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! **

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Blood Clot Red 03 Punisher Edition
245/75-16 Duratracs, Soft 8's, Ironman/clevis Lift, Monroe Sensa-trac rear shocks, JBA 3.5, GTP Hood Louvers, Roof Basket & Light bar, Mudd's Garage Rear Bumper
custom made items: cross rails, grill inserts, cargo shelf, lightbar, pin stripping & rock rails.
L.O.S.T. #DW090501

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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'74 CJ5
304/T15

Thanks Modular, I think I'll give the 255/70's a shot. Hopefully I'll be ordering all the rims and tires tomorrow!

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Blood Clot Red 03 Punisher Edition
245/75-16 Duratracs, Soft 8's, Ironman/clevis Lift, Monroe Sensa-trac rear shocks, JBA 3.5, GTP Hood Louvers, Roof Basket & Light bar, Mudd's Garage Rear Bumper
custom made items: cross rails, grill inserts, cargo shelf, lightbar, pin stripping & rock rails.
L.O.S.T. #DW090501

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

Thanks ThunderbirdJunkie!

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Blood Clot Red 03 Punisher Edition
245/75-16 Duratracs, Soft 8's, Ironman/clevis Lift, Monroe Sensa-trac rear shocks, JBA 3.5, GTP Hood Louvers, Roof Basket & Light bar, Mudd's Garage Rear Bumper
custom made items: cross rails, grill inserts, cargo shelf, lightbar, pin stripping & rock rails.
L.O.S.T. #DW090501

No problem! Sometimes I'm good for more than bad information and worse puns

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.

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Blood Clot Red 03 Punisher Edition
245/75-16 Duratracs, Soft 8's, Ironman/clevis Lift, Monroe Sensa-trac rear shocks, JBA 3.5, GTP Hood Louvers, Roof Basket & Light bar, Mudd's Garage Rear Bumper
custom made items: cross rails, grill inserts, cargo shelf, lightbar, pin stripping & rock rails.
L.O.S.T. #DW090501

Of course, pictures when your done (with both)

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'74 CJ5
304/T15

Here's a couple of each:

Liberty 255's front


rear


front view


Escape 235's front


rear


front view

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Blood Clot Red 03 Punisher Edition
245/75-16 Duratracs, Soft 8's, Ironman/clevis Lift, Monroe Sensa-trac rear shocks, JBA 3.5, GTP Hood Louvers, Roof Basket & Light bar, Mudd's Garage Rear Bumper
custom made items: cross rails, grill inserts, cargo shelf, lightbar, pin stripping & rock rails.
L.O.S.T. #DW090501