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Offline Misky

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borbet A wheels
« on: 05 July 2010, 09:23 »
I need some adapters for the 5x120 to fit anyone have any? If not what thickness is required as they are: 16'', ET is 20 and 7.5 J.
Cheers dudes!  :cool:
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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #1 on: 05 July 2010, 09:26 »
You'd be better off getting some 5x100 Borbets! Your current ones have an offset of ET20 which means with 20mm adapters your wheels will stick out of the arch by a mile!
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #2 on: 05 July 2010, 09:29 »
Quote from: VR6-Joe on 05 July 2010, 09:26
You'd be better off getting some 5x100 Borbets! Your current ones have an offset of ET20 which means with 20mm adapters your wheels will stick out of the arch by a mile!

Oh no!! haha I already have them now!!! whats the minimum thickness of adapters then??? 20mm?
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #3 on: 05 July 2010, 09:32 »
Quote from: Misky on 05 July 2010, 09:29
Quote from: VR6-Joe on 05 July 2010, 09:26
You'd be better off getting some 5x100 Borbets! Your current ones have an offset of ET20 which means with 20mm adapters your wheels will stick out of the arch by a mile!

Oh no!! haha I already have them now!!! whats the minimum thickness of adapters then??? 20mm?


To be safe yes, et0 is not going to fit without major arch work (making them wider)
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #4 on: 05 July 2010, 09:36 »
So 20mm  spacers on a ET20 = ET0.

and with ET0 i will require some major arch work?!?
Bummer, best get them resold haha
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #5 on: 05 July 2010, 09:56 »
Quote from: Misky on 05 July 2010, 09:36
So 20mm  spacers on a ET20 = ET0.

and with ET0 i will require some major arch work?!?
Bummer, best get them resold haha

Yep not really going to fit.
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #6 on: 05 July 2010, 10:04 »
Its cool! they go for a small fortune!!! I will just sell & buy some TT comps then!
I have far too many sets of alloys!!!  :laugh:
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #7 on: 05 July 2010, 22:19 »
i reckon you can get them to fit! I'm going to run my 9J borbets with 15mm spacers, so offset will be et5.

would look awesome if you fitted them, bit of archwork and some stretched rubber :cool:

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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #8 on: 20 July 2010, 14:08 »
Sorry to dig this up, but i collected the wheels & im in love!!!
They are being refurbished as we speak.

I have found some 15mm Thk FK adapters so how many mm of poke will i still have from the arches on a standard suspension set up?

Thanks Mike.
 
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Re: borbet A wheels
« Reply #9 on: 20 July 2010, 14:09 »
Quote from: Misky on 20 July 2010, 14:08
Sorry to dig this up, but i collected the wheels & im in love!!!
They are being refurbished as we speak.

I have found some 15mm Thk FK adapters so how many mm of poke will i still have from the arches on a standard suspension set up?

Thanks Mike.
 

Lots, don't even think et5 will fit really.
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