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Those wide 5 rims arnt aligned using that huge casting on the drum, Its not even a tight fit. They ARE aligned by the wheel nuts, The later 4x130 bugs are even less well located, They have zero spigot alignment, i know from years of lugging bug and t3 wheels up onto my legs and having to lift them to get one wheel bolt in, then rotate the wheel to get the opp one in just to get it to hang there. Lots of older cars located using nothing but the wheel nuts / bolts, the whole spigot ring argument has realy got out of hand over the last few years. I think in reality , The only application id see that you "need " them, are with shanked wheel bolt designed wheels, Like U.S unilug stuff, revolutions, slots etc.. as the bolts and seats arnt conical so it cant align itself. That said, Plenty of yanks have run unilug stuff for years without running spigot rings, With damn heavy cars, running some huge power. I live and learn mate. I bow to your experience.
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Last Edit: Mar 26, 2015 9:31:39 GMT by guinnal
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Ouch!......not an insult to you. You said you were trained on tyre fitting by tyre manufacturers, I took it that you are a tyre fitter or technician. When you knew so much about the wheels of old motors, I guessed you probably weren't doing the tyres for McLaren at Silverstone. Respect to any tyre fitters on RR. We'd be running on rims without them. Hope they don't take offence that you thought being called a tyre fitter was an insult. If I was thinking of an insult, " tyrefitter" isnt one that springs to mind. Good luck to the op in finding suitable wheels Sorry, I did mean my response jokingly to get us back On topic a bit, sorry if it came over wrong at all. [,quote] Me too, I was just keeping you going! Your first response was so smartypants I couldn't resist, sorry- i hope we're not duelling at dawn!
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Last Edit: Mar 26, 2015 9:41:18 GMT by guinnal
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Mar 26, 2015 12:05:11 GMT
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If you can get laser cut plates why not get any 13" wheel and remove the centre and replace it with the laser cut centre with the correct stud paten and weld into place. You can also match the offset of the original wheels this way.
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Mar 26, 2015 14:00:23 GMT
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If you can get laser cut plates why not get any 13" wheel and remove the centre and replace it with the laser cut centre with the correct stud paten and weld into place. You can also match the offset of the original wheels this way. Actually today I've been thinking along similar lines - but cut centres out of the original quad wheels. I've got two sets of front so can play with one set without worrying too much.
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Mar 26, 2015 23:11:24 GMT
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Mar 26, 2015 23:14:25 GMT
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Oops...just noticed it's a pair. Someone in the drag racing community will possibly have another pair. They are/were very popular as fronts on gassers etc
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