80s Escort wheels

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80s Escort wheels

December 31, 2014, 01:34:14 PM

Would 80s Escort wheels work on a fox T-Bird? I found a good deal on some.

80s Escort wheels

Reply #1 – December 31, 2014, 08:15:30 PM

They'll fit on the rear, offset if different. Saw a guy with a 4 banger Mustang once, had some on the front. About a week later he asked me to replace his brakes. Seems the Escort GT wheels cracked his hubs/rotors....

80s Escort wheels

Reply #2 – December 31, 2014, 09:11:53 PM

Oh dang! Ok I guess I won't be getting them. Would Fox Mustang/Mustang II wheels work?

80s Escort wheels

Reply #3 – December 31, 2014, 10:00:28 PM

Yes, fox mustang wheels fit. They came on cougar birds to begin with.

The tempo/topaz and escort wheels bolt on, but the hub is either much larger or smaller, don't remember which. I wouldn't use one for much more then a jackstand

80s Escort wheels

Reply #4 – December 31, 2014, 10:44:06 PM

Ok. Cool. My '85 has 14" rims on it now. Is there an issue with putting 15" rims on a car that came with 14s? I have a set of 15" turbines that I put on it and it didn't seem to like them too much. It just seemed that the steering was heavy.

80s Escort wheels

Reply #5 – December 31, 2014, 11:33:50 PM

You can safely use the 15" wheels, as well as the 16" wheels from the TurboCoupe. Steering effort will likely change though.
Also, your speedometer/odometer will NOT be accurate. With larger tires (not wheels, but the tires, if larger than stock) you'll actually be going faster than what your speedo indicates. Got a GPS unit? Use that to gauge where the speed limit is on your cluster, so you'll keep from getting stopped needlessly. :)

80s Escort wheels

Reply #6 – January 01, 2015, 12:02:10 AM

Cool. Thanks