Yes, that's the idea. That's why I went with the Miata wheels, as the
+45 mm offset (compared to the stock spridget 25mm [1"]) gave me room
for the lug nuts for attachment of the spacer/adapter. I've also made
the spacer with a hub-centric protrusion of 54mm for the hub-centric
Miata wheels. Other FWD wheels (Honda, VW) have larger hub centers, and
probably would work OK. There was a big debate in the Miata.net archives
about wether the Miata wheels are "truly" hub-centric, although some
Miata drivers report using other wheels without vibration problems.
BMW E30 wheels have only a +30mm offset, so I didn't have room for this
kind of spacer. They'd work OK if you just re-drilled your
hubs/axles/drums, and best with a 5mm spacer (and even then, the 14 x
6.5 "basketweave" wheel would be a tight fit.).
-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
From David Lieb
Sent: 5/7/2004 12:01:23 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 4 x 100m spridget spacer/adapter
Chris,
I presume that the dimensions are also corect for the front wheels. Also
that the thickness of the spacer was dictated by the need to correct the
offset, thus keeping the loading of the wheel bearings similar to the
stock
Spridget wheels. Granted those design parameters, I would be quite
interested.
David Lieb
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