Adam (340GLT), I’m glad to hear that you're studying engineering. (and on a side note I wish you all the best with your studies, its well worth it)

The thing is that makes what you said even more shocking. I know you were just trying to make it easier for the non-engineering types to understand ...

Mate if you think bout it this way, My brackets are made out of steel the same thickness as the lobes on the strut leg so thye are very unlikely to break!!

:shock: .... just because the material you used is the same thickness as those lobes on the strut leg does not mean "thye are very unlikely ...

What about fitting soem spacers?

Looks like this may be the only option. Could get alway with just a 5mm spacer but that wouldn't leave much room for any rubber, so in that case something wider will be needed. For that to work longer wheels studs would defiantly be needed.

Also I think there’s ...

3 piece Simmons v4

spec's are as follows:
4x100 PCD
15x8"
130mm from hub mounting face to the inner edge of the rim
centre bore approx 58mm

so being 8" wide makes it approximately 200mm wide (203.2mm) which makes the offset 30mm (correct me if I’m wrong)

After a taking some measurements on the ...