17' wheels on a Spider discussion

[Tony Martie <tony@domain.elided>]

Original post:

> At 12:24 PM 11/20/2002, you wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 09:41:09 -0600
> > From: Tony Martie <tony@domain.elided>
> > Subject: Spider w/ 17" wheels!
> >
> > Does anybody know who makes these wheels?
> > Most likely custom drilled?
> > http://www.alfaclassifieds.com/uk/detail.php?siteid=357
> > Just curious,
> >
> > Tony Martie
> > 78 Spider
> > http://tmpd.net
Follow ups:

On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 01:40 PM, Dean W. Cains wrote:

> Hi Tony:
>
> Can't tell you who makes those wheels, but here's a link to some 
> similar Alfa-specific 16's:
>
> http://www.serpentautosport.com/wheels.htm
>
> The proprietor of Serpent  (Charlie DiMarco) is a Digester, and a good 
> guy to deal with.
>
> The wheels on the UK car are most likely not custom drilled, as 4 X 
> 108 is more common than you might think, fitting many Euro Fords and 
> Peugeots, to name a few.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dean
Subject: Re: Spider w/ 17" wheels!

I have seen the wheels at Serpent.  They look O.K. (IMO), but that's 
kind of a lot of money for a design that I am not all that crazy about.
One of the reasons I desire the large wheels is (this crazy idea I 
have) to use run flat tires and ditch the spare, cut out the spare tire 
well in the trunk, replace with a more usable square recess, re-carpet 
and voila!  I would have a Spider with enormous trunk space (by Spider 
standards), modern tires and great big pretty wheels.
Nuts?  Maybe so.
There's always that whole "tire pressure monitoring system" that you 
are suppose to install with run-flat tires that I would have to contend 
with, or ignore and take my chances. hmm...

I think I will go ahead and post this exchange to the digest just to 
hear the reactions, thoughts and most likely better ideas that may 
result.

Maybe I will look into some UK sources.

~Tony M.
78 Spider
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