Will our KJ rims fit a Ford Escape?

501 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:47 pm

The wife has a Ford Escape (03), Will my 03 KJ rims interchange by chance?

jason thompson · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:51 pm

501 wrote:

The wife has a Ford Escape (03), Will my 03 KJ rims interchange by chance?

I dont know for sure
I know that Explorer's have 5 on 4.5 just like TJ's
you could simply remove a wheel from 1 of the 2 SUVs in question and take the spare from the other and see what happens

501 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:06 pm

jason thompson wrote:

501 wrote:

The wife has a Ford Escape (03), Will my 03 KJ rims interchange by chance?

I dont know for sure
I know that Explorer's have 5 on 4.5 just like TJ's
you could simply remove a wheel from 1 of the 2 SUVs in question and take the spare from the other and see what happens

I thought of that, but the lazy guy I am, I was hopping one of the guys here already have tried.

She needs new tires and I want bigger tires and soft 8's, so I was hopping I could give her mine and get me new ones!

MidnightLiberty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:42 pm **Posts:** 270

The bolt pattern matches but the backspacing is different. I think it can be done but the tires will probably stick out.

501 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:14 pm

MidnightLiberty wrote:

The bolt pattern matches but the backspacing is different. I think it can be done but the tires will probably stick out.

Hmmm.... I wonder if it would still work, she has some room and they're not much taller than her stock ones....... I'll have to bit the bullet and just try it!

MidnightLiberty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:42 pm **Posts:** 270

The tires on my wife's 2002 Escape are 235/70R16. According to your sig your tires are that size.

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:34 pm

MidnightLiberty wrote:

The bolt pattern matches but the backspacing is different. I think it can be done but the tires will probably stick out.

backspacing on Escapes and '02+ Explorers is almost dead nuts on what our KJs have, but the center hole is different (chrysler hole is bigger than the Ford hub...found that out when I got free Exploder wheels and tried them on my KJ. didn't want to take a die grinder to the wheel)

501 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:42 pm

MidnightLiberty wrote:

The tires on my wife's 2002 Escape are 235/70R16. According to your sig your tires are that size.

My wife's escape came with 225/75/15's so she would have to have new rims to fit mine.

501 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:43 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

MidnightLiberty wrote:

The bolt pattern matches but the backspacing is different. I think it can be done but the tires will probably stick out.

backspacing on Escapes and '02+ Explorers is almost dead nuts on what our KJs have, but the center hole is different (chrysler hole is bigger than the Ford hub...found that out when I got free Exploder wheels and tried them on my KJ. didn't want to take a die grinder to the wheel)

So how bad would it be to use the KJ's with the bigger hole on her Escape, could it be dangerous?

Guest · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:51 pm

not DANGEROUS, really, but most wheels (Fords and Chryslers, in this case) are hub-centric, and you *should* have a wheel that has a center hole sized appropriately. most aftermarket wheels are lug centric, especially aftermarket steelies that aren't compatible with hub-centric rings.

You may have a vibration problem, but other than that it shouldn't be unsafe. I say try it.

MidnightLiberty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:42 pm **Posts:** 270

501 wrote:

MidnightLiberty wrote:

The tires on my wife's 2002 Escape are 235/70R16. According to your sig your tires are that size.

My wife's escape came with 225/75/15's so she would have to have new rims to fit mine.

I meant that the tires size is not an issue, just backspacing, and the hub centric thing.

501 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:41 pm

MidnightLiberty wrote:

I meant that the tires size is not an issue, just backspacing, and the hub centric thing.

Oh, that's cool to know that the tires would fit. I just wish she had 16" rims. I'll have to look into buying her some 16's soon. I'd really like to have Soft 8's and at least 31's before the May run in Ohio.

Will our KJ rims fit a Ford Escape?

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