Wheel Lug Patterns - Focaljet

**Juantron** · 06-18-2008, 03:25 PM

I know the stock lug pattern for my car is 4X108, but 4X100 seems to be much more available. Is there any way to use these?

**ladybug04** · 06-18-2008, 03:26 PM

nope!

**02_smurf** · 06-18-2008, 04:47 PM

There is a way. But it's not cheap. You'd spend more converting to it (relatively speaking) than you would just finding wheels you like in the correct pattern.

**walls2004** · 06-18-2008, 05:18 PM

they do make adapter for it, there is a set on FF for sell.

**Juantron** · 06-18-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ladybug04

nope!

Awww...

**Juantron** · 06-18-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by walls2004

they do make adapter for it, there is a set on FF for sell.

FF...FF...FF...doesn't ring a bell, should it?

**walls2004** · 06-18-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Juantron

FF...FF...FF...doesn't ring a bell, should it?

what, you never heard of the other focus site?

**Juantron** · 06-18-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by walls2004

what, you never heard of the other focus site?

Yes, sorry. Checked that, couldn't find anything other than bumper stickers and shirts and whatnot. Did you mean in their For Sale forum?

**walls2004** · 06-18-2008, 06:53 PM

yes, a person is selling it.

**Ataru** · 06-18-2008, 11:55 PM

An adapter like that will require an offset of +75 or more to work within the fenderwells of the Focus.

Finding a 4x100 with that type of offset will be just as hard as finding 4x108 wheels you like.

**Focusfre4k** · 06-19-2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ataru

An adapter like that will require an offset of +75 or more to work within the fenderwells of the Focus.

Finding a 4x100 with that type of offset will be just as hard as finding 4x108 wheels you like.

amen and /thread!

who the hell could not like SVT's HAHA

**Juantron** · 06-19-2008, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ataru

An adapter like that will require an offset of +75 or more to work within the fenderwells of the Focus.

Finding a 4x100 with that type of offset will be just as hard as finding 4x108 wheels you like.

I may be able to work with less offset. My fenderliners have long been taken out, and I am running coilovers, so I have no spring perches in the way. I've also rolled the fenders a FEW times

**Nickgt40** · 06-19-2008, 04:47 AM

Well, with all of that what kind of wheel are you lookin for? Width, depth, cost range, colors, etc. Just like with the 4x100 offered wheels there's going to be quite a few choices. Ford has a fairly decent array of OEM wheels in 17x7 that are cheap (~ $100 a wheel) or you can go to forged wheels like DPE or Centerline that can be super expensive. There's a lot out there, you just have to know where to look... and who to ask.

**Juantron** · 06-19-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickgt40

Well, with all of that what kind of wheel are you lookin for? Width, depth, cost range, colors, etc. Just like with the 4x100 offered wheels there's going to be quite a few choices. Ford has a fairly decent array of OEM wheels in 17x7 that are cheap (~ $100 a wheel) or you can go to forged wheels like DPE or Centerline that can be super expensive. There's a lot out there, you just have to know where to look... and who to ask.

I am trying to find a set of 15X8 dedicated for autocross use. I've seen a couple of different styles by Rota that are 15X7.5 with the correct lug pattern, but in the 8" width, I can only find 4X100. I guess for my odd interest in small, wide wheels, I'm not going to come across much variety.

**ladybug04** · 06-20-2008, 10:41 PM

talk to omnifocus!

**Ataru** · 06-20-2008, 10:47 PM

Here's the brand that the JDR car runs:

http://www.kodiakracingwheels.com/wheel-prices.php

Not cheap however:
15 inch 8 inch $502.58

**Juantron** · 06-21-2008, 10:40 PM

Wooooooowwwwwwwwww!! Now that's a pricey wheel.

**thenorm** · 06-26-2008, 12:11 PM

u can always get steel wheels in high width. search for:
basset racing wheels or
diamond racing wheels.

i am planning to get diamond racing in a 15x10 for next season.

**Juantron** · 06-26-2008, 01:49 PM

I've seen Diamond Racing wheels, which are awesome...except that they weigh almost as much as my whole car, haha! Are the Basset racing the same way? I'm not too familiar with them.

