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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
to get get wider track on a x type and had the suspension re set up
lynx-
Its very annoying but i was there in the shop and i know these new wheels are for a maserati ghibli only the 94 and not my 93. According to maserati in italy the center bore should be the same as my current 93 wheels also made by OZ.
To clarify, i dont have a spacer yet i was there today only to find out how wide a spacer i would need but that was impossible to figure out since we couldent fit the wheels and see what spacing was still there or missing etc.
However the wheels would only sit on the lip and not allow themselves to be pushed into the "rim" even with a lot of preassure where as my old wheels just slip right on there.
But yeah the spacer you posted in the picture would circumvent the issue i guess but wouldent the load be on the bolts alone with this type of spacer (tho perhaps it is even with the kind in the picture below that i was thinking of putting on in which case i could just have the lip of the spacer made to the new wheels center bore specs.
Regardless the front wheels center bore would still need to be enlarged that tiny bit as there is no spacer to modify anything with and they just wont fit as is.
The picture below is of another ghibli from 93 using a spacer to fit later maserati wheels and in the front they would slip on without issues so the center bore must have been correct on those maserati wheels from later years but not my setup apparently (tho not the same model wheels). Tricky stuff!
badboybjorn
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.