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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Late offset phone dials + 4 to 5 lug adaptors

Posted by: rupert14 Mar 23 2005, 10:03 PM

Thinking of going to 16" phone dials. There is a local set 7" wide with 215 60 R15 tires and they are the late offset. I know these do not work without spacers if you do the 5 lug conversion. So, if I use my 4 to 5 lug adaptors (about 1") will that bring the offset close enough to work without flares?

Bob

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Posted by: CptTripps Mar 24 2005, 07:58 AM

Inquiring Minds....

Posted by: ! Mar 24 2005, 09:22 AM

Late offset need 2 inch in the rear and 1 inch up front. "I" don't like adapters to begin with.....and the 4 to 5 lug ones are the cheesiest.....

Consider using a redrilled rotor that Eric Shea sells...do them yourself or bite the bullet and convert to a 911 front end and redo the rear hubs....

Your Mileage May Vary....

Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 24 2005, 09:50 AM

Holy crap! I am agreeing with MikeZ!! The world must be coming to an end...

Definitely ditch the adaptors--try the "float test" on them; throw them into the lake and if they float, retrieve them for further study. (If not, let them sit there with all the "Pinto Weber" single-carb setups...)

Spacers are one thing, and are tolerable. Four-to-five adaptors are, for the most part, cheesy crap and should be avoided at all costs.

--DD

Posted by: ! Mar 24 2005, 09:55 AM

QUOTE (Dave_Darling @ Mar 24 2005, 07:50 AM)
Holy crap! I am agreeing with MikeZ!! The world must be coming to an end...

Definitely ditch the adaptors--try the "float test" on them; throw them into the lake and if they float, retrieve them for further study. (If not, let them sit there with all the "Pinto Weber" single-carb setups...)

Spacers are one thing, and are tolerable. Four-to-five adaptors are, for the most part, cheesy crap and should be avoided at all costs.

--DD

Just like a drug Davey.....gets ya all tingly when you see the light of my wisdom....

Posted by: Travis Neff Mar 24 2005, 10:14 AM

QUOTE
Just like a drug Davey.....gets ya all tingly when you see the light of my wisdom....

I felt the same thing, turns out I had to take a dump though.. Eric's rotors are what you outght to do

Posted by: ! Mar 24 2005, 10:17 AM

Gives new meaning to crapping yer brains out....

Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 24 2005, 10:20 AM

QUOTE (mikez @ Mar 24 2005, 09:17 AM)
Gives new meaning to crapping yer brains out....

ya need to go five lug....

Posted by: rupert14 Mar 24 2005, 11:38 AM

OK guys, I get the point. I am planning on doing flares/911 supsension, and Eric Shea rear hubs but I am looking about 2 years out on that project. I was just considering the adaptors for the near future until I get the whole project done. I will just leave it as is for now. Thanks for the help.

Bob

Posted by: mskala Mar 24 2005, 06:33 PM

Hey I also see on an old wheel chart there were supposed
to be 7x15 and 7x16 phone dials with 52mm offset. Wouldn't
those work well with a small spacer or no spacer?

7x15 = 944 352 104 00
7x16 = 951 352 114 01

These should be comparable to 911R rims with 49mm offset.
Am I wrong?