What to do with a 57.1 centre bore on poss new wheels

[m100sandra]

Ive seen some wheels which i think would look nice on the Elan but they have a 57.1 centre bore, am i right in thinking that on the elan its 56.6mm is it a poss to have these wheels, iv been told its to close to use a spigot ring, so maybe 3 options, they wont work. make do with the 57.1, or have them bored out to take a spigot ring?
Any thoughts

Sandra

[HJ2]

Ive seen some wheels which i think would look nice on the Elan but they have a 57.1 centre bore, am i right in thinking that on the elan its 56.6mm is it a poss to have these wheels, iv been told its to close to use a spigot ring, so maybe 3 options, they wont work. make do with the 57.1, or have them bored out to take a spigot ring?
Any thoughts

Sandra

I have good experience with custom made center rings, even the thin ones (Not on the Elan though) Make shure they are tight tolerance, good material, machined by an expert and it should go OK imho. You could always machine the wheels as plan B.

[rip]

I would prefer them to fit snugly so having them bored out to take a spigot ring sounds like the nicest option to me.

[norman lovie]

0.25mm gap - i,ve done this before by fitting a sleeve of pipe ~( a can etc) cut it the required length then cut a slot along the length - open up the gap so that when you spring it closed it forms slightly less of an OD than the ID of the wheel ( it's ok if there is a small gap where the cut is) - by forcing it closed to a diameter smaller than the original pipe that you cut it from = it will spring back out against the inside of the wheel hub and take a good grip - you can bond it into the wheel with some epoxy - you don't need to have the pipe accurately flush with the end face of the wheel.
When I did it, it was a tad too tight to fit over the wheel hub - a large diameter sanding wheel will quickly polish it to a nice fit

[JIMBO]

Do not fit them as they are. Dont try a very thin spigot ring.
Have the wheels machined to take a regular spigot ring and all will be fine.
Simples!