Gotta love that...

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:08 pm

deez wrote:Blutack them on after you install the wheels babs and take shots with and without centre caps

I got the rubber this morning....so I will do just that

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:10 pm

Drill some spikes into them Ben Hur chariot style. :mrgreen:

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:33 pm

I'm stealing your valve stem caps.

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:05 pm

bruce wrote:I'm stealing your valve stem caps.

Long way to go for valve stem caps

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:39 pm

Those caps would look nice if they were lower profile. Can you cut them down and will they attach securely ?

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:59 pm

bruce wrote::D

Those caps would look nice if they were lower profile. Can you cut them down and will they attach securely ?

No...the bottom bit below that lip has some little indentations in it, so that it'll fit snugly.

kula · Postby **kula** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:25 pm

cant wait to see it!

hot!

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:06 am

Ok here goes nothing

We will be teaming the SSRs up with the new Rays Daytonas today

Umm....ok maybe not.

It was not all smooth sailing however. At the front, part of the caliper bracket fouled the inside of the wheel spokes, so I had to use a 5mm spacer (tried a 3mm spacer but it wasn't enough).

The problem, as you can see, is that quite a bit of the spacer pokes out. So only the inner \"ring\" of the spacer contacts the hub of the wheel. This is purely because the centre of the wheel is such a small diameter.

So I think they look awesome, everything I wanted, however I am concerned about the fact that the front wheels are only connected to the hub by a thin strip of spacer. I'll look into whether smaller diameter (or solid) spacers exist, I think something like that would be a good idea before we get too crazy driving the car

But sheeit....looks ok.

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:58 am

Looks sweet mate.
Def. without the centrecaps, Never seen white on orange before...looks very interesting.

BTW do you mind if I ask how much you got that Rays lugs for?

deez · Postby **deez** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:39 am

omg...they look awesome on the car Babs.

nice one!

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:46 am

Nice One! When using spacers the critical thing is the amount of threaded wheel stud in the nut - Scrutineers usually want to see the thread either protruding from the nut or at least 75% of the way in - any less and you really are at risk of breakages. I only mention it because I couldn't spot the stud in your pics...

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:07 pm

bigdog wrote:Nice One! When using spacers the critical thing is the amount of threaded wheel stud in the nut - Scrutineers usually want to see the thread either protruding from the nut or at least 75% of the way in - any less and you really are at risk of breakages. I only mention it because I couldn't spot the stud in your pics...

Oh ya, I'm not so keen on the arrangement at the front, so I haven't dríven the car yet.

So today's mission will be to track down a set of something like this, that is solid, and goes all the way into the hubcentric ring (whereas the cheapy spacers are just a narrow ring around the studs):
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/image/w ... 562_lg.jpg

The H&R spacers are optional with longer wheelstuds so I think something like that is in order.