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« on: August 03, 2009, 23:28:48 pm »

Where would you measure an Erco wheel to determine what is the wheel's thickness? Would you measure at the wheel lip or at the center hole?

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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 00:14:13 am »

are you trying to find out if there the race weight ones? I think the Race weight ERCO's use the washer behind the lugs and are two layers thick in the center and the street weight Erco's are Countersunk lugs and are three layer centers  But I Am Not POS on this hopefully others will chime in Grin
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 01:11:14 am »

Mine are three layers in the center but no counter sunk holes. Then again, they are also Porsche pattern so not sure if the same rules apply.

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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 08:42:35 am »

Measure at the center hole.  .125" or .190".
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 12:37:13 pm »

They measure .135 which makes them race weight. I will keep them and use them for the drags and look for another set for the street.

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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2009, 16:33:23 pm »

I thought they only did the 5x205 in race (.125") weight??
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2009, 22:53:51 pm »

5x205 come in street and race weight. I had a street set on my car for years.
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« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2009, 00:08:32 am »

5x205 come in street and race weight. I had a street set on my car for years.

Sorry, I meant that only the race weight wheel was available in the 5x205 pattern, but it could be had in the thicker weight if desired.
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« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2009, 00:48:37 am »

Its not a big deal. I just have to decide what I am going to run on the street now. These will work fine for racing.

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« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2009, 09:15:01 am »

and I had a race set on my street car for years  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2009, 12:10:13 pm »

and I had a race set on my street car for years  Grin

Me too, race weight rears and street weight fronts. Although I have cracked one of the rears in the past and had to have it tig welded. Sneaky feeling it needs redoing  Embarrassed
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« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2009, 12:47:59 pm »

Mine are triple layer thin thickness with washers on the front, with two layer thick aluminium with countersunk bolts on the rear, whilst the spare is 2 thin sandwiching a thicker layer and uses the washers. I always thought you could get what you wanted/needed with Ercos?
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« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2009, 13:46:00 pm »

Mine are triple layer thin thickness with washers on the front, with two layer thick aluminium with countersunk bolts on the rear, whilst the spare is 2 thin sandwiching a thicker layer and uses the washers. I always thought you could get what you wanted/needed with Ercos?

You probably can or order them directly from CMS which makes the wheels for Erco. I bought these slightly used. Now I am debating ordering a set of .190 wheels from CMS or getting a set of Flat-4 Fuchs replicas for the street.

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