Basically i have an st170 and i absoutley hate my wheels

I have been looking at 4 different options

1. Some RS wheels which i need 215/35/18 tyres for i believe ... is this true?

2. Paint my 170 wheels Black for the time being?

3. Escort Cosworth wheels??? ... will these work due to the offset or will the handling be awful?

4. Save for a bit longer and get some comps in 18?


I really like the idea of the Escort Cosworth wheels to see how they will look but what tyres ... i dont do track days yet but will the handling be really bad round town?

any advice would be ace

 

ive got some escort cosworth wheels with near new tyres on if intrested

plus im local

matty

 

With the Escos wheels being ET15 they will stick out by the arches by miles!

 

can they be classed as say illegal to drive on then?

 

I reckon cossie wheels would look ace on the focus!

You see some saphs with them on and they stick out slightly from the arches (technically illegal) but looks so good!


If you get them on, remember to get some pics up!

 

So you will be going from 17"down to a 16 " be sure the brakes clear as the ST has a large front disc remember.

I would save the pennies and go for some comps when you have the wonga or a set of OZ ultraleggas 18x7

just my thoughts

Nick

 

You know what my suggestion is Andy Got to be the MO's bud

Just to tempt you too

 

this is what it could look like though



the tyres might stick out but the wider the better right?

i could always have these as a winter set ...

 

Part of me thinks yes as they look different but the other part of me thinks no - I think the escos wheels would stick out a fair bit though because of the offset Duncan (the FRS registrar on the RSOC) trial fitted a set of escos offset superleggeras on his FRS one weekend for a laugh and they stuck out loads and that was on the FRS wider arches - will be worse on the st170 arches i'd imagine

Mind you, you could probably get away with the escos rims on the track couldnt you

 

alex ... can you ask the guy for pictures so i no how far they stick out please so i have a guide ... unless i ask the company who makes 18 inch ones and get them to do some special 18' ones for my focus!

 

I'll have a search of the rsoc forum archive posts & see if i can find the pics for you

Edit - just had a look and the post was about 18 months ago so the photobucket links are no longer working I've pinged a PM to him pointing in the direction of this thread for you