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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > '73 Spitfire 1500 > '73 Stag > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Dafforn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- Dr Tim Dafforn 2.205 Stopford Building School of Biological Sciences University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PT 44 (0) 161 275 5538 /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
