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Yeah i dont know about teaser but yeah those were the wheels intended to go on the car .)
Now ive just come back from the wheel shop and the damn wheels wont fit as the center bore is point something of a mm to shallow to even test fit so cant figure out what spacer size i would need if even possible to fit these. Bit annoying to say the least as i spent hours researching the fitment a few years ago and came to the conclusion they would fit with the proper spacer (perhaps i would need to get some less shallow tires with a more rounded edge than the ones on the rims now but i could live with that) Heck i even talked directly to maserati in italy about it.
Its perhaps still possible to get them fitted i guess but so much work for someone who does not know a lot about cars and then when the wheel guys say its perhaps better to just sell them off and renovate the old ones the excitement and energy just kinda goes bust..
However, im not giving up just quite yet. The rear wheels would still need a spacer to fit so the center bore could be changed on the inside of the spacer to fit the hub and the outside to fit the wheel center bore diameter (if they idd are different). But the front was not suppose to get a spacer according to previous calculations (provided they were correct) so there i cant manipulate the center bore.
Is it possible to get a rim center bore reworked to a point of something of a mm larger anywhere without dramatic costs ?
Argh cars. I guess bikes are somewhat the same with no standards but at least there i know stuff ha.
badboybjorn-
center bore is point something of a mm to shallow
That doesn't sound right if you are fitting spacers. Mate has a set similar to this
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The centre bore of the rim can easily be enlarged. Any engineering workshop or wheel renovation shop could do it. I wonder if the wheels have been powder coated in the past and they didn't cover the bore? That would change the bore with a thick layer of paint.
lynx
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Is that a tease of the wheels? That is going to look absolutely bad-ass.
Ticking noise? Could be an exhaust component heating up and "ticking" as it cools? Could be a high pressure fuel pump or injectors. I have no idea about these engines though. Wait, don't these Maserati's have analogue clocks in the dash?