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Clement Europe ambitious but rubbish Posts: 2,095	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Clement @froggyclement
	Jul 1, 2013 9:38:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi, I have a car whose PCD is 4x108, but I just bought these gorgeous wheels that are 4x100. Frustrating. Now, I've heard that Giulias don't like anything wider than 6" (they're on the limit), and offset under 35 (I have no idea at all about that). They are BWA 119, 6JJx14H2 I believe. I'm not too worried about the clearance issues, because this seems to come from people who want to run the largest possible tyres, which I couldn't care less about. PCD adapters cost an arm and a leg, even second-hand, but sometimes you can find solid spacers. Is it possible to re-drill these to turn them into adapters? www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto/499948457.htm?ca=3_s They are 16mm thick, if that's any importance. I found these as well: www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto/497347776.htm?ca=3_s What should I look for, to make sure they can be re-drilled? Is 16mm thick enough? Thanks!
	Clément / Alfa Giulia

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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,926 Club RR Member Number: 174	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Jul 1, 2013 9:54:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Is it wheel bolts or nuts?


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Clement Europe ambitious but rubbish Posts: 2,095	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Clement @froggyclement
	Jul 1, 2013 10:00:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apparently they're nuts. But frankly, having the opportunity of a custom adapters, I'd like bolts instead. Changing the studs is a mess, but of course the adapter itself would be held in place by the stock studs & nuts.
	Clément / Alfa Giulia

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Ratdat Posted a lot [][] Posts: 3,219	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Ratdat @ratdat
	Jul 1, 2013 10:25:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	16mm should be thick enough if they are steel of a good grade aluminium. My aluminium adaptors on my MX5 are only 15mm. They do use a special kind of nut though due to them being so thin. It's like a cone shape with four round holes in the outer face. You use an adaptor with four pins on it to tighten them. You also have to cut the stock studs down shorter unless the wheel you are using had clearance spaces on the mounting face. You can see them here...
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Clement Europe ambitious but rubbish Posts: 2,095	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Clement @froggyclement
	Jul 1, 2013 12:19:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks a lot, that's perfect! I'll have to look for those special nuts, although the wheels I are shallow on the inside face. It would allow me to put on any wheel at all (I have seen many many 6x14 in 4x100!), and I guess it means machining is easier because you don't need a tapered hole.
	Clément / Alfa Giulia

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Copey Posted a lot Posts: 2,845	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Copey @copey
	Jul 1, 2013 12:20:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i also run 15mm spacers like above on the Capri, 4x108 to 4x100, 15mm is the thinnest you can go safely
	1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec 1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)

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Clement Europe ambitious but rubbish Posts: 2,095	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Clement @froggyclement
	Jul 1, 2013 15:04:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks for the answer! I wouldn't know how to have the double PCD system in less than 15mm anyways, I think. As a frame of reference, if I buy this kind of spacer: which have twice the 4x108 PCD, but allow retaining the original wheel bolts, would it be dangerous to drill another PCD in them? In other terms, how much metal should there be around a hole to have enough strength?
	Clément / Alfa Giulia

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Copey Posted a lot Posts: 2,845	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Copey @copey
	Jul 1, 2013 15:25:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	personally i wouldn't, i don't think the metal left behind would be upto all the stresses, i'd look for spacers like in your first post and then have them drilled to the appropriate PCD
	1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec 1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)

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Clement Europe ambitious but rubbish Posts: 2,095	Re-drilling spacers to change the PCD - what should I look f Clement @froggyclement
	Jul 1, 2013 18:55:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You're probably right Thanks for that, I'll probably buy some in the next few days, I'll keep this thread updated.
	Clément / Alfa Giulia

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