

| Subject: | Re: Center cap Audi rims |
| From: | Frank Grunthaner |
| Date: | Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:52:35 EST |
There is a photo of my approach to the Audi (Ronal R8) Turbo wheel on Ben's second wheel page: << http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafewheelspage2.html >> I bored out the centers to the same diameter on all 4, 2.625 inches I believe (all details are in the archives including my costs), used a 5/16" or 8 mm spacer all around. For the fronts, I drilled the hub and countersunk the hole through the spacer for metal screws to hold the spacer in place. This seriously reduced the hassle of mounting the fronts. I then designed a set of adapters to cover the center bore and hold the Audi black plastic hexagonal (or octagonal) snap in caps. I cut them on a lathe out of a hunk of Al stock. Used set screws to hold them in place. Look great and I haven't lost one of the Audi caps yet. If anyone wants a copy of the CAD drawing for the adapters, send an email request. Good looking (my taste) and no problem running 215/75x15's. Haven't checked the weight difference to see if the unsprung weight difference is significant. Frank Grunthaner
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