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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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i bought a set of minilites with 4 dunlop sp sports for £120 a few months back and i never fitted them because the studs havent been milled out
they are like new but as you can see in the picture they have the 4 stud holes but they are just flat and wont be self centering. what should i do??
are there nut adaptors i can buy or drill them or what??

http://s930.photobucket.com/albums/ad14 ... g&newest=1

two of them have already been drilled by the previous owner but not very well and dont fit the studs i already have.

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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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What car are they going on? I don't know for sure, but I presume the car they're intended for have hubs with a big flange (snigger) that the wheels fit over.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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mk1 fiesta.
before i bought them they were on a mk1 escort but it was some old boy who died. i just got the rims off his son who had already removed them
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DanW@FastFord
big flange (snigger)

Snigger aswell.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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http://www.speedshack.co.uk/images/R...%201%20lge.jpg

the wheels are supposed to center on the hub,you can buy adaptors to fit most cars.
and you need the type of nut in the pic for these wheels,dont try to mod them and fit normal wheel nuts.
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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what should i do about the two the previous owner has drilled out then ??
maybe get a special washer made, like a taper washer?
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by m4tt274
what should i do about the two the previous owner has drilled out then ??
maybe get a special washer made, like a taper washer?
that sounds reasonable, or get them welded up and redrilled.
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Old May 8, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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Wasn't this the car you were doing up for your son? If so fuck playing around with welding up wheels and drilling them out, just get the right wheels with the correct centre bore and bolts.
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