Troy711
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did you own a ford? or are they 5X114?
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The only "Ford" that ever darkened my driveway was a Telstar - far and away the worst car I have ever owned.
No, the last car was a Mk 5 Golf, perhaps it was 112.5.
goose2
40. the new 20
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they are 114.3 so are camry 10,20 and 36 series and magna
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Bye SV6 - still love you
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I was under the impression that the stud pattern is the same for the VE, but the aforementioned smaller hub centre causes the problem. All they really need to do is open up the hub bore a little to fit the earlier larger hubs. Easy to do really, but must be damn accurate!
It's kinda like going the other way - aftermarket mags where the hub bore in the rim is a bit too large - you must use "hub rings" to fill in the gap. The wheel studs definitely CANNOT be relied on to take the loads. The centre of the rim must be a snug fit over the hub centre, then the nuts are there to hold the wheel on - not much more than that.
It's kinda like going the other way - aftermarket mags where the hub bore in the rim is a bit too large - you must use "hub rings" to fill in the gap. The wheel studs definitely CANNOT be relied on to take the loads. The centre of the rim must be a snug fit over the hub centre, then the nuts are there to hold the wheel on - not much more than that.
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have to agree with Greg here ... ah, Im confused :whistling
All I know is they look hot on a Zedder :thumbsup:
All I know is they look hot on a Zedder :thumbsup:
MidnightFS
New Member
For anyone that is still interested in this topic, i just put a brand new set of WM Statesman rims on my VS.
For anyone that has tried to do this before knows about the little tapered lip on the newer rims that make the hub size 5mm smaller in diameter.
I tried a few different things that i read up about online: hand file, small grinding stone attachment for a drill, sanding bits and a router.
Using a router with a Ball Bearing Guided bit worked perfectly. You literally can feel no hight different in the surfaces.
I STRONGLY recommend using this method if you have access to a router rather then paying someone $60 a rim to do it or risking it/wasting time doing it by hand.
I used a router bit similar to this one:
Technical Name: Shear Cutting Flush Trim Bit
You should be able to pick these up from any decent hardware store (Bunnings etc).
All the other methods ended up either failing in the end or just being to messy/taking to long.
Anyway hope this can be of help to someone and save them some time! =)
For anyone that has tried to do this before knows about the little tapered lip on the newer rims that make the hub size 5mm smaller in diameter.
I tried a few different things that i read up about online: hand file, small grinding stone attachment for a drill, sanding bits and a router.
Using a router with a Ball Bearing Guided bit worked perfectly. You literally can feel no hight different in the surfaces.
I STRONGLY recommend using this method if you have access to a router rather then paying someone $60 a rim to do it or risking it/wasting time doing it by hand.
I used a router bit similar to this one:
Technical Name: Shear Cutting Flush Trim Bit
You should be able to pick these up from any decent hardware store (Bunnings etc).
All the other methods ended up either failing in the end or just being to messy/taking to long.
Anyway hope this can be of help to someone and save them some time! =)