got a new set of wheels the other day
and put them straight to use

 

lol. nice

 

Awesome wheels mate, im ordering a set of 9X18 comp MO,s in the next few days. Graeme how much did shipping cost, and tax etc on purchase price, GST etc etc. DO you own the escos as well??

 

welcome to the centre lock club

New from BBS at a guess like Niall Bs in Ireland, not the cheapest hose reels on the market are they

Have you sorted your hub adapters yet as I know someone else who wants a set made so may pay to have a few sets made, Vic on here also in Aus makes them.

The replica versions are also made in Aus but I can see yours are the real deal.

 

forgot to ask, what inners and outers did you go for?

 

Lovely wheels dude

 

quality rims

 

ossie cossie yes mate the escort is mine 93 BT lux with loverly air conditioning

The wheels i scored second hand off a bloke in melbourne they havent done much work

PAUL S i have a mate over here who is sorting the adaptors thanks for the offer,
they are 8 1/2 inch wide outer are 1 1/2 inch . Inners are 7 inchs

thanks for the nice replys

 

Its supprising what people have in there sheds and garages here in OZ.

 

Mine came from Oz as well, from a batch sold off by Colin Bond I believe, similar condition in silver, but I have stripped them to go to gold centres.

Yours are the lighter sprint spec as well, mine are 7" inners and 1" outers but I have some 1.5" outers just in case but need to get them tucked in without arch mods so may well struggle.

A suggestion I would make is integrate the bells of the discs into the hub adapter as Vic did, as that way you can pull the wheels in by a further 15mm

Dont forget we need a pic when they are fitted

 

Tell me more about this lighter sprint spec? now you have me unsure on the outer rims

I know colin, he said he has a shed full of old race stuff but have never managed to time it right to get a look at what he has

Its LINCOLN who is integrating the disk bell and adaptor, thats who will look after mine so im in good hands

not sure wether to stay silver or go gold

 

I have had 3 different types, the lightweights, the sprint spec and the endurance spec.

They all look the same on the outside, but the lightweights have a thinner band where the 20 bolts are around the outside, and on both the lightweights and the sprint spec the hub centres are machined out so much that the recessed columns for the hub drive spigots become exposed. I could see that on yours and mine are the same.

On the endurance spec the central hub is fatter so the drive spigot columns remain enclosed by metal. Eggenberger used the endurance ones, where as the UK mainly used initially the lightweights (but they crack like crazy) and then the sprint spec.

I always get Lincoln and Vic mixed up, Lincoln has the white 3dr that I took out to Aus in 95.

The problem with fitting them to a road car is that they were already on the arch limits for the sierra anyway and the hub adapters add another 15mm to each wheel taking them out even further.

The lads that have used them over here have had to open the arches out even more, and/or machine back the hub face of the wheel but that makes the metal between each drive spigot hole very thin. At least the way Lincoln makes the adapters you save 10mm or so by doing away with the bells.

pretty sure they used 1.5 outers which is why I bought a set of 1" but have not had the time yet to rebuild them and try them for fit.

 

Very nice!

 

Lovely hose reel Graeme - that is my new wallpaper on my PC. Glad the wheels where as they were descibed to me

Paul getting me mixed up with Vic I am a 6ft2 115kg funny looking balding ginger with glasses - he is a medium height muscly asian.

I have not machined my wheels (et20) but have integrated brake bell in the adaptor (8mm thick). With a 235mm (239 tread width) I have about 7mm clearance to my coilover spring (2.5" leda unit). I have popped the rivets on the front guard to chassis and inserted 20mm plates (this helps to line the front bumper up anyway and pump the front on the arch for clearance on turn in). I have cut the crap out of the archs but I think it is still going to rub with the toe I want to run.

Now I am thinking machine 5mm off the wheel face and going to 215 (219 tread width) tyres on the front. This will make it et25.

I will post some good pics and measurements as I go for a good guide getting big wheels under 3dr fronts.

 

looking good guys.

 

Looking very nice Graeme, I know someone will be jellous