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Offline sir nose

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wheels and adaptors question
« on: July 24, 2007, 09:08:38 PM »
im after some different wires for my merc but the ones im seeking dont come with adaptors will the adaptors from my old rims be sufficient.i guess what im asking is are all adaptors the same except for offset and stud pattern? any1 know.
                                           cheers jim.
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Offline Bone

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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2007, 08:31:30 AM »
the adapters as far as i know are all pretty much the same except stud pattern, what wires you after fella?
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2007, 09:09:47 AM »
As long as you don't fit Daytons you should be fine. A word of advice though, bigger wires aren't so great in the whole not-flexing thing.
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2007, 09:51:41 AM »
whats the matter with the wires you got?

they look well nice man!
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2007, 05:21:20 PM »
^^^^what he said^^^^^
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2007, 07:19:47 PM »
Im after some 17" or 18" for show and some 14" also.

My current rims look alright but there 15" and i feel that 15" is not big enough nor' small enough to me they look a bit odd.

I was talking to some old geezer today who was talking about my rimz being straight spokes and how they will flex and work loose but should take a fair bit of stick and how bigger wires will flex more also i see 17/18" are'nt so deep dished which wont help either.

My wanted parts list is ever growing and wheels should be bottom of the list really,hav'nt sorted the hydraulics yet,but the heart wants what the heart wants.

some'n like this.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2007, 07:37:01 PM »
problems,problems.problems que bollockchops/essee......anyway for years i said dont whatever you do go bigger than 15s.......i ate my own words when i bought 20s for my old s, which gray bought, i did no more than 60 miles on a brand new set of 20s(second set) sold the car to gray ,he got home a spoke snapped,......had the wires on me coupe(18s) for 1200 miles between mots, found one loose spoke on the front,and one of the rears will not whatever you do stop rattling/creaking which sucks....the problem with em is they aint too servicable,the ends of the spokes are tightened then ground off and covered in sealant(front lace) so if you tighten em up normally they leak,providing they aint seized so your left with molegrips around a spoke,which also sucks.im lucky in that i have the old chromes for back up on me coupe :wink:
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2007, 08:20:23 PM »
cheers for the info BIGPERM that has made me thinki should persiut getting 14" wires to fit.
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2007, 09:20:42 PM »
Please, if you take any advice away from this forum, listen to Perm on this one!

Two of the 17" wires, supplied with my car, were leaking air... but I knew before I bought, hoping I'd be able to refurb them.  Just like Perm said, when I got the tyres off, there was no hope in tightening them.

Then a second set of second hand 17"s came along, that looked brand new... but one of those started leaking as soon as I got them on... plus, they creak along and thud with flat spots too.

Perm said to me, and I totally agree with him, that if you want wires go for 14" and below...  

Go for some sick 13s, man...   get this sort of look?  The car will be slamming!

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Offline sir nose

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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2007, 09:41:21 PM »
ooooh 13's



dont think it would be possible

whats the pic?
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2007, 10:08:21 PM »
Slammed Lincoln on tiny wires... but I think they might be 14s actually....
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2007, 10:22:58 PM »
apparentely 13s wont go on a 126,due to front brake caliper clearance, but ive never tried this myself!! :oops:
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2007, 11:12:32 PM »
I can definatly voutch that 13's will not fit a 1982 126 380..........

I fuked a brand new set of calipers trying to make em clear.......... :cry:

Big billets are the way faward in my opinoin............. 8)
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« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2007, 12:49:46 PM »
i'm pretty sure these were 14 std's and they wouldn't clear the calipers :(
did look cool as hell though!
i reckon with a bit of grinder action it might go but not sure
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« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2007, 12:50:29 PM »
reverse 14s fit 126's and look cool as billyoh
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