Legalities of alloys / tyres on the Connect :)

[LostinTransit]

here's the latest:

Confirmed!

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Yes, The 2005 Ford Thunderbird 17''x5'' (ET: Unknown) 5x108 M14 lugs spare wheel does fit the 2020 Ford Transit Connect XL. Next stop, 155/70/17 spare tire.

[LostinTransit]

Welp everything is falling into place. Drove 3 hours to the nearest Discount tire center just to have them mount the 155/70/17 balloon tire on the freshly powder coated wheel.

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Next on the list of things to do.. time to buy that 18x8.5 wheel and have Discount Tire test fit the wheel with 3 different tires.

[LostinTransit]

If you've been following my wheel searches, you will see that I posted a list of current wheels that fit our 2020 van. But there's one size I didn't add and should be adding soon. Reason, we just orders a single wheel and Although the paper works says it will fit.. we're holding our breath just to make sure before we order the other three wheels.

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Meet: AXE CS Lite 19''x8.5 5x108 ET40 CB72.6 750kg Hyper Black

More on this when the wheel arrives and we test fit it on the van without a tire then with a tire installed.

[LostinTransit]

Update:

The Axe CS Lite 19x8.5 was shipped from UK and is on it's way to Maryland USA

While the US vendors claim these wheels are low stock or out of stock with a wait time of 4-8 weeks, we ordered a single wheel from UK for testing purposes. We're hoping this wheel will fit so that we can processed to the next stage of our build.

[LostinTransit]

They say an image is worth 1,000 words...

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Meet: Axe CS Lite 19x8.5 5x108 ET40 CB72.6 Hyper Dark/Black (nickel finished appearance)

This just arrived 3 days ahead of schedule, repackaged while passing through customs with zero customs fee. This IS one of the biggest wheels I've ever purchased. Now the fun begins.. heading out next weekend to the shop to have them test fit this wheel on the van. If successful, their mount a 235/40/19 tire then retest the fit..

[Kenton]

This is about the "legality" of wheels and tyres, as the title suggests. Sorry if you take umbrage at me again but this is a specific topic.

[LostinTransit]

I nearly made a mistake last week when I ordered the 73.1 > 63.4 wheel rings. I did this because I though the wheels that we're being delivered had a 73.1 center bore and they don't fortunately, I ordered the correct 72.6 > 63.4 wheel rings and just checked the fit. perfect. Also, first time wife seen the wheels and she likes it. The color is spot on. I garbed the tape measure and thought it best just to make sure that the numbers on the box actually match the wheel. Yep. 19x8.50. For those of you who may or may not be aware.. when using a tape measure on the wheel rim edge to rim edge.. it will always measure more than what the wheel is listed as. Meaning that even though our wheel is listed as a 19''x8.5 it actually measures 20x9.5

[mrtn]

This is about the "legality" of wheels and tyres, as the title suggests. Sorry if you take umbrage at me again but this is a specific topic.

He has turned it into his personal blog. Deal with it

[Kenton]

This is about the "legality" of wheels and tyres, as the title suggests. Sorry if you take umbrage at me again but this is a specific topic.

He has turned it into his personal blog. Deal with it