I'm looking for some new wheels, shouldn't be hard to do ( i say!!)
Every shop I have been to say they can't get the ford escort mk2 offeset and size.
Is this a problem that only I am coming across or is it a common problem??
I was told by one company that they could get the wheels but they would have to be custom made, another said it would only be possible with spacers
They all said that other manufacturers would not be wise.
HELP PLEASE
Mark.
[Edited on 14/1/05 by Markp]
Don't go to the 'boy-racer' shops, and check out places that do stuff for Mk2 Escorts...
I know that may sound a little ridiculous, but I guess that most of the shops you have tries are 'high street' so to speak.
If you have a certain style in mind, that is likely to be restricting you too - as will size, 17" and Escorts are rarely seen!
Compomotive do some nice wheels, and will come in a huge variety of sizes and offsets. There are others too, but you will be looking at minilite style
mostly... 
try picking up a copy of a magazine called "classic ford" im sure there will be adverts for outlets who know what they are talking about.
Try Here
Cheap Wheels
They have some good wheel and tyre packages at good prices.
Macspeedy got his 17" wheels here they are really nice, look at his profile.
Forget Mk2 Escort wheels unless you want Revolutions or Minilites. Look for Peugeot 205/306/106. They're ET18 or 19 compared with Escort ET15,
close enough to make no difference. The hole in the middle of the Peugeot wheel is also slightly larger, but due to the low weight of the Locost, the
weight can easily be taken by the studs (which could do with being half an inch longer).
Marcus
Most aftermarket wheels use spigot ring inserts to reduce the centre bore from a universal size to the right one for a particular application so you can use a Peugeot rim to give you the right offset but ask them to include Ford (63.3mm) spigot rings instead of the Peugeot ones
I've just bought some Citroen Saxo VTR wheels, quite attractive design and the 'right' offset of ET16 for your requirements. Only
downside I've found is that you'll need to use some 5mm spacers to fit happily over the Ford hubs, and of course the right studs and
wheelnuts.
Loads of these on Ebay though, worth a look.
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Originally posted by GeoffT
I've just bought some Citroen Saxo VTR wheels, quite attractive design and the 'right' offset of ET16 for your requirements. Only downside I've found is that you'll need to use some 5mm spacers..
So how much is to much scrub radius and what is considered ideal? I am using a Nissan Silvia s15 as a donor and was considering using the front
uprights except there is not enough room to fit a ball joint in place of the strut without getting neg scrub radius. I could space out the wheels, not
nice. What other uprights could be adapted to fit the Nissan wheels, they are 630mm dia with 45mm offset and 5 stud 114.3 pcd.
Bruce
You could try some off an earlier japanese car. I suspect they would have the same PCD etc but a lower offset.
Adam
All the cmmercial car wheel spacers i've seen are flat. Agricultural ones however, have an instet to locate the spacer on the hub and an outset
to locate the wheel in the spacer. see diagram bellow
Its good enough design for 10 tons and high torque, so 500kg should pose minimal concern.
All you need is a lathe (or a friend with one) and a pillar drill.
Rescued attachment wheel spacer.JPG
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Originally posted by Nisseven
I am using a Nissan Silvia s15 as a donor and was considering using the front uprights except there is not enough room to fit a ball joint in place of the strut without getting neg scrub radius.
Ok Dominic I will try to start a new thread.
this site is a little new to me.