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Sept 22, 2007 16:19:00 GMT
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I bought a pair of tasty reverse rim steel wheels from Dez yesterday. Painted 'em up and got some tyres fitted today. Now, with these wheels the valves are on the inside rim (as they're reversed). I got about half a mile down the road from the tyre place to find that the tyre had gone flat. B*gger. The valves had been contacting the rear calipers, and this had eventually smashed them to bits and let all the air out! The reason I didn't check this sort of thing is because they came off of Dez's car, which is the same. I haven't managed to get in touch with him to find out how he managed to run them... I'm thinking that the rear caliper design might be slightly different, as there were no spacers on his car. I can't fit spacers because the tyres have just enough clearance on the arches now and any further out would cause them to rub. So I'm wondering if there is such a thing as shorter valves? About half the length of standard ones would be ideal! Any other pearls of wisdom gratefully received!  |
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starionturbo
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Sept 22, 2007 16:23:02 GMT
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Dez
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Sept 22, 2007 16:23:27 GMT
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now that is an odd one. like you say, i didnt have a problem  sorry about that though, must have been a bit of a shitter. you can get loads of different length valves, including flush-fit. measure the length thats on there and ile see what ive got as i have quite a few different styles of new ones if ive got any that will do you ie send you a couple. oh, and we need pics of em fitted  |
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Sept 22, 2007 16:29:04 GMT
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Odd isn't it?! For the 20 minutes they were on the car, they did look the business! ;D The valves I have on are 40mm long. I need them about 20mm long I reckon, perhaps a little shorter so I can fit dust caps. I can only imagine the MB used a different rear caliper design. It's a puzzler that's for sure! On the plus side, I've got 175/80 tyres on the front and there's no rubbing now!  |
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Dez
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Sept 22, 2007 17:41:41 GMT
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shortest ive got is also 40mm, so no good. but, egay comes up with- shortnessor, for added flashness- turret valves^they're a bit pricey though. |
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Sept 22, 2007 17:52:12 GMT
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No worries, thanks for looking Dez I think I'll have to brave Halfrauds tomorrow. I'm quite keen to get them on me car as I was well pleased with them! I'll put pics up when all is well. Another good thing to come out of this: it was a practical experiment on whether my scrub line is OK, and it was. Although I don't think the front would fair so well!  ;D |
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diff
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Sept 23, 2007 10:40:44 GMT
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Valves that i use are motorbike ones they are quite a lot shorter , rubber bit is about same size as a plastic valve cap, will try to get a pic later.
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Sept 23, 2007 10:49:49 GMT
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how about re locating the valve
drill a new one and flush the other one out
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Sept 23, 2007 12:10:45 GMT
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I thought about re-drilling, but I think the hole size would have to be bang on. Plus, I need them ready for the PPC shoot at the end of the week and I don't think I'll get time to do them. Bike ones (TR412) are shorter - Dez posted a link to some on eBay. I think they are 22mm long, which might just clear the calipers, but it'd still be tight. I've rang around loads of car places and nobody does flush-fit ones  Not even Halfrauds! I could chance ordering some off ebay but I risk not getting them in time for Friday, let alone fitted. I'll keep trying as some of the places I've called are closed today. |
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Sept 23, 2007 12:17:35 GMT
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cant wait to see pics!!! hope you get it sorted in time
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Sept 24, 2007 21:57:03 GMT
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Last Edit: Sept 24, 2007 21:59:23 GMT by billyfive
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Sept 24, 2007 22:30:17 GMT
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Interesting, those would do the trick I reckon. I've gone for some 22mm short valves, which work (just!), but they would make life easier still.  |
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Sept 24, 2007 22:45:15 GMT
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I just found them randomly the other day. I thought they were pretty cool. I wondered if you could fit them so they poke back through the wheel face on a reversed rim.
I would never have considered the valves fouling on the brake caliper either. Bummer! I would have been thinking WFF?? too.
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Last Edit: Sept 24, 2007 22:46:04 GMT by billyfive
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;D
Not even Halfrauds!
