Alloy Spigot Rings

[Geeman]

Just found this on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7989059025

This potentially could cure the dreaded wheel wobbles on the Alpina Replicas...

Worth pursuing..

[wayneE30]

MORE THAN LIKELY ITS BECAUSE YOUR WHEELS ARE NOT LOCATED CORRECTLY ON THE HUB! EITHER YOU HAVE THE WRONG SIZE RING OR THEY ARE MISSING COMPLETLY!

i think i have this problem

[dazleeds]

think these are a lot cheaper athalfrauds lads but you will need to measure the wheel centres as theyre a bit dim to say the least lol

sure they are about a tenna a set have to measure mine then go back hth Daz

[Adam318i]

Good find giles, i reckon that guy is gona make a mint.

Adam

[Jos]

Most alloy wheel shops do them for about a tenner, but you will need to know what alloy you have, there is a little book with all the diameters in it.

[Martinaston]

They look like there plastic

I thought they were supposed to be metal ?

Or can i fit plastic wheels to my car

[E30BeemerLad]

Good work Giles

I will be making enquiries here

Anyone else fitted these or similar and it has cured the dreaded wobble?

I already have some green plastic rings on mine and they obviously aren't doing the job! Had the wheels balanced, most of my front end is new so this must be the final area for improvement before i go back to 15's

[Jos]

When I was looking at getting these made up, I thought about using metal, but the issue is that you will get electrolytic corrosion between differing metals, and the alloy, the spigot and the hub are all different. You could end up with the alloy corroding itself to the hub. The plastic ones should be ok provided they are made from a non deformable plastic, Delrin or glass reinforced nylon would be ok for spigots as they are very strong.

[Widge]

These things (IMO) are as useles as a chocolate fire guard, you need alloy ones as they don't have any give in them when they have the weight of the wheel on them just before you do them up. Its this give that means the wheel is a fraction off centre when you do the studs up.

[peejay]

[Geeman]

Get some alloy ones from this company in the U.S.

This is from an old post I made a few months back...

http://tradeunion.com/toplineproducts/s ... ntric.html

Hope this helps you a little more...

Giles.

[Martinaston]

The way i've always seen it is the centre of the hub takes the weight of the car not the bolts, their just designed to hold the wheel flat against the hub.

If you don't have the correct size centre on the wheel, every time you hit a pothole the weight of the car is acting like a bolt cutter by exerting a sidewards force on the bolt's.

And when cornering at speed thats about 3/4 of the weight of the car on one wheel

I think i'll stick with my 15' BBS rather than spend a fortune on buying a set of wobbeling deathtrap's

[Helmet]

Good work Giles

I will be making enquiries here

Anyone else fitted these or similar and it has cured the dreaded wobble?

I already have some green plastic rings on mine and they obviously aren't doing the job! Had the wheels balanced, most of my front end is new so this must be the final area for improvement before i go back to 15's

but your car would drive alot better on 15's mate? Spacers are rubbish and are asking for trouble

[A1BMW325iSport]

i recommend fitting them, i had wobble on my cav gsi that has team dynamics 17`s on it, as soon as i put on the spigot rings the wobble disapeared.

[Jos]

These things (IMO) are as useles as a chocolate fire guard, you need alloy ones as they don't have any give in them when they have the weight of the wheel on them just before you do them up. Its this give that means the wheel is a fraction off centre when you do the studs up.

I dunno what those are made from, and try finding someone who does, but I am 100% sure that if they were made from the right plastic you wouldn't have any problems. There are some seriously deformation resistant polymers out there. Aluminium has a tensile strength of 90MPa (Mega Pascals) Delrin is 70MPa... so it ain't that weak. Only problem with Delrin is it's low deformation temperature, only 120C..

[peejay]

Geeman, I've just had my spigot rings arrive today from your posted link,
thanks buddy they look good, the measurements are good, gonna pop 'em on tomorrow, see if they are Good. 73.1 by 57.1, I'll let you all know tomorrow.

BTW ordered them on Weds, arrived Friday ! Good start or wot?

Peejay.

[peejay]

Their on, tight in the wheel, snug on the hub and smooth on the road !! RESULT !!

Wilson, I got them from Wheels UK which was Geemans link. John is the geezers name and guess what they are topline re your pm to me earlier. Give John a bell on 02476 342999.

" I love it when a plan comes together !!"

Peejay.

[dazleeds]

how much peejay???

[peejay]

Heres the real result Dazlad, Halfords quoted Ԛ£40 ish but couldnt guarentee a match or good fit,... a coupla years ago I bought some for Momo's 2 rings for Ԛ£25 for just the 2! These were Ԛ£18.99 all in !

Peejay is chuffed !!

[dazleeds]

so how do i get the correct meaurement off my wheels??

inner or outer hub??

and are yours alloy rings ?

did you get any pics before fitting?

[Jos]

Inner is 57.1mm, to measure the outer you need to either find out exactly what wheel you have and get them to look it up in the little book or you can measure it with a set of vernier calipers.

[peejay]

Dazleeds, give John a call, tell him your wheels I bet he'll know their size. He seems a good bloke who knows what he's on about.

Peejay.

[dazleeds]

sorry mate but who,s john??

got a number? cheers Daz

[peejay]

Their on, tight in the wheel, snug on the hub and smooth on the road !! RESULT !!

Wilson, I got them from Wheels UK which was Geemans link. John is the geezers name and guess what they are topline re your pm to me earlier. Give John a bell on 02476 342999.

" I love it when a plan comes together !!"

Peejay.