**focusdchaos** · 06-26-2008, 01:50 PM

Redrill hubs/rotors?

**Juantron** · 06-26-2008, 01:54 PM

I don't know about all that...I would only use these wheels for auto-x, and I don't want to disrupt the structural integrity of my hubs.

**HuTcH** · 06-26-2008, 02:22 PM

I would not use an adapter plate for an autoX car. They put added stress on the lugs which can cause them to fail.. esp when you are running hard turns..

**Juantron** · 06-27-2008, 04:05 AM

Well, I may end up going with the 7.5 width wheels anyway (Rota). My brother assures me that in his little world, he can mount a 235, or maybe even a 245 tire on those wheels. I won't argue with that, but he's buying me new R1s if he can't make them fit...

**brads03zx3** · 06-27-2008, 08:56 AM

There are a few 'Jetters who have mounted a 235 on a 7.5" wheel. It isn't ideal, but the Falken looks pretty good. I wouldn't recommend stuffing a 245 on there though.

All tires have different respective sizes. I'm a crew chief for a race team in SoCal and we run a 235/40 on a 17x8. That size Nitto NT01 is actually pinched on an 8" wheel.

**OmniFocus** · 06-27-2008, 11:47 AM

It helps to have a healthy sidewall when installing a fat tire on a narrow wheel.

06-18-2008, 03:25 PM	#1
Juantron TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 120	Wheel Lug Patterns I know the stock lug pattern for my car is 4X108, but 4X100 seems to be much more available. Is there any way to use these? __________________ 2003 ZX5 TSCC Auto-X SM #30 Removed Whole Rear Interior, Relocated Battery To Back, Bomz CAI and Coilovers, UDP, MSD MSX90 Coil w/ Wires, KYB AGX Struts/Shocks, Bridgestone RE01Rs, Progress 22mm R-SwayBar, Hawk HPS Pads. S2 Front lip and sideskirts, Hella Projectors.

06-18-2008, 04:47 PM	#3
02_smurf Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: With the wemenz: Em or mom Posts: 12,331	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns There is a way. But it's not cheap. You'd spend more converting to it (relatively speaking) than you would just finding wheels you like in the correct pattern. __________________ "I couldn't even get on it, I stabbed myself in the vagina!" -Name withheld to protect the drunkeded

06-18-2008, 05:18 PM	#4
walls2004 TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edmond/Langston,Oklahoma Posts: 464	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns they do make adapter for it, there is a set on FF for sell. __________________ (aka "zx505focus")

06-18-2008, 06:53 PM	#9
walls2004 TEAM Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edmond/Langston,Oklahoma Posts: 464	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns yes, a person is selling it. __________________ (aka "zx505focus")

06-18-2008, 11:55 PM	#10
Ataru Bridesmaid status updated: Still a bridesmaid Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Where the winds come sweeping down the plains Posts: 10,967	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns An adapter like that will require an offset of +75 or more to work within the fenderwells of the Focus. Finding a 4x100 with that type of offset will be just as hard as finding 4x108 wheels you like. __________________ Owner of SONIC - 2003 Sonic Blue SVT Focus ZX5 Yes, Sonic has a Car Domain Page [FJ] focaljet - GUIDELINES - GALLERY - [FJ]WALLPAPER - STORE - SPONSORS - SEARCH - Any Questions?

06-20-2008, 10:47 PM	#16
Ataru Bridesmaid status updated: Still a bridesmaid Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Where the winds come sweeping down the plains Posts: 10,967	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns Here's the brand that the JDR car runs: http://www.kodiakracingwheels.com/wheel-prices.php Not cheap however: 15 inch 8 inch $502.58 __________________ Owner of SONIC - 2003 Sonic Blue SVT Focus ZX5 Yes, Sonic has a Car Domain Page [FJ] focaljet - GUIDELINES - GALLERY - [FJ]WALLPAPER - STORE - SPONSORS - SEARCH - Any Questions?

