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07-07-2005, 02:04 AM
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boosted
Join Date: Jun 2005
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I really need help on this, does anyone know where i can get wheel spacers which has extended studs so i can fit my BA 18 inch rims on all four, atm its sittin 4 interceptors
thanks guys
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07-07-2005, 10:42 AM
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Kurucu Performance
Join Date: Dec 2004
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try at any mag wheel joint they should sell the spacer kit which normally sell for around 350-400 buck...a mate of mine bought some 2 years ago from this place i think it was factory direct wheels and tyres...something along those lines...
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07-07-2005, 10:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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Just in a follow up to this - if you had an E-Series and wanted to put 'big' brakes, say 4 or 6 piston brembos and some big discs, then you need say 18" wheels. Are you likely to even need to get spacers or hub adapters to clear the calipers even if the wheels you have are the right offset?
I guess it would depend on the design of the alloy spoke.
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07-07-2005, 11:45 AM
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Oops, I slipped....
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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It's not the calipers the wheels have trouble clearing, it's the upper balljoint.
If you were to get bigger brakes, you could get the hub/brakes spaced out to AU-spec if you wanted to run AU rims.
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07-07-2005, 12:35 PM
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beep beep
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See thats the thing, i want to run big brakes, and i'm happy to pay for 3 piece rims (like ROH Modena) so the offsets are right and all that jazz. But would I still run into problems then?
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07-07-2005, 01:19 PM
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as long as the wheels aren't too wide and are the same diameter (rim + tirewall) you shouldnt have probs
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15-07-2005, 09:48 PM
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AU / BA wheels have a different offset to older falcons.
My brother had 16" AU LTD Wheels on the rear of his EF but they wouldnt fit front the upper balljoint
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15-07-2005, 09:51 PM
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its better to get the ones taht bolt onto the hub and have their own studs for the wheels, they are safer as u dont have to load up long studs which can break. I got some 2" wide for the mustang from the usa, was told they are illegel here but had the car aproved with them fitted
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16-07-2005, 03:41 PM
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Not sure if your in Sydney, in Smithfield there is a factory called O'Briens Aluminium they could turn the spacers you want on a laithe you would have to supply drawings or a hub so they could make you spacers a tight fit around the bearing carrier and then a lip for you new rim to sit on, that way no load on the studs. Peps sell the long studs in high tensil or ARP do wheel studs now as well.
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17-07-2005, 03:22 PM
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boosted
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