paulsvan Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 hi I want to change the wheels on my escort van 55td (year 2000). At the moment they are the original 13'' which is being a pain to have a garage with the size tyres I require(165x80x13) Is it possible to fit 15'' wheels off a ford ka, (51 plate) with no problems? I must apologise if this has been posted before many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam1984 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Not realy sure tbh i should'nt see a problem in 2"! My mate put 19s on his astra van with no probs! Sent from my C1905 using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeMk1 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Yep they will fit no problem, I had 16" escort cosworth alloys on my van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsvan Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 thanks all. I have taken your comments and purchased some 15's. I believe they have 195x45x15 tyres on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 the size should fit but you need to update the cluster so that it reflects the size so your speedo is accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsvan Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 ah ok didn't think of that. will compare to satnav when there fitted many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 to be honest that wont make any odds. SatNav sees you travelling in a stright direction on a flat line so doesnt reflect the up and down! if your going from say 135/25 r13 and go to something like a 205/55 r16, then you are looking at a massive difference. Differences can be fractional i.e. couple of miles an hour, or can be as big as 20 or 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsvan Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 that much :o did not realise. Guess it'll be going to the garage after unless thers an easier way of checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 ELMCONFIG allows you to configure the speedo and calibrate it for different sized wheels, so its something you could look to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdeMk1 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 From 13" to 15" the difference is around a 1mph over-reading on your speedo, so 30mph on your speedo is really 29mph actual speed (according to an online calculator!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Good find there Ade! Hopefully that will be all that it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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