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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:41 pm 
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Mash85 wrote:
yeah the wheel shop i got mine from said they cant fit them as there insurance wont cover it. but they were happy to sell them to me!

hub adaptors are definately illegal (in vic anyways), unlike spacers though they are safe (if installed properly).


im in vic too, i know there is a guy here with them on a ute, he made it through a roadworthy... but im not sure if it was a dodgy RWC or they did full inspection as they are meant to :lol:

mash85 have you told/asked your insurance company about them?

 

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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:19 pm 
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they are defiantely not legal in vic.

your mate could have jsut had a dodgy roady, or maybe they didnt know what they were. who knows?

no i havent told my insurance company about them. the elss they know about it the better.

 

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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:56 pm 
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cheers mate.

i think i'll steer clear of them to be on safe side and save any hassle ;)

 

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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:25 pm 
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MASH85 did you get yours from the fella selling them on ebay?

 

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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:45 pm 
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I was using adapters on my ED and that day a wheel fell off, I will never use them or feel safe with them on the car again, so I just found some wheels with the correct offset.

With 17's and adapters
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With the 18's and correct offset

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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 2:23 pm 
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Different people say different things

I have had no problems at all with the spacers that I am using. They have been on the car for 2 years.
I have even gone over 200 kph with the spacers on.
but I also fitted longer wheel studs to accommodate for the spacers

 

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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:20 pm 
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millard455 wrote:
MASH85 did you get yours from the fella selling them on ebay?


nah i didnt, got them from a wheel shop down in bayswater.

 

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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:20 pm 
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djmikey wrote:
I was using adapters on my ED and that day a wheel fell off, I will never use them or feel safe with them on the car again, so I


i really cant see how a wheel can fall off because of the use of hub adapters, if you use the correct nuts (matching the countersunken angles) and do them up tight enough which for falcons is 110ft-lb, and by the way isnt all that tight when your doing them up by hand then it shouldnt fall off

and before it fell off didnt you notice a slight knocking sound??

 

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