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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Right basicly i have found some wheels i want to buy for my fiesta but they are not 4stud 108pcd as there of a focus WRC rally car

How hard will it be to get hold of hub convertors to make them suit my mk3 fiesta?

also does anyone know what pcd are focus WRC wheels? (the o.z mag type)
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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you wont need hub convertors, you could remove your hubs and have a machine shop drill the new stud pattern into your hubs, you would also need the brake discs done to suit too.

so when finished your hubs will have the standard stud pattern and also the stud pattern to match the new wheels, meaning the hubs will now have 8 holes in them.

all the above is assuming the focus wheels are 4 stud and not 5 stud
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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ah, is it that simple? there going on a mk3 fiesta hopefully. There going to be my track wheels.

Ive won the wheels in question now anyway

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN:IT&ih=020

will collect them tommorow if possible then i will be able to tell how much work will need doing to get them to fit
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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Im interested in this, I want to make my Transit 4x108 as I have a set of wheels for it.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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i will be able to update on my ideas when i get the wheels.

i have a idea on how im going to do it but not sure if its possible till i get hold of the wheels.

its only a track slag anyway so not the end of the world, the o.z can go back on ebay if needs be
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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H&R hub adapters are the simplest way

http://www.performancealloys.com/all...s_adaptors.asp
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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nice one will look back to that when i get my wheels

theyve not listed any for fords though
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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you wont re-drill the std hubs, the focus pcd is something like 125 x 4 - i have a set in my garage. you will need adapters - easy to make though.
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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you wont re-drill the std hubs, the focus pcd is something like 125 x 4 - i have a set in my garage. you will need adapters - easy to make though.
adapters is fine by me, do you know if anyone sells them of the shelf or are they going to be custom jobbies for what im doing

thanks matty
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by McGoo 69
adapters is fine by me, do you know if anyone sells them of the shelf or are they going to be custom jobbies for what im doing

thanks matty

custom only mate as no one else uses the focus stud pcd its that big for a reason as well
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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well i picked up the wheels yesterday

measured them today and the focus studs are 5 1/2" apart (diagonaly)

And the standerd ford 108 pcd there are 4 1/2" apart (diagonaly)

so there not as far apart as i first thought, i think it will be fairly easy to get some convertors knocked up.

Now the et on them is 52, what is a standerd mk3 fiesta? will need to know so i dont get them stupidly wide
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