Date:         Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:56:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Wheel Spacers
Comments: To: Jim Huskins <lostranger@MINDSPRING.COM>
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Jim, it may be easier to go to a machine shop with design in hand and get
a quote to have them made.  I know i could probably crank out 4 in about
an hour, so a real machine shop would take maybe 1/2 that. It is really
easy- big hole in middle, and 5 holes spaced correctly around it.  Bill
Kasper of Santa Cruz had done this.


Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356



On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Jim Huskins wrote:

> Sad and horrified as I am, the world goes on, and I need to put new tires on
> my '85 Westy. The Audi 5000 Quattro alloys I bought recently have been
> machined to clear the front grease caps, but any tires I've tried on the
> front rub the upper ball joint area. I've been told on this list that wheel
> spacers are available to correct the problem, but I cannot find them. List
> members have suggested wheel shops and local parts stores as sources, but no
> one here in rural Central Pennsylvania has a source. If any of you know a
> SPECIFIC source for wheel spacers, please let me know. I'd also like to buy
> a set of longer wheel studs for the rear.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Huskins
>