Aluminum Hub Centering Rings
04-06-05, 05:50 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by rynberg
Buy wider wheels. 
wow, I wish I would have remembered this thread. I emailed the place that I bought my Volks SF winnings from to find out the wheel center bore diamter. I wonder if they are all the same for the Volks? NICE thread!
04-07-05, 05:50 PM
#33
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artowar,
Mackin emailed Audra at Streetsports (where I purchased my wheels) back and stated that the Volk SF winning center bore diameter was 73.1
However, he stated that the hub diameter I should use it 59.5??! Does that seem right?
Mackin emailed Audra at Streetsports (where I purchased my wheels) back and stated that the Volk SF winning center bore diameter was 73.1
However, he stated that the hub diameter I should use it 59.5??! Does that seem right?
04-07-05, 07:44 PM
#36
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Originally Posted by bolo_fd
don't want to state the obvious, but why not use a caliper and measure it
I'm not an engineer and don't have one just laying around.
Thanks Speedking for the clarification
04-08-05, 12:41 AM
#37
Originally Posted by 7racer
artowar,
Mackin emailed Audra at Streetsports (where I purchased my wheels) back and stated that the Volk SF winning center bore diameter was 73.1
However, he stated that the hub diameter I should use it 59.5??! Does that seem right?
Mackin emailed Audra at Streetsports (where I purchased my wheels) back and stated that the Volk SF winning center bore diameter was 73.1
However, he stated that the hub diameter I should use it 59.5??! Does that seem right?
Now, don't kick yourself for buying a set of wheels that will never, ever, fit on your car. The good news is that I just happen to know a guy, and his sister's fiance's uncle has a car that can probably use this set of wheels. It will be a stretch, but I think that if you pay for shipping and maybe kick in a few extra bucks, he will take them off of your hands. Just to make things easier, you can send the wheels directly to me, and I will make sure that they get to the right person. I would hate to see you without wheels however, so I think that I can scrounge up a set of stock FD wheels that you can have for the cost of shipping. Two are spray painted yellow, and one has a minor crack through a couple of the spokes, but I think that they should balance just fine (with enough weights).
We can work out the details via PMs. Let me know
04-08-05, 01:02 AM
#38
Originally Posted by rynberg
Photobucket, works great as long as you don't need to host very high res photos.
04-08-05, 09:30 AM
#39
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Oh crap!!! I can't believe I got such a bad set of wheels! Thanks for all the help. Your right I need to get rid of these right away before something bad happens. Jeesh! I can ship them out to you. Do you take paypal?
thanks for all the help!
Originally Posted by artowar
Well, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is that they are correct about the 59.5mm measurement. Why is this bad? Because of the unique way that the FD's carrier/hub assembly is made, it's just not possible to use a ring for a hub diameter of less than 67.06mm. Basically my friend, you are SOL with this set of wheels. There is no possible way to modify the wheel or hub to allow the use of the wheels on your car.
Now, don't kick yourself for buying a set of wheels that will never, ever, fit on your car. The good news is that I just happen to know a guy, and his sister's fiance's uncle has a car that can probably use this set of wheels. It will be a stretch, but I think that if you pay for shipping and maybe kick in a few extra bucks, he will take them off of your hands. Just to make things easier, you can send the wheels directly to me, and I will make sure that they get to the right person. I would hate to see you without wheels however, so I think that I can scrounge up a set of stock FD wheels that you can have for the cost of shipping. Two are spray painted yellow, and one has a minor crack through a couple of the spokes, but I think that they should balance just fine (with enough weights).
We can work out the details via PMs. Let me know
Now, don't kick yourself for buying a set of wheels that will never, ever, fit on your car. The good news is that I just happen to know a guy, and his sister's fiance's uncle has a car that can probably use this set of wheels. It will be a stretch, but I think that if you pay for shipping and maybe kick in a few extra bucks, he will take them off of your hands. Just to make things easier, you can send the wheels directly to me, and I will make sure that they get to the right person. I would hate to see you without wheels however, so I think that I can scrounge up a set of stock FD wheels that you can have for the cost of shipping. Two are spray painted yellow, and one has a minor crack through a couple of the spokes, but I think that they should balance just fine (with enough weights).
We can work out the details via PMs. Let me know
04-08-05, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by artowar
It looks like the Forum gallery disappeared along with the pictures in my original post (DamonB, is it gone or moved?).
04-08-05, 05:50 PM
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Interesting. I have a set of borbet 5 spokers that i bought with the car (they were pretty nice so i figured why not) and they have copper hub centering rings. I'm not worried about corrosion due to the wheels being painted.
Am i the only ones with copper rings?
Am i the only ones with copper rings?
04-08-05, 06:13 PM
#43
Originally Posted by 7racer
artowar,
Mackin emailed Audra at Streetsports (where I purchased my wheels) back and stated that the Volk SF winning center bore diameter was 73.1
However, he stated that the hub diameter I should use it 59.5??! Does that seem right?
Mackin emailed Audra at Streetsports (where I purchased my wheels) back and stated that the Volk SF winning center bore diameter was 73.1
However, he stated that the hub diameter I should use it 59.5??! Does that seem right?
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04-08-05, 10:45 PM
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why wouldn't the wheels for 7racer work? both hub diameters, 59.5 and 67.1, are smaller then the wheel center bore, 73.1, so why can't u just get a hub ring? am i off somewhere?
04-08-05, 10:46 PM
#46
Originally Posted by maxcooper
I am 100% certain that the FD hub is 67.1 mm.
http://discountwheelwarehouse.com/Ma..._Reference.cfm
04-09-05, 03:15 AM
#49
Originally Posted by 7racer
hey Art,
on the 1010 website, they do list a 73 59.61 ring but in plastic...
but Discount tire has a measurement of 67.1 for the wheel hub
on the 1010 website, they do list a 73 59.61 ring but in plastic...
but Discount tire has a measurement of 67.1 for the wheel hub
But I really think that you should quit wasting your time with these wheels. They will never work on your car, and the sooner that you send them to me, the sooner you will be rid of the headache
04-09-05, 08:19 PM
#50
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Art,
your right these wheels have been nothing but trouble for me. When do you want me to ship them out to you???
anyways here are some pics of the plastic volk centering rings and discount tire ones. The finish isn't even on the aluminum ring but for what it's doing I guess it doesn't matter. The discount tire ring however, fits very loosely in the wheel where as with the plastic one I have to "force" it in FWIW.
your right these wheels have been nothing but trouble for me. When do you want me to ship them out to you???
anyways here are some pics of the plastic volk centering rings and discount tire ones. The finish isn't even on the aluminum ring but for what it's doing I guess it doesn't matter. The discount tire ring however, fits very loosely in the wheel where as with the plastic one I have to "force" it in FWIW.