Gortty-Pilot Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) I recently purchased a set of used 18" Bliizzaks for my FWD Edge. I want to avoid the cost of mounting/rebalancing by getting a second set of wheels. In the KC area i see a set of 2007 MKX 18" wheels, does anyone know if they'll fit without boring out the hub? Or do i need to wait for some 2nd Gen Edge/MKX 18" wheels to become available? Edited December 18, 2016 by Gortty-Pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Isn't yours a 2015+? You can use adapters for the bore, but the lug pattern is also different. So IDK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gortty-Pilot Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 No, its a 2011 Edge. Ihere are also some Explorer and Flex wheels available, but I think the hub size is also different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Well in that case bore sdapters should work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gortty-Pilot Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 I was able to find some wheels from a 2016 Explorer. They are 18" wide with a 44mm offset. The lug spacing is also the same. My only concern was the bore size since the 2011's are 63.4mm. I called a local shop that confirmed the 18" Explorer XLT wheels also have a 63.4 bore. Im awaiting a set of TPMS sensors from eBay this next week. Once I have them, I'll confirm that everything works as planned. Fingers crossed!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gortty-Pilot Posted January 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 It's now been about 2 weekss and everything works well. I have 235/60/18 Blizzaks with 11/32" of tread from a Flex on 18" wheels from an Explorer. The offset difference was 4mm, meaning my tire/wheels are 4mm closer to the struts-not a huge difference but the wheels clear the front calipers with all of 2mm. A little closer than I'd like but its inly until mid March or so when I switch back to my normal LTX Defenders. As for TPMS, I bought 4 used sensors off if eBay and never even saw the warning light. Like several other members, the sensors synchronized on their own. The best part if all of this was the total cost was $386. That included tires, wheels, sensors and installation - proving some persistence can pay off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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