Hi Mitchell,
I bow to yuor advice on 98 mm NOT being 3 3/4.
I went out to the garage last night to check my spit, and sure enough 95 mm
Unfortunately the mail was dispatched last night!!
Doh!
As to the Elan, I was going on the pickies in the book, which for obvious
reasons don't focus on the wheels, instead concentrate on the "Ageless
beauty of the Chapman master peice" Not bad I suppose but not as pretty as a
spit!
There did seem to be 5, what look like, wheel nuts, although I am probably
wrong.
Which also means that the spinners where real. Still, nice wheels!
So would the splines for the knock-offs fit the spit hubs?
Sorry for the crap info!
Cheers
Tim
"Mitchell, Doug (D.B.)" wrote:
> Tim,
>
> Except that 3 3/4 bolt circle is not, repeat not, 98 mm. It
> is 95.25 mm. Although that's only 0.108 inch difference, it
> can mean that the wheels do not fit properly over the bolts.
>
> I strongly suggest that you do not try this.
>
> Not sure what book you read about the Elan, all the Elans
> I have ever seen have either four bolt (Spit size) or knock-
> offs.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Doug
>
> --
> Doug Mitchell
> mailto:dbmitch@peoplepc.com
> '73 Spitfire 1500
> '73 Stag
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Dafforn [mailto:tim.dafforn@man.ac.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:00 AM
> > To: Spitfire List
> > Subject: alternative wheels (continuation)
> >
> >
> > Well I have done a bit of digging (using the net) and thisis
> > what I have
> > discovered.
> > Firstly, according to a book I have on the '60 version of the Lotus
> > Elan, the front suspension assembly was Triumph derived, but the hubs
> > have five wheel studs, so to use these wheel you need a set of hubs as
> > well (These wheels are well cool with a mock knockoff spinner
> > in chrome
> > in the middle!)
> > If we take 98 mm to be the metric equivalent of 3 3/4"
> > Then:
> > Alfa 145, 146, 155, 154 (all 35,38 offset, except spiderwhich is 30)
> > FIAT PANDA, UNO, PUNTO, TIPO, BRAVO, TEMPRA (all 35,38 offset)
> > LANCIA DELTA, THEMA, DEDRA, (all 18, 30 offset)
> > Seat Ibiza, Malaga (all 35, 38 offset)
> > May all fit unless the offset is wrong.
> > Hope this is off interest
> > Will keep digging
> > Cheers
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
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