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Styling Thinking about 7x17" ET38 Abarth's.
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Styling Thinking about 7x17" ET38 Abarth's.
All about the joy killer! You should let me have my fun with my keyboard :'(
Makarintosh
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Hi Pretender,
Something just hit me while i was admiring your wheels, how are the brake disks held on? Are there not 2 little bolts that go on to hold the disks, then the rims with the 4 studs? But I can see that when you have the rims on, you dont have those 2 little bolts :/ How does that work?
Something just hit me while i was admiring your wheels, how are the brake disks held on? Are there not 2 little bolts that go on to hold the disks, then the rims with the 4 studs? But I can see that when you have the rims on, you dont have those 2 little bolts :/ How does that work?
Studs are there to prevent the disc from falling off when the wheel is removed.
All forces are held by the wheelbolts.
gr J
All forces are held by the wheelbolts.
gr J
Makarintosh
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if you look at the image of my disc here, it has the 4 holes for the studs
but you can also see 2 other "spikes" sticking out between the bolts, which actually hold the disc to the whole set up there.
EDIT: so sorry for the giant image :S
but you can also see 2 other "spikes" sticking out between the bolts, which actually hold the disc to the whole set up there.
EDIT: so sorry for the giant image :S
Those two spikes help keep eveything aligned in the right place, but the clamping force necessary to secure the disc to the hub comes from the four wheel bolts, as previosly stated.
You can run quite safely without them, which you might need to do if fitting a non-Fiat wheel which didn't have a matching pair of holes in the rim.
You can run quite safely without them, which you might need to do if fitting a non-Fiat wheel which didn't have a matching pair of holes in the rim.
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Something must have gone lost in translation. The spikes are what I call studs. What you call studs are wheelbolts for me.
If for some aftermarketwheels the spikes are too long, you could replace them with bolts.
gr J
If for some aftermarketwheels the spikes are too long, you could replace them with bolts.
gr J
Makarintosh
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Ah ok got ya! Thanks guys 
OP
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So a new Summer is coming and new wheels.
The black LM 500 ones from last year will be sold with wintertires on them.
I bought a used winter wheel set in 7x16" ET31 with 195/45R16" Pirelli winter tires on them to test fit on the Panda.
Wider wheels and lower ET does not mean wheels will move more to the oudside, in fact they move more to the inside.
The wheels fit perfectly with just enough space on the inside and not sticking out on the outside, and no rubbing anywhere on my lowered 169.
Winter tires will move to the black LM 500 wheels and will be sold, and the summer tires will move to the steelies after they are powdercoated in fine tuxture black.
Here some pictures of the 7J wheels test fited.
The black LM 500 ones from last year will be sold with wintertires on them.
I bought a used winter wheel set in 7x16" ET31 with 195/45R16" Pirelli winter tires on them to test fit on the Panda.
Wider wheels and lower ET does not mean wheels will move more to the oudside, in fact they move more to the inside.
The wheels fit perfectly with just enough space on the inside and not sticking out on the outside, and no rubbing anywhere on my lowered 169.
Winter tires will move to the black LM 500 wheels and will be sold, and the summer tires will move to the steelies after they are powdercoated in fine tuxture black.
Here some pictures of the 7J wheels test fited.
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So a new Summer is coming and new wheels.
The black LM 500 ones from last year will be sold with wintertires on them.
I bought a used winter wheel set in 7x16" ET31 with 195/45R16" Pirelli winter tires on them to test fit on the Panda.
Wider wheels and lower ET does not mean wheels will move more to the oudside, in fact they move more to the inside.
The wheels fit perfectly with just enough space on the inside and not sticking out on the outside, and no rubbing anywhere on my lowered 169.
Winter tires will move to the black LM 500 wheels and will be sold, and the summer tires will move to the steelies after they are powdercoated in fine tuxture black.
Here some pictures of the 7J wheels test fited.
I like the style of these wheels and was tempted with steelies..............but I can't do with black at all. I'd want them silver myself. It's probably an age thing. I don't really understand all that Euro-look stuff.
Am surprised at 7 inch ET31s though. Bearing in mind the 6.5x15 100hp wheels are ET30 and have very little breathing space at the rear, your inner rim sits 7mm closer to the centre of the car (i.e. 1mm extra offset plus 6mm extra wide one one side).
OP
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When a wheel fits at the right rear, it fits all around on a 169.
When a wheel fits at the right rear, it fits all around on a 169.
Dude - you must have fingers like Eugene Victor Tooms if they slip round the back of your tyre whilst spinning the right rear wheel!
OP
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Nope, there is just something like 4mm space between wheel rim and plastic fuel pipe cover.
The 195 tire is just a little smaller then the wheel it self and give the necessary extra space.
I did a hooligan test-drive and nothing was rubbing.
The car has also been lowered, 40mm at the front and 30mm and the rear, so all good IMHO.
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It looks good!
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looks very nice. Do you have another thread with more pictures of your car ? Also what work have you had done to it?
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No, i don't have a specific thread about the car.
There are some more thread's with pictures about things i did change though.
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In big lines.
AP lowered 40mm at the front 30mm at the rear.
Koni Sport adjustable dampers.
K&N air filter.
Remap to real 75 hp and 123 Nm.
7x16" ET31 steel wheels with 195/45R16" Dunlop Sport BluResponse.
Next up: a Blower and WMI on the engine.
Estimated power, 138 hp and 162 Nm of Torque.
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In big lines.
AP lowered 40mm at the front 30mm at the rear.
Koni Sport adjustable dampers.
K&N air filter.
Remap to real 75 hp and 123 Nm.
7x16" ET31 steel wheels with 195/45R16" Dunlop Sport BluResponse.
Next up: a Blower and WMI on the engine.
Estimated power, 138 hp and 162 Nm of Torque.
Who remapped it and what were the costs involved?
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Remapping have cost € 275,- and was done by Unlimited tuning, a Dutch company.
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