Escow-Van

Hiya

I bought these escort alloys (at least the bloke i bought them off said they were, i have seen fiestas with similar wheels) thinking they'd bolt right on to my van.


However, when i tried to attach the wheels, the tool i have for removing wheel nuts wouldn't fit into the recess, meaning i couldn't tighten the nut enough (3 or 4 mm of play)



My van has the stud + nut type fixings for the wheels (is that the right terminology?), i was wondering if it needed to be the other type (whatever thats called).



Any help greatly appreciated

Escow-Van

Also, i had tried to put some photo's in there for you to see but they don't seem to work... code looks ok but im no expert...

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sorry about that, any help on how to get images into posts would also be appreciated

bluescortcossie

the wheels you have are escort cosworth lookalikes and are either mondeo zetec s wheels (16") or escort GTI wheels (15") , they were also available in 14" as an accessory

they will be a direct fit for your van as all 4 stud fords have the same bolt pattern

by the sounds of it you are trying to use wheels nuts designed for steel wheels , if this is the case you need to get hold of some alloy nuts as using steel nuts with alloys is very dangerous !

as355f1

you need the alloy wheel nuts from an escort as they are different to the steel ones

as355f1

2 late, doh !

Escow-Van

Thanks very much guys, I'll get on to it

P1 DEAN

I have got the same wheels on my mk 6 van, if they are the 16" mondeo wheels.
i had to put longer wheel studs in the hub first, and use alloy wheel nuts.
if you have 205 tyres you will also need a 10mm spacer on the back.
hope that helps

Escow-Van

Got them on now
Not sure how long theyre gonna stay there though, theyre only the 14's so they look a bit silly on the back now
I'll keep an eye out for a set of the mondeo ones, you got a picture of yours Dean?

P1 DEAN

Standard 13" wheels



16" mondeo wheels



I have also put in rs2000 recaro front seats

Dan16v

iTrader: (1)

Ive got the 15" gti wheels on mine, had to put longer studs in the rear hubs and have 10mm spacers on the rears too

alexno1dj

Ahhh ! ive got a problem with my alloys rubbing on the inside arches on my escort van at the back.

How do you put longer studs in and where can i get 2 spacers from?

dps1973

Me too ive got 17s on mine

alexno1dj

someone give me an idea of how i put longer studs in plz lol