BIGGER WHEELS FOR 504

Ray Bell:
Yes, simple... overly simple, I think...

Because an out of balance point in the tyre would be of more import (greater speed etc) than one on the wheel.
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Yes you have a point about the tire moving faster, but because all of the measurements and contermeasures are taken at the wheel rim, the speed diffence is automatically compensated for in the measurements and in the final result. The exact weight of the heavy spot on the tire is not relevant, as we do not apply the lead counter weights to the tread of the tire. It is the EFFECT of the tires heavy spot as measured at the wheel rim which is important, as that is where the countermeasures (counterweights) are applied. I'm not a mathematician, so I'm not going to bother trying to work out the formula required by my above post, but common sense tells me that it shouldn't be terribly difficult, for someone with a good grasp of physics and algebra, to come up with a formula, which could then be built-in to an alignment machine's electronics or computer system.
 
Next time I'm down there I'll ask and let you know. The description that I gave in my first post to this thread was based on:
1. what they told me;
2. what was on the 'menu' board / price list;
3. what I saw during my brief glances into the garage to check on progress (I was running late for work at the time).
 
I had the same daram over here in NZ trying to get my 504 wheels balanced. Only two tyre shops in Wellington region reckoned they could do them. Made me think that a sensible thing to do would br to 'upgrade' to 5.5" standard 505 steel rims, and machine up a little adaptor to retain the 504 hubcap nut. That way it looks all orig. May do it soon as I'm getting some 15" Pug Gti alloys for the 505 familiale, and will have spare wheels to play with. (You guys won't believe the price of 15"s over here....seen two entire '85 GTis sub NZ$500 with them on!!!) mallet
 
BASTARD!!!! IM moving to the land of the sheep..
 
lol maybe.. :D :D

aCtually... Geting Hubs constructed.. ...

Surly there are some siliar sized hubs of a similar sized vechile that can be "bashed, shapped, stroked, forced, bent, monged" to fit.. Hmmmmmm
 
I've been wondering the same thing instead of trying to source rediculously expensive 15" from 505Gti's for my 504 (I have the 390's). <a href="http://www.ecosse-peugeot.co.uk" target="_blank">www.ecosse-peugeot.co.uk</a> do a "hubcentric adapter" for 205's to change it to a Ford stud pattern, you could get an engineer to make a similar adapter for yours, you just need to find one with an offset that's going to work where you already have (according to one of the above posts) +20mm offset and 4x140 PCD (pitch circle diameter). Good luck, tell us how it goes.
 
Another posibility is to have the 14" rims enlarged? I don't really know much about it, but I think I read on here a while ago that if I had wanted to, I could have had mine enlarged to about 15x6"? Something like that. I reckon if you did that and had them repainted they could look ok. I think I saw a 504 'rally car' with that done, and the rims painted yellow. Looked pretty good.
 
That's right, you can get 15" steel rims with a deeper well that allows them to fit on the 14" centres.

I think $140 each was quoted...

But where is the thread about getting alloy wheels made? They weren't much dearer, were they?
 
Recently purchased Superlite 15x6 alloys $200 each plus $15 extra per wheel to have them made to 504 stud pattern.
 
classicly like this...

dont look to bad on minis.. or clubmans.. still undecided on teh 504/5

<img src="http://www.superlite-wheels.com/resource/bgimages/gold_wheel.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
actually.. Hmmm nah theyd be ok on a 504.. :D

this healey looks the part..

sorry pics so small.. im stealing these of the superlite site..

<img src="http://www.superlite-wheels.com/resource/photos/austin_healey_2.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img src="http://www.superlite-wheels.com/resource/photos/fiat_1.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img src="http://www.superlite-wheels.com/resource/photos/dai_1.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img src="http://www.superlite-wheels.com/resource/photos/lotus_2.jpg" alt=" - " />

actually.. im realy begining to like em.. :D
 
A poach off the old Minilites that the poms made in the late fifties/sixties.

I think it's a bit early to be checking out wheels... you still need a car to put them on!

Oh, I just remembered... at the wreckers at Cessnock there's a 504, I don't remember the state of the body, it might be worth checking out.
 
I think it's a bit early to be checking out wheels... you still need a car to put them on!

Oh, I just remembered... at the wreckers at Cessnock there's a 504, I don't remember the state of the body, it might be worth checking out.
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Cessnock.. :D head_ban dance

thanks for that mate.. ill check it out..

<small>[ 08 May 2003, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: bowie ]</small>
 
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