Hi guys,

 

Picked up some wheels last night from a guy who said they had come off a 300zx. Looked nice and they are smart, but I have run into issues today fitting them... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17-Rays-Volk-Racing-Staggered-Wheel-Size-Set-Forged-Jdm-Toyota-Honda-Nissan-/161168207151?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=ADolq46RrhDq1iv49XKgNhLQc4Q%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

So the center bore is 72mm which is fine, I have spigots for that. it seems that the rears have very shallow bores! So the Zeds rears have a 10mm deep spigot, but these wheels only have around a 5mm deep bore, and part of it is chamfered (see pic)... This means that I can put a 5mm spacer on to get the right depth, but then with my spigot ring on there is only a couple of millimetres of the wheel bore touching the spigot.... is that an issue?!

 

 

If I use hubcentric spacers to fix the depth and make sure they are torqued on properly will this be a risk or should I be OK? I guess i Could potentially have them machined so that the lip which stops the Zeds hub spigot sitting flush could be lathed out to 66.06mm?

 

Also if anyone has any 5mm hubcentric spacers I will happily buy them at the drop of a hat??

 

Best regards,

 

William.

Edited December 14, 201312 yr by wchestnutt

I can give you the name of the place I got my hub-centrics done..

 

http://www.freakyparts.co.uk/

 

sales@freakyparts.co.uk

 

they get them custom made.. wasn't fast but seems a good product.. nice fit.

Edited December 14, 201312 yr by Medallion Man

Thanks :)

Edited December 14, 201312 yr by wchestnutt

argg Okay done some more investigating and it seems that 3 of the wheels has spigot rings forged as part of the wheel, and 1 of them doesnt (perhaps had it lathed off)...

 

Sound like I will be heading down the metal fabricators shop Monday mornign and asking them to do some grinding for me. Putting a couple of photos up in case anyone can suggest anything else.. Shows the difference between the wheel which has a ring in place and one which doesnt. I just don't get why the wheels would come like that as standard...

 

 

 

 

 

Best, W

Edited December 14, 201312 yr by wchestnutt

pics don't work for me..

Fixed?...

Bottom pic has no spigot ring, top one does...

Why do you need a machine shop to grind or turn it out...bit of heat on the alloy and that steel spigot will drift out from the front with a flat punch..once out then buy new hubcentric spigots

Do you reckon they are just aftermarket spigots??? They seem as if they are part of the wheel, I have been at them with a hammer etc, and can't tell if they were just how the wheel was originally forged? - They are made of some kind of alloy as I took a screw driver and hammer to one and managed to cut through from one side to the other, but still didn't notice any signs of it being an aftermarket spigot?...

 

That would make life easier though!! - I have a blow torch somewhere!

I guess my quesiton being, do they make Alloy spigot rings which could have just been left in for years and now just don't want to budge?!

I guess my quesiton being, do they make Alloy spigot rings which could have just been left in for years and now just don't want to budge?!

 

Yes they make alloy spigot rings,now most are plastic.

Yes they are probably well set in there with corrosion, give em' a whack,you've nothing to lose............

This is why I love you guys!... I have tried whacking it pretty damn hard but will get some heat on it!! :)

This is why I love you guys!... I have tried whacking it pretty damn hard but will get some heat on it!! :)

 

yep it needs localised heat around the ring mate....butane might cut it but you cant beat the Mapp gas (lot hotter)

Wohoo all sorted! Thanks for teh advice - Got some heat on the rings and after a lot of work they finally moved. Smashed a couple of screw drivers in the process but worth it.

 

Also Z32Bolt gave me some 5mm spacers for the fronts so she is sitting nicely! No funny vibration or pulling to the left. Happy days! :)

Well done mate, glad you got it sorted...................now post some pictures of them fitted lol.

Here they are! Now just some lower to be done and it will be sweet. Prefer these to the wolfrace wheels, much simpler and forged to will last. What do you reckon to the look?

 

 

Glad you got it sorted and they look good, although that photo has given the effect of making your car look like it's a model on a set, sweet.

Looks better all matching