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P5Nij

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I think these Mille Miglia alloys would suit the 430 too.... are they available new or only s/hand....?



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lifes2short said:
when i bought the car (1997 Spyder E) it had the standard 5 bolt flat dish type alloys which in my opinion look naff, so bought a set of 5 new alloys from eurospares listed for the Shamal, straight fit other than they needed some 10mm spacers as on full lock the fronts scrubbed, completely transforms the look of the car with new wheels

Edit: bought a set of five 8x16 as i wasn't sure whether the Shamal rears at 9 x 16 would fit the rear without fouling anything

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Sorry, meant to ask earlier - did you put spacers on the rears too and did you have to fit slightly longer studs to allow for the spacers?
 
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P5Nij said:
Sorry, meant to ask earlier - did you put spacers on the rears too and did you have to fit slightly longer studs to allow for the spacers?
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The front tyres were only just scrubbing and looking at the paperwork i had 5mm spacers made up which worked a treat (not 10mm), didn't want to alter track front to rear so all 4 corners have the 5mm spacers, for some reason i found that there was nothing off the shelf so had a one off set produced, my notes for the spacers ordered are 5 x 106 PCD, 12mm diameter, 58.6mm CB, 140MM overall diameter, if memory serves me right i used same bolts. Looks like the prices have gone up considerably since i bought wheels in 2018 at £199 each, plus £75 each for the hub cover

these guys made the spacers

freakyparts.co.uk

Slot on wheel spacers (4x)

Slot on wheel spacers 2mm 3mm 4mm 5mm 6mm Honda Type R CH1 EK9 EP3 FN2 DC2 S2000 Mazda MX5 Mk1 M2 Mk3 Mk4 NA NB NC ND RX8 Mitsubishi Evo FTO Toyota Celica MR2
freakyparts.co.uk freakyparts.co.uk

Also found these people were good for parts even though shipped from USA, cant remember why, whether price was better or they had parts no available in UK, got a few parts from them in 2019, excellent service and swift shipment

 
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2b1ask1

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stikey said:
yes it a bit shorter but he is only 2 so we will see in time what it ends up like
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My eldest boy has a squidged finger from a door being shut on it; still a bit misshapen but never slowed him down. That said he also has a Mediterranean thumb which is a hereditary thing making the end of the thumb about half as long as it should be, primarily a thing in Malta but also from Cyprus.
 
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