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04-27-2011, 02:54 AM
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Going with spinners
I'm looking at some wheels from the US, and am contemplating spinners instead of nuts. My question is, how thick is the typical adapter plate, and do you factor this into the offset calculation when spec'ing the wheel offset?
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Adapter plates on mine are 10mm thick where they bolt to the hub. Mine are from Superformance but they are probably the same as Vintage wheels or others.
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04-27-2011, 03:05 AM
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Ben,
Have you had a look at Vintage Wheels Inc's Technical pages?
If you have questions drop Bob at Vintage a note. He's a nice guy and very helpful.
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04-27-2011, 05:08 AM
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Wheel spacers aren't legal in NSW........................................Breathi ng is subject to legality in NSW.
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04-27-2011, 05:29 AM
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I got mine registered in Victoria with them on. Used big hex nuts instead of the the 3 winged spinners though.
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04-27-2011, 03:15 PM
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Ring Paul Bottomley at Roaring forties, they are the agents for vintage wheels in Australia, the pin drives are ADR and you can register with them on. He will help you work out the off sets, I think that he had a classic revival there the other day.
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04-27-2011, 09:01 PM
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Some photos taken today.....
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04-27-2011, 09:42 PM
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They look pretty much the same as mine Geoff.
Went through Rego with these nuts on in place of the spinners. Thanks Phil N for the loan of them. These ones are aluminum but I believe you can get them in Stainless steel now.
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04-27-2011, 10:18 PM
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I reckon so Mike. Saw a recent post somewhere where a guy with a Superformance car bought a set of Vintage Wheels Inc adapters as spares and said they were identical.
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Pardon my ignorance, but is there an advantage for pin drive over lugs? As in depth of dish, etc? Or is it mainly for the 'correctness"? Just wondering as a forum lurker...formulating plans for future reference....
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04-28-2011, 02:06 AM
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They look cool...
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04-28-2011, 02:38 AM
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The originals ran knock off wheels to speed up pit stops I guess. Just one wheel nut to remove to change a wheel. So the pin drive wheels look a bit more correct even though they are in different sizes and 3 piece in my case.
Personally I just think they look cool so had to have them.
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My MGA twin cam had them and the only downside was the wear and tear on the wheel splines. They always developed a clunk as time wore on. Not a problem with the fitting you guys have. My Cobra wheels were a tight fit clearance-wise so I ditched the spinners after the QT inspector asked me nicely to do so.
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04-28-2011, 04:17 AM
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Really Merv? My wheels sailed through QT with no dramas.
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Different inspection station Geof and my wheels were close to the margins then.
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Originally Posted by Aussie Mike
They look pretty much the same as mine Geoff.
Went through Rego with these nuts on in place of the spinners. Thanks Phil N for the loan of them. These ones are aluminum but I believe you can get them in Stainless steel now.
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Beware stainless steel ! It doesn't like aluminium and it likes to 'Gall' ie, make tiny little lumps that become wedges in the threads. Maybe one of the reasons that knock offs have been alloy from day one !
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04-29-2011, 06:07 AM
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I run plenty of anti seize compound on the threads, the drive lugs and the taper where the nut meets the wheel. No problems with galling. I reckon stainless would be OK.
Galling with stainless is usually only a problem with like metals i.e stainless on stainless. Running a steel nut on a stainless bolt is usually pretty right. If you use stainless on stainless try to use different grades like a 316 bolt with a 304 nut and they should be pretty proof against galling.
This is just my experience, others may have found different.
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04-29-2011, 03:22 PM
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I run stainless spinners on my wife's Cobra, no problems at all.
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