Centering wheels on 93 spider

[Spider James]

Hi ,This is my first post.

I've got a set of older 5 spoke 14" wheels for my 93 spider,made by Grand Prix.

When I tried one on the front,the wheel was loose around the studs and could be moved left/right ,up/down on the hub spigot,thinking the wheels didn't fit properly I tried one of my original S4 teledials and it was the same,3-4mm of movement around the spigot.

Is this normal for 105 series cars?Do the wheel nuts just centre the wheel to the hub and not necessarily the centre spigot? On all my other Fiats and Alfas the centre hub spigot locates the wheels central to the hub.

The S4 wheel nuts wouldn't tighten against the Grand Prix wheels,it was as though the studs were too long,is this a common problem?

[JoeCab]

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Originally Posted by Spider James Is this normal for 105 series cars?Do the wheel nuts just centre the wheel to the hub and not necessarily the centre spigot?

[JoeCab]

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Originally Posted by Spider James The S4 wheel nuts wouldn't tighten against the Grand Prix wheels,it was as though the studs were too long,is this a common problem?

[Spider James]

Thanks JoeCab,I never realised the difference between the front and rear hubs,on all my other cars the wheels were tight to the spigot.

It looks like I'll have to source other lug nuts.

[Alfajay]

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Originally Posted by Spider James ...on all my other cars the wheels were tight to the spigot. It looks like I'll have to source other lug nuts.