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Author:  501 [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:55 am ]
Post subject:  Need some tire & wheel help!
I'm looking to order some Soft 8's and tires this week and want to make sure things will fit.

What I looking at getting are some Cragar 16x7 soft 8's with 4.0" BS, 5x4.5 pattern with Firestone Destination AT 255/70/16's. Will this setup work with out rubbing?




** Also if anyone out there knows, will Cragar 16x7 Soft 8's with 4.0" BS, 5x4.5 pattern with Firestone Destination AT 235/70/16's work on a 2003 Ford Escape (Wife's truck) I can't find information about this anywhere! **
Author:  modular [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:09 am ]
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I have the wheels you are talking about in that same spec with 245/75/16 Buckshots under a BDS lift. Though my pinch welds were pounded down long ago and I had already heated up the plastic under the fog light door I get slight rubbing (on the pavement) under the fog light door when the wheel is cranked all the way one way or the other and I trimmed the lower corners of the plastic air dam under the bumper as the knobs on the tread we're catching on it. I went wheelin a few days after I put the tires and lift on and got no rubbing off road.

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Author:  501 [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:38 am ]
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Thanks Modular, I think I'll give the 255/70's a shot. Hopefully I'll be ordering all the rims and tires tomorrow!
Author:  Guest [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Need some tire & wheel help!
501 wrote:
I'm looking to order some Soft 8's and tires this week and want to make sure things will fit.

What I looking at getting are some Cragar 16x7 soft 8's with 4.0" BS, 5x4.5 pattern with Firestone Destination AT 255/70/16's. Will this setup work with out rubbing?




** Also if anyone out there knows, will Cragar 16x7 Soft 8's with 4.0" BS, 5x4.5 pattern with Firestone Destination AT 235/70/16's work on a 2003 Ford Escape (Wife's truck) I can't find information about this anywhere! **


In short, no. Use your KJ's wheels. the Soft 8s with a 4" BS will NOT work on an Escape.
Author:  501 [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Need some tire & wheel help!
ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

In short, no. Use your KJ's wheels. the Soft 8s with a 4" BS will NOT work on an Escape.


Thanks ThunderbirdJunkie!
Author:  Guest [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:10 pm ]
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No problem! Sometimes I'm good for more than bad information and worse puns :lol:
Author:  501 [ Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:04 am ]
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Alright, so I found the wife some nice looking 16" OEM alloys for $65 each. So Sat I'll be driving back and forth to the shop to transfer tires around. She'll be getting the 235's and I have a set of 255/70's going on mine.
Author:  modular [ Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:28 am ]
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Of course, pictures when your done (with both) :)
Author:  501 [ Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:03 pm ]
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Here's a couple of each:

Liberty 255's front
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rear
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front view
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Escape 235's front
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rear
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front view
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