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Old 06-25-2004, 09:27 PM   #1
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wheel bolt pattern confusion

okay I thought I knew how this works, but obviously i am wrong.

I went to the junkyard the other day, looking for better wheels for my escort (94 escort, standard). I came across some wheels with very new tires from a focus (not sure on the year). I didn't think they would fit, but I tried anyway. Sure enough, they wouldn't go on, the hole spacing on the focus wheel was too far apart for the escort. i also tried some contour wheels that looked alright, same result. big surprise, i go home.

Well then I get online and check bolt patterns. more than one site says that escorts and focuses have 4x108mm. wtf? As I understand, the 108mm is the diameter of an imaginary circle drawn around the studs. if this is true, then why the heck wouldn't the focus wheels line up?

I'm sure it's something very simple that I completely missed. Somebody please clue me in!
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Old 06-27-2004, 06:48 PM   #2
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oh please, nobody knows? shameless bump
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Old 06-27-2004, 10:21 PM   #3
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figuring its a 4 lug some are 4x100mm some are 4x110mm so it could be that your escort is a 4x100 and the rims you were looking at are the other which is why on some custom rims there are too many lug holes its for both patterns (hope this is what you meant)
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Old 06-28-2004, 06:13 AM   #4
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the 100mm is the distance from 2 opposed lugs (on the diagonal of the square on a 4bolt)
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Old 06-28-2004, 05:04 PM   #5
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well the moral of this story is never assume you have accurate info because you saw it on two separate websites. The focus is 4x108 and the escort is 4x100. of course it won't fit. dur.

i just needed to look around more. nevermind, and thanks for the help.
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