Andy_S
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Manchester
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anyone know about shaving a few mm off the back of the face plate, to get the offset down? Recon it would work? I know it would mean less tread for the bolts but Im only taking a few mm
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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Wheel spacers maybe.
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Lathe.
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Scott
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Registered: 11th Mar 01
Location: Kilmarnock,Scotland
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yes thats what spacers are for
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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No, spacers will lessen the offset making them stick out more, the only way to get a higher offset is by having the drums/disks milled, and maybe the same with the surface of the wheel that is going against them
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Shaving metal from the bolt face would get the offset up
Don't know of anywhere local though
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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heard this is a bad idea and machining alloys can weaken them considerably
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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Can be done, depends how much you want to budge, just be carefull and dont go too far. Probably best taking it off the disk on the front, as its just sandwiched between wheel and hub. Although in saying that will it still line up with the caliper?
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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think 3mm is the limit for safety on bolt face shaving, otherwise you will weaken wheel
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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It'll probabaly work out a lot easier and prob the same price to sell the rims (cut your losses) and go buy some new that will fit correctly.
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RobHayes
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Registered: 6th Sep 03
Location: Lincolnshire
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i was thinkin of doing this, altho i got 12mm to get offset back to 49 think this is a bit far
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