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Old 23rd November 2009, 01:49 PM
Enoch Enoch is offline
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I am rather surprised that anybody would design a car that uses donor components but can't use the original wheels. It has to be possible to use the wheels on the hubs cos Ford did it . I am thinking I will have to have a look at it, seems a shame to have to change 5 nice alloys with brand new tyres if they can be made to fit. I take the point on spacers though - did you ever see some of the monstrosities they came up with on that Chop Shop Bloody 'ell, spacers of about 10 -11 inches. I can't imagine what sort of forces that put on the bearings etc. I would not have wanted to drive one of thier "creations"!!
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Old 23rd November 2009, 02:39 PM
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It has to be possible to use the wheels on the hubs cos Ford did it
The wheels fit the hub. What they don't clear is the haynes roadster suspension for the double wishbones. 14" steel wheels fit it, but the 14" alloys don't clear the lower wishbone mounting point on the fabricated upright. The spacer would need to be at least 50mm thick to clear the upright/wishbone.

Bear in mind if you just throw on some big wheel spacers you might need to make new arches to cover the extra 4 inches of track.
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Old 23rd November 2009, 07:31 PM
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What about moving the lower pivot tube up a few mil's when making the rear upright.
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