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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: vaughn on 05 March 2007, 14:49

Title: wheel adaptors?
Post by: vaughn on 05 March 2007, 14:49

does anyone know if you can get 4x100-5x120 adaptors and if you can where from?
thanks

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: Len on 05 March 2007, 15:19

Think joe posted something on this topic recently.  :undecided:

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: carl on 05 March 2007, 17:07

had mine from www.rennsport.co.uk and were cheaper than most places.

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: vaughn on 05 March 2007, 17:12

cheers carl, i know i can get 4x100-5x100 and 4x100-5x130. just can`t find 4x100-5x120 :sad:

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: jv on 06 March 2007, 13:03

That's because you can't do that, you would need to go through 2 sets of adapters - 4/100>5/100 then 5/100 to 5/120

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: vaughn on 06 March 2007, 13:09

bummer :sad:

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: Len on 06 March 2007, 13:12

Need a good engineering company then and have some made! :rolleyes:

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: Len on 06 March 2007, 13:21

Actually I was just thinking and a few years back I was looking at having wire wheels on my Pug and coz they have centre knock offs I found this place that made up adaptors and they said they could make up anything!
If ya want i'll have a dig around at home and see if I still got the info.

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: jv on 06 March 2007, 13:26

but the good engineering company would tell you why you shouldn't  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: Len on 06 March 2007, 13:39

Why?
Because he is increasing the PCD and that will put additional strain on the hub????
I dont see why.

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: jv on 06 March 2007, 16:47

No because of the alignment of the bolt holes - too much overlap.

Title: Re: wheel adaptors?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 07 March 2007, 02:02

Easiest way for you to do it vaughn would be to swap the entire hubs over to mk3 5x100 ones. Two adapter plates will make you eat wheel bearings like they are potatoes, and could in worst case cause the wheel nuts to shear and you to loose a wheel when driving. Also would make the offset something stupid like 6 at the lowest and -15 at highest, so arch clearance would then be a major concern.

Unfortunately much the same problem as i had on my old split rims, couldn't get 4x100 -> 5x112, too much overlap on the holes.  :sad: