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Posted: **Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:38 am**

i bought a MK2 RS from brissy and it has 13" four spoke dragways on it now, but i am not that keen on those rims. i am looking at the superlites and cant decide wether to get 13" with 205s or 14" with 195x60s....or even 185x60s

having to consider that i need to get this car registered here in WA

i havent had an escort in many years and cant for the life of me remember where the spare wheels is situated in the boot, will a 205 fit in the spare wheel place?

Posted: **Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:37 pm**

Hi mate,

The spare tyre goes in the passenger side and stands upright against the quarter panel. I have 205 60 13's and there is no chance it will fit as the original wheel and tyre was at best a 175 75 13 maybe even a 165.

Don't think even a 185 would fit but may be a squeeze.

I just ocky strap one on the floor of the boot .That's all I do.

Mark D

Posted: **Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:15 pm**

thanks mark, i thought they went there but i just couldnt remember....now thinking of it, my battery is in the boot, gawwwd i hope them at the licensing centres dont have a cow about that haha

Posted: **Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:58 pm**

now thinking, i could always go 205x50x15s

arghhhhh what to choose, what does everyone else use and why?

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Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:42 pm**

Thanks scort, Might have to look for one of those space saver ones then.
And i agree the simmons look the biz

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:13 pm**

I don't think a spare will fit on the drivers side as the inner guard section is different.

Sean, there's a set of B45's on Ebay at the moment for an Escort :wink:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Set-of-4-Simmons ... dZViewItem

Rhys, where did you get the space saver rim from?

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:02 pm**

yeah i saw those, and definitely considering them for sure...would 15s be ok though, kinda worries me....i cant really decide what is te best for the car....i guess any of them are good. failing those simmons, maybe some 14" superlites with 195,60s

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Posted: **Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:01 pm**

The rears are 7" with rolled gaurds. Only scrapes at back with 205's on when I have rear passengers and go over bumps. Easy fix is not to take rear passengers :grin:

Paul, space saver is from good ol' Upullit. Think it was of a SAAB900. Also need different wheel nuts as SAABs use stud nuts not just a nut and std Escort nuts are too small.

I'm thinking the RS Im doing up could do with some B45's. Two matching pairs would be great :wink:

Rhys

Posted: **Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:22 pm**

Posted: **Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:47 am**

i bid on thos simmons with no luck, plus i want willing to pay that price anyways...

today i ordered 14x6 superlites with machined edge and 185x60s Bridgestone GIIIs

Awesome !!!

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