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348 wheels on a 308?

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  1. dr.p8888

    dr.p8888 Rookie

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    i have a 1981 308 gtsi and just purchased a set of 348 wheels from a guy who claimed they would bolt right on. it seems that the wheel bolts i have are way too short and i am curious about the fit? can anyone help me? many thanks, dr.p.
     
  2. 350HPMondial

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    They have the wrong offset, go get your money back.

    Can you say, " Smoked wheel bearings and fried hubs...?"


    Hope you can get your cash back.
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  3. Steve Magnusson

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    The hub diameter and bolt pattern are the same as your 308, but the offsets are very, very different (and would require huge bolt-on spacers and the correct 348 wheel bolts). See this thread for the offset difference data:

    http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8361

    If the Seller won't take them back, you'd be better off selling them to a Mondial Owner and getting something else IMO.
     
  4. CaptOharry

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    Where do you measure on the rim for the offset?
     
  5. GrigioGuy

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    #5 GrigioGuy, Jan 28, 2009
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    It's possible. Not the best look, but possible. It will require spacers and longer bolts; talk to Ricambi America, they stock Hill Engineering parts that will work.
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  6. tazandjan

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    Tillman- Those look really nice, as do the couple I have seen with 550 Maranello wheels. Both of those required modifications to either the wheel or suspension/shock mounts to fit properly, however.

    The 348 wheels look good enough to go through a little hassle to make them fit.

    Taz
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  7. Darolls

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    I have to agree. They don't look good on a 308; actually, they don't look good on a 348 either!
     
  8. tazandjan

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    Everybody is a critic. Whatever happened to "If you do not have something nice to say, shut the whatever up." May be a slight misquote, but you get the drift. Show us an alternative if you have perfect taste.

    Taz
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  9. PAP 348

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    Dont look too shabby IMO. :):)

    Lol!! :p:p

    :D:D
     
  10. 350HPMondial

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  11. f355spider

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    +1. Get QV wheels. 348 wheels don't even look right on 348's! That's why you find them for sale frequently. ;)

    (nothing wrong with 348's, just the wheels IMO)
     
  12. 350HPMondial

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  13. Shaide

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    Zomg! And just like on a lot of 348's... they are backwards!


    (Sorry for reviving an old thread, but this one popped up in a search and just HAD to comment. No self control.)
     
  14. VisualHomage

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    OEM 348 wheels look like shipping protector covers over the "real" wheels beneath .... but they are the real wheels.
     

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