Minnesota Focus Owners Club

Ban Happy Zero wanted to see the tyres(see Nick, I'm so German, I type like them LOL)

Last years rims and tyres on bottom, new hotness on top....



Height difference


Width Difference


And the size...

Those 215/35 looks wider than the old 215/45. Or am I seeing things?

Yeah, thats what I was trying to explain last night. For some reason, BFG makes two difference 215 widths...LOL

Here are what the spec differences should be. By the looks of the new skins, they won't fit the Focus. Weird


Stock Tire - 215/45R17 =================Tire 215/35R18


Section Width: 8.46 in 215 mm ============Section Width: 8.46 in 215 mm


Rim Diameter: 17 in 431.8 mm ============Rim Diameter: 18 in 457.2 mm


Rim Width Range: 7 - 8 in ===============Rim Width Range: 7 - 8.5 in =


Overall Diameter: 24.61 in 625.09 mm ======Overall Diameter: 23.92 in 607.56 mm


Sidewall Height: 3.80 in 96.52 mm =========Sidewall Height: 2.96 in 75.184 mm


Radius: 12.30 in 312.42 mm =============Radius: 11.96 in 303.78 mm


Circumference: 77.31 in 1963.6 mm ========Circumference: 75.14 in 1908.5 mm


Revs per Mile: 845.1 ==================Revs per Mile: 869.5


Actual Speed: 60 mph 100 km/h ==========Speedometer1: 61.7 mph 102. km/h


Speedometer Difference: ==============Speedometer Difference: 2.887% too fast


Diameter Difference: =================Diameter Difference: 2.81%

I have only one thing to say, rub, rub,rub,rub.

o2designs wrote: Yeah, thats what I was trying to explain last night. For some reason, BFG makes two difference 215 widths...LOL

I don't remember exactly how it works but the 215 and 35 work in proportion to each other so it actually does make sense that they would be different widths.

BTW- Did I mention rub,rub,rub,rub?

I'd say DUB DUB DUB... Kyle you should really consider showing in the DUB auto show.

Damn dem bitches, be WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE.

Rog at The Tire Rack says its the exact size to run for my rim size and susp. Apparently the 18s really mushroom up when mounted. Which pisses me off, I wanted alittle Euro Stretch, but sounds like that won't be happening...LOL

And yeah, they'll prob rub. My current 17's rub anyway. So I already rolled the fenders, and the new rims don't have such an aggresive offset, so it'll push the tire back in.

o2designs wrote: Rog at The Tire Rack says its the exact size to run for my rim size and susp. Apparently the 18s really mushroom up when mounted. Which pisses me off, I wanted alittle Euro Stretch, but sounds like that won't be happening...LOL

And yeah, they'll prob rub. My current 17's rub anyway. So I already rolled the fenders, and the new rims don't have such an aggresive offset, so it'll push the tire back in.

Can you help me roll some fenders? I need to roll them, so I can lower the coilovers down a bit more

well there gose the back seat........no fat chicks fer o2!!!!!! oh and to say curful over dem bumps!!! start rubbin a hole in the top of the wheel well

Actually, I've said no to fat chick a long time ago, but for other reasons. LOL And I don't the car will rub anymore then it did with the 17s.

I still think it's a good choice. (going with 18's... ok maybe the fat chick for whatever reason that was)

Kyle, or anyone interested, DUB registration is open now

Bump, I know Davis wanted to see this...