dickbowyer Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Just bought some nice CC supplied KN 14" Minilite wheels off a Blatchatter off eBay with Yoko AO48s 185/60 tyres. Wanted spare wheels for track days/retro look. Wondered a bit if they would fit under cyclewings on new R400 presently fitted with 15” Anthracite R400 Alloy Wheels with Avon CR500 tyres as overall diameter is about 2cm more. Fit fine except very very close to back stack of cycle wing and tyre looks to be asymmetric under wing, more towards car side. Is the answer to fit a wheel spacer to move it out slightly? Dick 102 dB Superlight SV Duratec R400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 That's what I had to do with mine. Demon Tweeks sell various thickness spacers. Be aware that the wheel studs aren't that long. I fitted longer studs as well, but don't make them too long otherwise you can't get the nuts to seat when fitting the other wheels without spacers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickbowyer Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 What size of spacer is safe assuming wheel stud issue is addressed. Looks like I need 3-5mm. Dick 102 dB Superlight SV Duratec R400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 spacers correct size wheels here is C7 TOP Taffia Area Rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Point taken Dave, but if it's merely a few mm for tyre clearance and the wheel nuts retain sufficient grip length, thin spacers are IMHO no big deal. Particularly if using different wheels which might not be available with the appropriate offset and stuff BRG Brooklands SV 2.0L Ammo Duratec 😬 It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Dick I better option would be to remove the wings and bend the stay to give sufficient clearance Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickbowyer Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Wheels must 🤔 be correct as CC supplied. Issue is with cycle stays, not fitting to hub. I thought about adjusting by bending but the 15" CR500's might not fit then. Is the bending thing easy or I am I likely to do damage? Dick 102 dB Superlight SV Duratec R400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I had to bend the stays on my last car to enable me to fit 15" wheels with 195/45 tyres under 13" stays. It does take some effort to bend them but provided your careful and protect the powdercoat they should not be damaged as you are looking for a few mm. Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 the barriers at The Corkscrew at Trac Mon are quite good for bending wing stays.... Or so I've found. *eek* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickbowyer Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Neil, So the moral is that controlled bending is good and uncontrolled cornering/bending is bad Dick 102 dB Superlight SV Duratec R400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Spacers are ok as long as they are a perfect fit to the hub and you have enough tread on the wheel studs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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