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ABS ring
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:35 am
by ianc53
Bit of a long shot but does anyone have an old style (aluminium instead of bent tin) rear wheel ABS ring
I've got hold of a 5.5" rim (thanks Andrew) but need either the older style ring, (but not at BMW prices), or some spacers.
Cheers
Ian
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:30 am
by winger
Hi Ian
I presume your bike is non-ABS,i've used an ABS wheel on my S just spaced the disc with washers,the ABS ring looks crap anyway,if i remember rightly it's 4.5mm.
Chris
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:43 pm
by ianc53
Chris
My bike is ABS, but with the later tin ABS ring which is only 1 mm thick. The wider wheel is for the thicker alloy ring. Using spacers is probably the easiest way to go.
Cheers
Ian
ABS Ring
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:38 pm
by Andrew Burt
Ian,
I wonder if it might not be worth visiting a local metal workers. They might have some aluminium plate the right thickness, or better still aluminium bar/tube. You might even be able to get one of them to cut out some round spacers for you cash in hand

If not, what about stainless steel washers? You won’t need that many if you lose the hub spacer as well
Hope you get the wheel on soon, regards
Andrew
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:29 pm
by mdouglas
Tell me what you want, and I'll make you them on the lathe if you want. Stainless or aluminium.
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:34 am
by ianc53
Brilliant
That's an offer I can't refuse.
I need 5 spacers, either aluminium or, if it's no problem, stainless. O.D. 20.0 mm, I.D. 8.0 mm, thickness 4.0 mm.
Thanks a lot, I'll P.M. you details
Cheers
Ian
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:46 pm
by mdouglas
They're made:
They're all between 4.00 and 4.08 mm thick. I'm guessing that's sufficient accuracy?
I didn't have stainless of a large enough diameter, so they're aluminium.
Mark
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:36 pm
by ianc53
Mark
I'd mailed you before seeing this. They're excellent

Knowing the exacting specifications BMW seem to work to anything between 2 and 6 would probably work.
Thanks again
Ian