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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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hi, anyone ever fitted escort cosworth rims on a mk3 fiesta?? i take it the arches will need cut to death lol,
they hav 205 x 40 on them the now but gona attempt squezing on 194x45s on them? but does anyone think the tire myt cum off the rim??
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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ive got cossy wheels on my fiesta rs and it only rubs on full lock and the car is lowered 35mm i havn`t cut a thing but i have 195 tires on them look alot better
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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do you giv it shit on the corners??? they ever popd off??
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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they cant pop off due to the pressure inside
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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one of my friends ran 225/40/16s on escos rims on a mk3 fiesta, he trimmed the arches quite a bit and used rst arches / skirts to cover it up, i wouldn't trust anything less that a 215/40 ona 16x8j rim unless it was a bufty show car
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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my mate a tyre fitter put 205 on had them on my escort n they were fine, said no way to 195s tho! think il just stick we them, oh and believe u me u can pop a tire off the rim specialy on stealies lol and any way dont u need some tyre flex ?? other wise youre just ripn the tread straight off every corner
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