06-21-2008, 10:40 PM	#17
Juantron TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 120	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns Wooooooowwwwwwwwww!! Now that's a pricey wheel. __________________ 2003 ZX5 TSCC Auto-X SM #30 Removed Whole Rear Interior, Relocated Battery To Back, Bomz CAI and Coilovers, UDP, MSD MSX90 Coil w/ Wires, KYB AGX Struts/Shocks, Bridgestone RE01Rs, Progress 22mm R-SwayBar, Hawk HPS Pads. S2 Front lip and sideskirts, Hella Projectors.

06-26-2008, 12:11 PM	#18
thenorm Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns u can always get steel wheels in high width. search for: basset racing wheels or diamond racing wheels. i am planning to get diamond racing in a 15x10 for next season.

06-26-2008, 01:49 PM	#19
Juantron TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 120	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns I've seen Diamond Racing wheels, which are awesome...except that they weigh almost as much as my whole car, haha! Are the Basset racing the same way? I'm not too familiar with them. __________________ 2003 ZX5 TSCC Auto-X SM #30 Removed Whole Rear Interior, Relocated Battery To Back, Bomz CAI and Coilovers, UDP, MSD MSX90 Coil w/ Wires, KYB AGX Struts/Shocks, Bridgestone RE01Rs, Progress 22mm R-SwayBar, Hawk HPS Pads. S2 Front lip and sideskirts, Hella Projectors.

06-26-2008, 01:50 PM	#20
focusdchaos [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 8,327	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns Redrill hubs/rotors? __________________ turbo wagon, 2.3l boosted fury... ok, maybe not fury. Live Free Or Die; Death Is Not The Worst Of Evils. "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action." --George Washington

06-26-2008, 01:54 PM	#21
Juantron TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 120	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns I don't know about all that...I would only use these wheels for auto-x, and I don't want to disrupt the structural integrity of my hubs. __________________ 2003 ZX5 TSCC Auto-X SM #30 Removed Whole Rear Interior, Relocated Battery To Back, Bomz CAI and Coilovers, UDP, MSD MSX90 Coil w/ Wires, KYB AGX Struts/Shocks, Bridgestone RE01Rs, Progress 22mm R-SwayBar, Hawk HPS Pads. S2 Front lip and sideskirts, Hella Projectors.

06-26-2008, 02:22 PM	#22
HuTcH TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 375	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns I would not use an adapter plate for an autoX car. They put added stress on the lugs which can cause them to fail.. esp when you are running hard turns..

06-27-2008, 04:05 AM	#23
Juantron TEAM Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 120	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns Well, I may end up going with the 7.5 width wheels anyway (Rota). My brother assures me that in his little world, he can mount a 235, or maybe even a 245 tire on those wheels. I won't argue with that, but he's buying me new R1s if he can't make them fit... __________________ 2003 ZX5 TSCC Auto-X SM #30 Removed Whole Rear Interior, Relocated Battery To Back, Bomz CAI and Coilovers, UDP, MSD MSX90 Coil w/ Wires, KYB AGX Struts/Shocks, Bridgestone RE01Rs, Progress 22mm R-SwayBar, Hawk HPS Pads. S2 Front lip and sideskirts, Hella Projectors.

06-27-2008, 08:56 AM	#24
brads03zx3 [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: California Posts: 8,499	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns There are a few 'Jetters who have mounted a 235 on a 7.5" wheel. It isn't ideal, but the Falken looks pretty good. I wouldn't recommend stuffing a 245 on there though. All tires have different respective sizes. I'm a crew chief for a race team in SoCal and we run a 235/40 on a 17x8. That size Nitto NT01 is actually pinched on an 8" wheel. __________________ Mountain Tested----'03 zetec DuraMonster---'03 duratec ZX3 vs MNTN - 9/0 & ZX3 vs TRACK - 4/1 *JCM Racing #88* Bouncing Back---Bigger, Faster, Stronger Vacuum Vulture Racing - We put the ARG in 'CHARGED

06-27-2008, 11:47 AM	#25
OmniFocus Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mowin' down the cones. (CA) Posts: 25,668	Re: Wheel Lug Patterns It helps to have a healthy sidewall when installing a fat tire on a narrow wheel.