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Posted: 30 Jul 2008, 21:41
by kevtherev
However can anybody tell me where i can purchase the small ball seat Nuts/Bolts for my 14mm drilled mercedes alloys??
Brickwerks...
ah! he's on his hols for a couple of weeks....sorry
Posted: 31 Jul 2008, 05:58
by lloyd
Yeah, Brickwerks orders won't ship until August 11th.
Posted: 31 Jul 2008, 08:52
by crazymilk
Great ty
Have u got a linky please???
Posted: 17 Aug 2008, 18:54
by kevtherev
crazymilk wrote:Great ty
Have u got a linky please???
clicky
Posted: 29 Oct 2008, 00:04
by HarryMann
The pictures will have to be downloaded and then re-uploaded to Wiki it...
I'll put it up, but not without:
a) Asking Samba/Loogy
b) Crediting Samba and Loogy
The idea of Wiki'ing rather than linking straight through is to preserve information should it become unavailable on the originating site..
I like it, especially as it isn't written in colloquial slang and hasn't any references to eating another bacon sarny before tightening your lug nuts
Porsche spec studs can be used as a replacement, but a tack weld at each stud head may be necessary to keep the stud from spinning in the bore under extreme conditions.
Don't like the sound of heat-treating wheel studs
Spacers will not help you if the wheel's offset is too small. Only machining of the wheels can help you there.
Neither thinning a wheel face either...
Posted: 29 Oct 2008, 00:27
by HarryMann
Ralph,
That 25mm ET will affect the scrub radius - well all ET changes do.
It works in with SAI, Steering Axis Inclination, which if high, can produce steering lift, or tilt, 5mm won't be noticed...
What too much scrub radius can do is produce snatchy steering when one wheel loses grip, and heavy forces when a tyre's drag increases (aquaplaning, flat tyre, etc)
Not sure whether T25 uses true -ve scrub radius, but VW were one of the first to do so, in which case again, I doubt if 5mm will make too much difference.
However, if things feel a bit wrong and esp. straight line stability and 'whitelining' is worse, then bear this in mind ...
...increasing scrub radius tends to require increased toe-in.
(due to the loading of the steering components and subsequent deflection under load e.g. braking) but not on a fwd car.
Posted: 02 Nov 2008, 14:06
by kevtherev
HarryMann wrote:The pictures will have to be downloaded and then re-uploaded to Wiki it...
I'll put it up, but not without:
a) Asking Samba/Loogy
b) Crediting Samba and Loogy
The idea of Wiki'ing rather than linking straight through is to preserve information should it become unavailable on the originating site..
I like it, especially as it isn't written in colloquial slang and hasn't any references to eating another bacon sarny before tightening your lug nuts
absolutely agree I'll ask Loogy on samba if he's ok with it and send the actual post in translated english, that we wish to wiki
Posted: 02 Nov 2008, 15:50
by HarryMann
Cheers Kev, but I've asked and awaiting reply...
though if you know him at all, a quick prompt might help
Have prepared the images to embed if we get the nod!
Posted: 02 Nov 2008, 20:33
by kevtherev
right ho
I have corresponded with him a few times
Posted: 03 Nov 2008, 13:09
by HarryMann
OK Kev, have got the go ahead, thanks...
Will then go ahead

Posted: 06 Nov 2008, 11:24
by HarryMann
OK, thanks Kev, TitusADA, everyone...
Can now be found here:
https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Wh ... ive_wheels
Posted: 06 Nov 2008, 17:31
by kevtherev
good job Clive
I rather think that section is choc full of information now.
Posted: 06 Nov 2008, 17:36
by HarryMann
Yeh, let's move on shall we

Re: ultimate wheel post
Posted: 01 Aug 2009, 23:43
by kevtherev
this deserves a bump to show potential fitters there is a wiki
*bump*

Re: ultimate wheel post
Posted: 05 Aug 2009, 14:40
by HarryMann
.. and the link updated now to new Wiki address
Will see if I can't do a bulk back-end update across all forums of Wiki links to new wiki
wiki.club8090.co.uk/....