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trooper Tdiesel · 10-30-2014, 02:50 AM

i know its not a real common auto hear as its not seen as a save gas ride..but......has any one hear tried?

ive got a set of 13" rims that have the double pattern 4X100 and 4X108
the focus's have the 108s and there much harder to find in a used rim..

ford focus, ford contours and its merk clone, are one of the few with the pattern made in the last 10/15 years state side..

depending on the model, there sold OE in 2001 with.....
185/65/14 my OE size..
195/60/15
205/50/16
set ups...
2002 they added a 215/45/17 to the list... so quite the variety lol

in 13" rims a 165/80/13 is more or less a wash with the OE 14" size..
155/80/13 is about .6 of an inch shorter then OE
im looking at this as a winter tire.

and yes im well aware of the side effects of going under OE size

my rear is drum brakes so i think clearance is fine for that, but the front is a big ?
so being that i have no ABS or anti this or anti that-ect, i may try them on just the rear if they don't fit the front.

10-30-2014, 02:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
trooper Tdiesel live, breath, Isuzu-Ds Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: oregon Posts: 231 puddle jumper - '93 Suzuki sidekick base model energizer bunny - '86 isuzu trooper base model Clifford the big red dog - '84 GM S-10 durango Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 17 Posts	00/04 ford focus 13" rims will they fit? i know its not a real common auto hear as its not seen as a save gas ride..but......has any one hear tried? ive got a set of 13" rims that have the double pattern 4X100 and 4X108 the focus's have the 108s and there much harder to find in a used rim.. ford focus, ford contours and its merk clone, are one of the few with the pattern made in the last 10/15 years state side.. depending on the model, there sold OE in 2001 with..... 185/65/14 my OE size.. 195/60/15 205/50/16 set ups... 2002 they added a 215/45/17 to the list... so quite the variety lol in 13" rims a 165/80/13 is more or less a wash with the OE 14" size.. 155/80/13 is about .6 of an inch shorter then OE im looking at this as a winter tire. and yes im well aware of the side effects of going under OE size my rear is drum brakes so i think clearance is fine for that, but the front is a big ? so being that i have no ABS or anti this or anti that-ect, i may try them on just the rear if they don't fit the front. __________________ 1 86 T\D trooper with rare GEN 3 rods TRANS FIXED NOW DD 1 86 4WD 5sp pup is 2.3L gas, but plan on 2.2L diesel repower 1 91 trop, long term plan is a group buy of imported Isuzu 4JB1-T 2.8L I-4 engines, hoping to get price down to 2K not 3K plus 1993 sidekick my MPG toy, epa rating 26. i get 29/31 with stock drive train.