but the offset of a 4x4 sapph is ET38 I think so if the focus are ET49 then you are going to need some nice spacers with hub locators so the wheels dont look shit
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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Is the focus a 5 stud????
no! cause my brother has got one and i though about trying them but when i saw te ET was 49 i haven't bothered. i might try to see what they look like in the arch etc
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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Fezzy Rob on here has a 2wd saph with them on!
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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no pics
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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 02:55 PM
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10mm spacer
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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10 mm spacer.......... that means there's 10 mm less of the hub studs holding on your wheels, may look good but dont corner too hard if you get my drift
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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10 mm spacer.......... that means there's 10 mm less of the hub studs holding on your wheels, may look good but dont corner too hard if you get my drift
Longer studs!!
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