Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Marchesini 10 spokes

[smilo006]

Found a set for a really good price. However these and the sets I have seen on Ebay have a 6" rear. Is it true that you cannot really fit a 180 section to this width of wheel?
The alternative width is 5,75. Std 996 rear is 5,5.
Can you get them in 5,5?
Will a 5,75 take a 180 section tyre?

[bolds]

I had a 180 fitted to a 6" five spoke marchesini on my 916 with no problems

[Rattler]

Originally posted by smilo006
Found a set for a really good price. However these and the sets I have seen on Ebay have a 6" rear. Is it true that you cannot really fit a 180 section to this width of wheel?
The alternative width is 5,75. Std 996 rear is 5,5.
Can you get them in 5,5?
Will a 5,75 take a 180 section tyre?

I'm pretty sure that you can fit a 180 rear to the 6inch job.

Besides, it depends where the measurement is taken from - some of these measurements are the internal width and not to the edge of the wheels IIRC.

And we need some pics of the 10 spokes - they'll look very trick


Tim

[smilo006]

These were the ones I looked at on fleebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

[Rattler]

ah - they'll be left hand drive then!

[keefer]

I had a 180 put on a 6inch rim and it looked crap (flat)
took it straight back and had a 190/55 fitted.
not common but much better IMO