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5 spoke 20vt wheels #1608507
26/09/2017 14:29
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I quite like the look of these.
They look similar to 20vt wheels but with an extra spoke!

5 spoke 20vt wheels

Re: 5 spoke 20vt wheels [Re: Dazvr6] #1608553
27/09/2017 10:33
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Good find! That's brilliant thumb


F****** b****** thing...
Re: 5 spoke 20vt wheels [Re: Dazvr6] #1608779
01/10/2017 14:38
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They look similar to Antera 181 wheels as fitted to the de Tomasa / Qvale Mangusta from around year 2000. After seeing them in an Autocar article I kept looking on eBay for quite a while trying to get a set to fit to the Coupe, thinking the same, that they look similar to the original 20vt wheels.


1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus
1985½ & 2016 2017 Fiat 124 Spider + XF Sportbrake
Re: 5 spoke 20vt wheels [Re: Dazvr6] #1608822
02/10/2017 11:23
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I think they would look right at home on a coupe
but I don't like them as much as my 18's laugh

Last edited by Dazvr6; 02/10/2017 11:23.
Re: 5 spoke 20vt wheels [Re: Dazvr6] #1608832
02/10/2017 15:41
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I don't know if there really is engineering substance to this but I remember reading once that having the same number of spokes as nuts/studs for holding the wheel on can make for more strength. There is some logic to that in terms of alignment of forces but having had a spoke on a standard wheel break recently maybe not worth worrying about.


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