cute wee gem Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Right so I need 20mm spacers for the front of this car. According to the cert guide they need to have a center bore ring so the hub is carrying the load, problem is my wheels don't fit snugly over the hub anyway. I'm not actually intending to go for a cert at this stage, I just want to know what is safe especially when the car gets abuse. I'm looking at the bolt on type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cute wee gem Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 This may sound silly but the actual hub is approx 55mm and the wheel is 66 center I think. Would you need to run a 55mm ring for the hub then a 66mm one for the spacer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 yea so both the spacer and wheel locate central on a spigot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Cool cheers guys, where can I find these rings? ripco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Failing that ya can just get something machined up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Machining something would be perfect but probably the expensive way to go unless you know someone I'm unsure if repco can offer you anything either. Some do pop up from time to time on trademe but are just from private sellers (ie don't offer a range). Your best bet is to shoot down to a wheel retailer like, as hard as it is to suggest, mag and turbo or something similar. They will sting you a bit but you should walk away with a full set for around the $70 mark I would imagine, which is probably about the cost of time and materials for someone to lathe up and it will save you a favour for when you need something really specilised done. I was looking at these for one of my cars and found a couple links on trademe but I can't access that from work unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 shaws wheel alignment in feilding do them real cheap. Might be worth trying. Even if you just smacked some money over e's to them and got them courier'd Che Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikuni Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 ^ is that each/pair/set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ke36 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 plastic rings suggested are the go im running them on my spacers, has the added bonus that if you change wheels to ones with a different size centre spigot you can remove or fit other rings to fit wheels without having to machine ur spacers etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Getting some tires mounted in the next week or so, so I might goto an actual tyre place to get it done and ask them if they do em' Any real advantage for alloy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 so what is the actual purpose of them? to help centralise the wheel when you put it on to bolt it on? would just look like a cylinder with, what, 5.5mm sidewall? and as wide as the locator part of the hub that sticks out? edit, so you need to space the wheels out 20mm as well as centralise it? is there enough thread to get the nuts on if you where to just space it 20 mm using the standard studs? also, plastic as a spacer, surely you cant roll that legally? if so, fuck that. i think i've misunderstood, or maybe others have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Loads up the hub rather than the studs edit: yeah just a cylinder that fills the gap between hub (or in this case spacer) to the wheels center hole. Look at some mags vs a stock steel wheel and you'll see the original fits over the hub but the mag will probably be bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Yeah need to space the wheels cause they look shit, and don't want heaps of load on the studs from being spaced out/general abuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 ahh i see i dont think the things are that cheap then, i remember (some time ago now) alloy ones to cert standard where upwards of 200, if they dont meet cert standards im not convinced tyre shops would sell them, as they're then liable if something goes wrong as it's illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 All it is is just a ring of alloy. How can it one be certifiable and one not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 certifiable: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 168675.htm Because it bolts to origional studs, as well as locates centrally and has centralising part for wheel not certifiable: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 082880.htm just sandwhiches in between wheel and hub *this is information i learnt some time ago when i was helping comply cars into nz, not certifying. ive been proved wrong with cert type stuff before and im happy to be proved wrong again if you find out. from memory there might be some magic number where first ones HAVE to be used, you'd need to look into it more at the end of the day 1st ones are a fuckload safer, but for instance ive got the second ones on the mini with from memory no wheel locator so if your not going for a cert and can find them, just make sure you use longer studs and have some decent meat for the nut to hold onto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 just go to an engineer with detailed drawings of what you want. thats all the tyre shop will do plus add their bit on top. get alloy. for the one going up center of wheel make it longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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