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Post by Colin H F » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:34 pm

recently acquired a set of alloy's from one of our members,, and I asked what the orange plastic rings on two of the wheels were for ,they are on the inside of the wheel hub, any Idea'sanyone #-o #-o #-o #-o
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Post by Hanksy » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:53 pm

for changing the size of the vehicles outer hub to the size of the Alloy wheels internal hub,
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Post by helen&tony » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:54 pm

Hi
They're spigot rings to take up the slack on the wheels which have too large a centre bore for the Bongo fitment. If they are too large, then you should have them on all 4 wheels!
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Post by Colin H F » Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:14 pm

well that was the first thing that came to mind then I thought can't be there only made of plastic and they don't cover the entire bore of the alloys
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Post by francophile1947 » Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:16 pm

Colin H F wrote:well that was the first thing that came to mind then I thought can't be there only made of plastic and they don't cover the entire bore of the alloys
My spigot rings were orange plastic - they only have to hold the wheel central until the wheel nuts are done up - there's no weight on them when driving.
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Post by mikeWalsall » Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:24 pm

Some wheels are stud mounted .. but Bongo wheels are spigot mounted and should fit into the 'lip' around the disc hubs ..

You should not rely on the wheel studs, as the wheel may not be accurately centred which 'may' cause wheel wobble..
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Re: alloys

Post by Colin H F » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:50 pm

francophile1947 wrote:
Colin H F wrote:well that was the first thing that came to mind then I thought can't be there only made of plastic and they don't cover the entire bore of the alloys
My spigot rings were orange plastic - they only have to hold the wheel central until the wheel nuts are done up - there's no weight on them when driving.
cheers John That makes sense
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Post by Colin H F » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:51 pm

mikeWalsall wrote:Some wheels are stud mounted .. but Bongo wheels are spigot mounted and should fit into the 'lip' around the disc hubs ..

You should not rely on the wheel studs, as the wheel may not be accurately centred which 'may' cause wheel wobble..
cheers mike fully understood
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Re: alloys spigots

Post by Colin H F » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:01 pm

john where do I find out what size I need for the other two
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Post by briwy » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:56 pm

Try giving Mike at Wheelquick a ring, he will sort you out.
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Re: alloys

Post by Colin H F » Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:39 pm

cheers will do
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Re: alloys

Post by helen&tony » Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:28 am

Hi Colin
Measure the bore of the wheel centre. The Bongo is 67.1 mm. The 2 measurements will provide the correct spigot ring dimensions (inner and outer measurement of the ring)...alternatively, it may appear on the other 2 rings, if you check that they're the right I.D., but a set of 4 rings is cheap enough on e-bay.
I think that most manufacturers make their wheels with a large bore these days, and supply a ring to fit various makes...both sets of alloys I have have rings...not keen on them myself, as my original alloys are correctly bored...BUT...it seems like there's little choice :roll:
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Re: alloys

Post by Colin H F » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:09 pm

Cheers H & H I'll have to take one of the wheels off again Drat :( :( :( never mind
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Re: alloys

Post by Colin H F » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:08 pm

for got to put a photo up of my newly acquired wheels 17" KOSEI'S WEARING 215/60 17R 96H Rubber's


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Re: alloys

Post by Colin H F » Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:10 pm

After checking the size of my spigot rings with the eBay seller 73 x 67.1 mm and him replying yes these are perfect he sent me out a set 73 x 54.1 mm I have so far sent five messages to him telling him of this, and so far after three days he has not responded its a company not a private seller, doing me ead in :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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