New Wheels Question

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New Wheels Question

Post by V!per » Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:17 pm

Sooooooo - i got myself a set of 19" MTM Alloys. Tyres on them will be 275/30/19
Apparently I have to grind some knobbly bit - any pics of which part of the suspension it is ?

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by Shoppinit » Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:17 pm

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by V!per » Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:34 pm

Thanks Shop
I thought I went through all the pages of that thread and didn't see those pics.
Anyway - need to get me grinder out :D

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by IchBautAuto » Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:26 pm

See the word grinder and thought I'd throw in a few crumbs. Make sure that you leave no sharp edges or gouges after you've removed the knob. They can be stress raisers and a start point of failure if done wrong. I finished mine with hand files and paper and kept large radius curves. Might sound a bit pedantic but you wouldn't think that if you ever had an upright fail.
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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by Human Joist » Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:02 am

IchBautAuto wrote:
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:26 pm
See the word grinder and thought I'd throw in a few crumbs. Make sure that you leave no sharp edges or gouges after you've removed the knob. They can be stress raisers and a start point of failure if done wrong. I finished mine with hand files and paper and kept large radius curves. Might sound a bit pedantic but you wouldn't think that if you ever had an upright fail.
“Grinder” and “knob”. Shops head will come off 😆😆😆

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by V!per » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:37 pm

IchBautAuto wrote:
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:26 pm
See the word grinder and thought I'd throw in a few crumbs. Make sure that you leave no sharp edges or gouges after you've removed the knob. They can be stress raisers and a start point of failure if done wrong. I finished mine with hand files and paper and kept large radius curves. Might sound a bit pedantic but you wouldn't think that if you ever had an upright fail.
Will be using Dremmel with some smoothing tools so should be OK


Human Joist wrote:
Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:02 am
IchBautAuto wrote:
Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:26 pm
See the word grinder and thought I'd throw in a few crumbs. Make sure that you leave no sharp edges or gouges after you've removed the knob. They can be stress raisers and a start point of failure if done wrong. I finished mine with hand files and paper and kept large radius curves. Might sound a bit pedantic but you wouldn't think that if you ever had an upright fail.
“Grinder” and “knob”. Shops head will come off 😆😆😆
I bet his hands are itching already :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by IchBautAuto » Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:10 am

That'll take some time if it's like my dremmel. It is soothing to be able to see a ray of sunshine between the tyre edge and the upright though, even if it is knobless.
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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by marv8 » Fri Oct 30, 2020 5:44 pm

I had a set of the mtm bimotos, bought them second hand. They appear to be made from cheese and dent/buckle at the slightest bump. I think the softness is a common thing if you google it - shame as the look great. From memory of used a spacer on mine, not sure of this was for the rubbing or as I run a C6 front brake set up?

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by V!per » Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:40 pm

:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: that's worrying - with my luck I will bend them within months

And I already have 10mm distances on mine.

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by Shoppinit » Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:46 pm

The forged ones are much stronger.
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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by marv8 » Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:05 pm

I know the forged are about 3 x the price, do you know how to spot them from the normal ones? Mine were definitely not - also note the 20” are listed on QST at £1,585 inc vat for a set - I seem to remember them being more like double that!?? As I say I really like the look of them just the set I had was bent (and from memory pretty heavy)

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by Classik » Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:31 pm

Hi,

I've got a set of those mtm bimoto, and am very happy with them, both for the look & feel. Tyres are 255/35/R19 here and no grinder job was needed to get a perfect fit and stance.

As far as their strength is concerned they are very solid to my taste (they are rated for a 765kg weight per wheel), but I must confess I finally succeeded to warp one on a (massive) pothole this summer, couldn't find a worse one. Made me buy a spare one that will soon be sent for repair.
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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by V!per » Tue Nov 17, 2020 10:34 pm

OK so Finally
Wheels picked, refreshed and with a brand new set of 275/30/19 MPS4S

So to have the wheels fit had to actually remove the 10mm Spacers and obviously grind down "the knobbly bit". With the spacer they came out too far out

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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by Shoppinit » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:33 am

Fantastic looking wheels.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
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Re: New Wheels Question

Post by V!per » Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:45 pm

Car looked great as well - just by the time new wheels came in it was already pissing down a lot :biggrin3:

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