Wobble Bolts [for greater wheel range]
Wobble Bolts [for greater wheel range]
01-12-2016, 11:58 AM
#3
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I did not know they had bolts named after my nickname......
But I would not touch those with a barge-pole. Looks like a bad idea for a high powered car driven hard. I had enough rim issues last year without those already.
But I would not touch those with a barge-pole. Looks like a bad idea for a high powered car driven hard. I had enough rim issues last year without those already.
01-12-2016, 12:07 PM
#4
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Interesting idea, as long as the bolts are set to the proper torque, and of course as long as the washers don't distort at all.
01-12-2016, 07:20 PM
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Yeah, uh, no
01-12-2016, 09:40 PM
#6
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make wheels fit your car that weren't made in the correct size... lol. This is some vw,honda cheapo ricer solution rather than buy the right wheels. hell no.
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01-13-2016, 01:19 AM
#8
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I've done these on my VW before.
350WHP, big turbo, worked without any issue. It's really a tiny tiny variance, and I never had any issues with it.
I wouldn't choose to do this if I had a choice, but, 5x112 really limits wheel choices unless you go full custom, which people with VWs don't typically like to do!
5x114.3 -> 5x112
2.3MM Spread between 5 Bolts. It's why that tiny ****hair of a gap that spacer gives you is enough to allow that.
To each their own.
350WHP, big turbo, worked without any issue. It's really a tiny tiny variance, and I never had any issues with it.
I wouldn't choose to do this if I had a choice, but, 5x112 really limits wheel choices unless you go full custom, which people with VWs don't typically like to do!
5x114.3 -> 5x112
2.3MM Spread between 5 Bolts. It's why that tiny ****hair of a gap that spacer gives you is enough to allow that.
To each their own.
01-13-2016, 01:55 AM
#9
There is your first problem.
There is your second problem. "big turbo" and FWD don't usually go in the same sentence and sound good.
I am just messing with you man. 
There is your second problem. "big turbo" and FWD don't usually go in the same sentence and sound good.
worked without any issue. It's really a tiny tiny variance, and I never had any issues with it.
I wouldn't choose to do this if I had a choice, but, 5x112 really limits wheel choices unless you go full custom, which people with VWs don't typically like to do!
5x114.3 -> 5x112
2.3MM Spread between 5 Bolts. It's why that tiny ****hair of a gap that spacer gives you is enough to allow that.
I wouldn't choose to do this if I had a choice, but, 5x112 really limits wheel choices unless you go full custom, which people with VWs don't typically like to do!
5x114.3 -> 5x112
2.3MM Spread between 5 Bolts. It's why that tiny ****hair of a gap that spacer gives you is enough to allow that.
01-13-2016, 11:50 AM
#10
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Wobble bolts have been used for decades. Really nothing new.
However it is a risk, you will in all likeliness be okay, but its a risk none-the-less.
IF you have 5 x 114 wheels you can re-drill them to 5x112 very easily. Just need a wheel shop to do it. Much safer and you don't need to press in inserts since its so close.
However it is a risk, you will in all likeliness be okay, but its a risk none-the-less.
IF you have 5 x 114 wheels you can re-drill them to 5x112 very easily. Just need a wheel shop to do it. Much safer and you don't need to press in inserts since its so close.
