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Old 25-08-2009, 06:45 PM
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do you guys need spacers for the front wheels?
Old 25-08-2009, 07:57 PM
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what they catching on mate? brakes? coilovers?

think my comp MOS are very similar in size etc to wot rs7's would be, 17x7.5, et40, and my fronts seem to be very close to my coilovers
Old 25-08-2009, 08:49 PM
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yeah for my brakes there silly close fag paper from the brake pad retaining bars
Old 25-08-2009, 09:24 PM
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ive not got them yet.just wondering if they will catch on anything guys.
Old 25-08-2009, 10:14 PM
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ive got diamond cuts there et35 17"x7.5 and seem ok but i do have cossie 4 pots
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im confused johnny were the softspokes et 40 and diamond cut ones et35?
Old 25-08-2009, 10:17 PM
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infact johnny you could be doing with some new wheels.not fancy some management etc for them
Old 25-08-2009, 10:31 PM
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steven i had some soft spokes also a while ago im sure they are also et35 exact same offset as diamond cuts im more than positive, could be wrong tho,theres only one way to find out when you get em
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yeh mate i thought they were et35 but some guys are selling soft spokes on here and they say they are et40 which i dont want.
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Old 26-08-2009, 08:40 AM
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how do you tell wat they are could check mine if it would help
Old 26-08-2009, 10:26 AM
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i dont even think they are marked on the wheel mate.usually at the back of them they are stamped bu i dont know if softspokes are.
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try either at the back or behind center cap were the wheel bolt holes are
Old 26-08-2009, 07:50 PM
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will have a look for you when it stops raining
Old 27-08-2009, 07:21 PM
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i ait fitted mine yet either be interested to no, my mate had on his s1 with ap 4 pots and 300 discs fitted no spacers or nothing
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i checked mine and was wrong. i thought they were et40 but they are actually et38
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Is et38 suitable for mk4 escorts?
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i put et37 rondells on my s1 and they looked cack as they sat in to far.et 38 mate would be fine for a mk4 but i reckon on a series one with the wider kit it looks shit.
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Would et35 be ok for escort mk4?,as Ive just be told that the softspoke are et35 but then some people say they are et 38,et40.
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Softspokes are def ET38, checkon on my wheels for stevenebm the other day

Fit perfect on my escort with a 30mm drop
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Originally Posted by rsturbo91
Softspokes are def ET38, checkon on my wheels for stevenebm the other day

Fit perfect on my escort with a 30mm drop
yeh carl they look spot on a s2 but i had a set of et37 rondells on the s1 and they looked too far in for my liking.i think its with the bit wider arches.they look perfect on a s2.
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Are softspokes also sometimes called softlines?As ive heard both these names used for them.
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Originally Posted by RSMK4TURBO
Are softspokes also sometimes called softlines?As ive heard both these names used for them.
yes mate
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