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What are these wheels?

Postby Stunned Monkey » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:26 am

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Given that the DeLorean shares its offsets with early Esprits and Alpines, I'm guessing they must be Alpine...... anyone ?
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Postby simontaylor » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:57 am

perhaps from an american market Renault/GM?
they look a bit merc like too.
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Postby mav » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:56 pm

There almost identical to a wheel Zender used to supply in the late 80's early 90's, Ronal also do a similar style the R10's.
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Postby Stunned Monkey » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:59 pm

So an aftermarket Alpine wheel then?
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Postby andyh877 » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:45 pm

possibly Zender...... and the car is on german plates
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Postby David Gentleman » Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:07 am

Stunned Monkey wrote:So an aftermarket Alpine wheel then?


Why does it have to be Alpine?, they could be any wheel with a 4x100 stud pattern...
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Postby Stunned Monkey » Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:33 am

The offset on a DeLorean is shared with an A310, GTA and early Esprit, and it's not altogether comon on the rear.
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Postby andyh877 » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:10 am

Stunned Monkey wrote:The offset on a DeLorean is shared with an A310, GTA and early Esprit, and it's not altogether comon on the rear.


.....know what you mean...... know one makes a rear wheel for a spider that won't fit without an adapter of some sort :roll:
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Postby David Gentleman » Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:36 pm

Stunned Monkey wrote:The offset on a DeLorean is shared with an A310, GTA and early Esprit, and it's not altogether comon on the rear.


They may have spacers on those wheels in the pic.
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Postby David Gentleman » Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:39 pm

andyh877 wrote:
Stunned Monkey wrote:The offset on a DeLorean is shared with an A310, GTA and early Esprit, and it's not altogether comon on the rear.


.....know what you mean...... know one makes a rear wheel for a spider that won't fit without an adapter of some sort :roll:


Yes they do, you need to run Ferrari 308/328 fitment wheels. They have the same stud pattern and low offset. When I had the 18" Kahns on the rear of my A610, I selected a Ferrari fittment. (but to be honest they were one of the few brands that did it.)
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Postby andyh877 » Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:09 pm

David Gentleman wrote:
andyh877 wrote:
Stunned Monkey wrote:The offset on a DeLorean is shared with an A310, GTA and early Esprit, and it's not altogether comon on the rear.


.....know what you mean...... know one makes a rear wheel for a spider that won't fit without an adapter of some sort :roll:


Yes they do, you need to run Ferrari 308/328 fitment wheels. They have the same stud pattern and low offset. When I had the 18" Kahns on the rear of my A610, I selected a Ferrari fittment. (but to be honest they were one of the few brands that did it.)


without an adapter...... and the same size centre bore???
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Postby David Gentleman » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:02 am

I just said they are the same offset, yes..no spacers :lol:

The centre bore is larger on the Fez, so it uses a spigot ring to bring it down to Renault 60.1
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Borbet rims ?

Postby si21 » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:12 pm

they used to have center caps just like those?

just an idea :roll: :idea: :?: :!: :!:

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Postby andyh877 » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:32 pm

David Gentleman wrote:I just said they are the same offset, yes..no spacers :lol:

The centre bore is larger on the Fez, so it uses a spigot ring to bring it down to Renault 60.1


so....... no they don't fir without adapter...... and the pcd isn't exactly the same either........ so as i said before....... no one makes wheels that will fit a spider without adapters..........
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Postby David Gentleman » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:38 pm

Do you know what a spigot ring is? Its not an 'adaptor'...

99% of aftermarket wheels use an oversize centre bore with spigot rings for each car, otherwise they would have to make tens of different wheel castings for wheels with the same stud patterns..

And the PCD is 5x108, same as the Renault.
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