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Thanks - don't look bad. Spiders 'legs' seem slightly less curved outwards if you see what I mean.
I have a Chim with spiders and am swapping it to one with the normal 4 bolt.
Just anticipating that I may get spider withdrawal symptoms but don't want to go to a 5 bolt conversion. That's why these Bola wheels interest me.
I have a Chim with spiders and am swapping it to one with the normal 4 bolt.
Just anticipating that I may get spider withdrawal symptoms but don't want to go to a 5 bolt conversion. That's why these Bola wheels interest me.
I have the 5 bolt 114.3 x 5 Bola spiders in anthracite. They look identical to the TVR spiders.
You'll need to get the hubs changed tho - I've been over and over trying to get 4 stud ones. They don't exist - no market any more.
On mine the wheels do have space in the stud cavity to have a different PCD so if you can find 5 x 112 Bolas then you can use the granada front and rear hubs - no drilling.. Fairly simple to swap if you have a compete spare set of hub, carrier and ball joint etc etc.
You'll need to get the hubs changed tho - I've been over and over trying to get 4 stud ones. They don't exist - no market any more.
On mine the wheels do have space in the stud cavity to have a different PCD so if you can find 5 x 112 Bolas then you can use the granada front and rear hubs - no drilling.. Fairly simple to swap if you have a compete spare set of hub, carrier and ball joint etc etc.
Cheers. The chap who had my current Chim was a bit of a pioneer of the conversion and went through quite a bit of trial and error to find the right spider, spacer and tyre sizes to make it work. And work it does.
IMHO, Bola are missing a bit of a trick not to offer a far easier path to any Chim or Griff owners. Could shift quite a few sets when you consider there will still be thousands out there.
IMHO, Bola are missing a bit of a trick not to offer a far easier path to any Chim or Griff owners. Could shift quite a few sets when you consider there will still be thousands out there.
ray von said:
BALLS!!!!!!!! Wish I'd seen that before I ordered mine. To be fair I've had them since November last year and I think going forward, 4 x 108 is a dead end in terms of decent choice of fitment of wheel. I'll be pushing on with 5 x 114.3ray von said:
Thanks! I checked the site but somehow missed this section. Excellent - I'm definitely going to be looking at these for the new Chim.mk1fan said:
Now they just need to do a 16-inch version. I have the Granada hubs in the shed so eithe 4 or 5-stud would be nice.
Great minds think alike but in the meantime MPO has the best idea.https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
If the Bola 17" spider was wider I would have considered running TVR 16" spiders on the front with Bola 17" spiders on the rear.
swisstoni said:
I have a Chim with spiders and am swapping it to one with the normal 4 bolt..................
Just anticipating that I may get spider withdrawal symptoms
I know how you feel, I've been running 16" spiders for 10 years and couldn't imagine my Griffith without spiders but unfortunately the lack of 245/45/16 tyre choice has become an issue.Just anticipating that I may get spider withdrawal symptoms
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