EdgeNot Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 Hey all I’m new to the forum, but am not new to the edge. Owned 2 now same model year run one 2011 and now a 2014. Now since I have just purchased this 2014 it came with steel winter rims only so I went out and got a relatively cheap set of 2010 Ford Flex rims to give it a decent look in the summer. I cleaned them up today and put them on backed up 3/4 rotation on the rim and notice the calliper bracket was grinding on the inside of the rim. My question is has anyone done this swap and is it possible to make it work? Anything helps ! Is there a spacer ? Seems like I don’t need much clearance as I can see how deep the bracket cut lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabangsta Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) Are they 17 inch wheels? Is it hitting the barrel of the wheel or the back of the spokes? While they have similar offsets to have similar backspacings per width, I don't know the specs of all of them. I know that some Mustang wheels (including the ones I got for my 2012 Fusion) have odd shaped backs of the spokes and they can contact the brake calipers or mounting brackets in some uses (some Mustang brake setups, or used on other things like Crown Vics). I am running a 3mm spacer to get the rim away from the suspension and the brake caliper. Edited April 16, 2023 by dabangsta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeNot Posted April 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 Yea the rims we’re supposed to be off a 2010 Ford Flex so I went to put them on with nothing and the calliper was hitting so I got some 3/16” spacers and it was still hitting so I doubled it up and it’s fine so now I have ordered 8mm spacers for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeNot Posted April 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 And they were 18” rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeNot Posted April 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 Also worried about not having enough threads grabbing, right now it’s about 7 turns doesn’t seem like enoigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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