2006-09-18 02:48:30 · 5 answers · asked by jimmyjohn 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
Wheels, - are wheels! The car will never know the difference, - however you will notice "clearance" problems if you use much "taller" wheels. Also your speedometer will read wrong, - if you have different size wheels/tires, (height). The biggest thing you want to look for is clearance between wheels and brake calipers, (and of course the wheels have to have the same bolt patern and size hole in the middle)! Also you want to run same size tires/wheels on each side - front or rear. Different size tires on drive axles will eventually damage differential, - and also different sizes will make one end of vehicle "lopsided" it will handle differently on turns (one direction as opposed to the other!) And it puts unequal "wear" on shockabsorbers, - which will make one fail faster than the other!
You may find that "fatter" tires will rub on sides of fender well when you turn sharp (or even hit frame). As for speedometer problems, - if your vehicle is new enough, - you can have dealer re-program computer to read speed properly, - (if it is electronic (powered)speedometer!
One other thing, - you want same size tires on all 4 wheels on 4-wheel drive, as they are geared to match on both ends, - you will have transmission, - rear axle problems with mismatched sizes!
2006-09-18 03:06:22 · answer #1 · answered by guess78624 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something else to consider is the wheel offset (the distance from the centerline of the rim, to the outer edge), in other words, how far the rim protrudes from the hub. If its not matched, your alignment settings will be buggered up as well. There is also the issue of speedometer being thrown off by the change in rim size, ABS (if equipped) will also be affected, only to name a few factors. With that said, you are best to just get the proper rim for your vehicle if you want to maintain reliability.
2006-09-18 03:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of things that might cause wheels to not fit, such as the bolt pattern, size of the wheel/brakes and offset. However, but if these things are the same between the two vehicles, then the wheels can be interchanged. There's a good chance that the bolt pattern or offset will be different, though.
2006-09-18 02:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by pvreditor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly if they are the same bolt pattern. However, 4wd rims are usually heavier because of the vehicle they were designed to support. The heavier wheels will cost your some performance and gas mileage.
2006-09-18 02:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by iwingameover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. the bolt pattern is different, plus the hole in the center of the rim will be bigger
2006-09-18 02:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by ozzyfan1965_04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