Escoirt Mk 5 - fitting alloys! fast please

[Global_discovery]

hey

Mates got a Mk 5 escort N reg,

Fitting Escourt alloys, of a 1.8 model, his is 1.4, he says the bolts seem a little small, will they be ok or do the alloys need different sizes?

Please reply quick, no pics sorry.

[VTS_16v_Boy]

If the car has steel wheels as standard and you are fitting alloy wheels you might fin the bolts will be too short as a steel wheel sit closer to the hub than a Alloy wheel.

It generally works a steel wheel will need a tapered bolt which has an angled bit which flares out after the thread to the head, where as a alloy wheel bolt has a bolt which has a flat head ie the thread just goes right upto the head.

Any tyre shop, the small independant tyre sheads as I call them that do plugs and part worns should have a bucket full of both types of bolts.

Using the wrong type of bolt on the wrong wheel will either not be long enough to hold the wheel on securley or the bolts will be too long and will strip the thread out of the hub.

[vtr2007]

youre better getting proper alloy bolts that fit properly otherwise you will end up having a 3 wheeler!
or better still join the steelie club (only if you are posh!)

[Tobs]

get the car some steelies so it can join us:P

u spelt escort wrong to mate

[VTS_16v_Boy]

As long as you get the correct bolt it doesnt matter where it come from.


Dam rite Steelies are posh! You dont see an Alloy wheel club, that would just for commoner's lol

[vtr2007]

lol alloys there as common as muck!

[Global_discovery]

ok cheers, he goiing to have a look at some better bolts and we are refitting the steelies this morning. My car has desire wheels on it so mine are steel aswel :D lol