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Old 12-04-2009 | 06:55 PM
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Bolt pattern question

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I have a set of Vossen VVS 078 and one of them is damaged so I'm buying a replacement. Now the tricky thing is that the wheel has been discontinued, and after calling 20 different retailers I found one but the bold pattern is 5x4.5/114.3 offset 30 as opposed to 5x112 offset 30, but he said he would easily fix it. Is that a good option and what is involved in "fixing" it?
 
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Old 12-04-2009 | 07:00 PM
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NO. There is no way to fix a wheel with the wrong bolt pattern. The only way to do it is by slotting the lug holes and capping them. But I do not recommend that because I have heard bad stories with people who have done. So I do not recommend that.
Are these the wheels you are talking about. I found them on ebay.

Front wheels
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-NE...Q5fAccessories

Rear Wheels
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-NE...Q5fAccessories
 
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Old 12-04-2009 | 07:01 PM
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http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50859

similar question different vehicles ...

here are a few quotes ..

There are hub adapters, BUT they are expensive, and the wheels will need to be a very high offset, because the hub adapter needs about 20mm of room.

Filling and re-drilling, would NOT be reccomended.

Post a pic of the wheel, maybe we can find a similar wheel that will actually fit.
The safer way to do it is to remove the hubs and have them, along with the rotors, re-drilled to fit the wheels. This is a PIA, but not particularly unsafe. Redrilled wheels OTOH I would never trust. When redrilling hubs, don't weld up the old holes and re-drill them. Rather, offset the new pattern in relation to the old pattern, so that you have 10 holes in the hub now instead of 5.

Re-drilling hubs is common on oddball cars. A lot of Fiats (4x98) Yugos (also 4x98) and early Civics (4x120) have been redrilled for 4x100. As long as the hub is redrilled I'm OK with it.

5x114.3 is so common though, that it's hard to believe that there is a wheel that can't be had in it. If the wheels you want are aftermarket, then you can probably pay a custom charge and have the wheels drilled the proper pattern at the factory.
look through the link ..

but seems like its a chance your taking by modifying the wheel itself ...
 
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Old 12-04-2009 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubi2087
NO. There is no way to fix a wheel with the wrong bolt pattern. The only way to do it is by slotting the lug holes and capping them. But I do not recommend that because I have heard bad stories with people who have done. So I do not recommend that.
Are these the wheels you are talking about. I found them on ebay.

Front wheels
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-NE...Q5fAccessories

Rear Wheels
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-NE...Q5fAccessories
Mine are a different colour. Machined black with black lip. Like these


Thanks for your tips. Looks like I will just have to find a good place to fix it.
 
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