Superlite 15x7 25+ offset 4 lug 4x130 wheels, for those of you looking for something different Options

[Gint]

I had half a dozen titles for this thread in my head...

It's finally time to mount the Superlite wheels I bought in June 06. Mike Z was given a second chance offer from ebay when the auction didn't make reserve. He offered them up and I grabbed it. I bought them significantly cheaper than Pack Racing currently offers them for on their website. So it was worth it. Here's the original thread There were many questions (and even a little mis-information) in that thread. I'll answer quite a few here since I now have the wheels have tires mounted on them and I'm about to use them.

BTW - 914world member Nick Mironov has a thread about his Superlite wheels. Nick's superlite wheel thread . Nick, you want to read this thread and possibly talk to Pack Racing about a set of inserts with a proper conical lug bolt/nut seat.




This post has been edited by Gint: Jan 2 2013, 06:26 PM

[BigFour1973]

awakening an old thread. If someone could tell me i'm correct so when i place my order with performance wheels I wont get them and cry because i got them wrong. I would greatly appreciate it.

So stock fuchs 15x5.5 with an offset of 40mm and a back spacing of 123mm or (4.8 inches)

I want to run 7s in the front and 8s in the back. I will be doing flares so protruding out the sides wont be an issue (to an extent of course)

I want to order:
16x7 with an offset of 21 mm which puts the backspacing at 123 mm as well.

16x8 with an offset of 8 mm, which will put the backspacing again at 123 mm.

If i can get them to make me 9" wheels I would have them make the wheels at

16x9 with an offset of -5 to give me the same 123 mm backspacing as the stock 2.0 fuchs

Thanks in advance

[Kansas 914]

So you are going 7" and 8" and keeping it 4 lug? I have done it with Cragar 365s. I now have 5 lug wheels on the flared car.

[BigFour1973]

So you are going 7" and 8" and keeping it 4 lug? I have done it with Cragar 365s. I now have 5 lug wheels on the flared car.

Yes, that's the plan. Do you recall the offsets you ran? Did you run spacers? If so what size were the spacers

[Kansas 914]

Yes, that's the plan. Do you recall the offsets you ran? Did you run spacers? If so what size were the spacers

The wheels are just sitting in the garage - let me go look and post back here.

[horizontally-opposed]

The wheels are just sitting in the garage - let me go look and post back here.

Hey Mike,

What tires are you running with the five-lug wheels?

I'm really curious how those BFGs are compared to modern performance rubber if you've got any impressions, mainly because they can be had in 205/60R15. How grippy were they? How predictable? How about noise, and ride comfort? Thanks!

pete

[Kansas 914]

The wheels are just sitting in the garage - let me go look and post back here.

Hey Mike,

What tires are you running with the five-lug wheels?

I'm really curious how those BFGs are compared to modern performance rubber if you've got any impressions, mainly because they can be had in 205/60R15. How grippy were they? How predictable? How about noise, and ride comfort? Thanks!

pete

I have Hankook Ventus 2 tires on the car now. Good tires - but I haven't really pushed them to see how grippy they are. I know AZ914 is running the same tires on his 3.2L 914 and he might have a better idea.

[horizontally-opposed]

I have Hankook Ventus 2 tires on the car now. Good tires - but I haven't really pushed them to see how grippy they are. I know AZ914 is running the same tires on his 3.2L 914 and he might have a better idea.

How were the BFGs on a 914? That's what I am really curious about. Did they seem like a performance tire and appropriate for a 914, or did they feel like a floaty American car tire? Been wondering about this for a very long time, as I like their period-correct appearance on 914s. I'd probably run the black letters, but liked the white letters on your car with the black wheels. Pretty cool look.

Would be curious for your take on the BFGs after you get a chance to push the Ventus 2s, as well.

Thanks!!!

[Kansas 914]

How were the BFGs on a 914? That's what I am really curious about. Did they seem like a performance tire and appropriate for a 914, or did they feel like a floaty American car tire? Been wondering about this for a very long time, as I like their period-correct appearance on 914s. I'd probably run the black letters, but liked the white letters on your car with the black wheels. Pretty cool look.

Would be curious for your take on the BFGs after you get a chance to push the Ventus 2s, as well.

Thanks!!!

Unfortunately I will never have an apples to apples comparison. When I went to 5 lug Fuchs I changed my rear shock/spring package at the same time so everything is different. I also went to a 16" wheel so I could have more tire options in the future. I also went wider tires front and rear. and went from a 60 series tire to a 50 series tire (it kept my speedometer spot on). So many changes that it is difficult to tell. I don't think I would consider the BFG a performance tire. The Hankooks maybe a little better. They are a directional tire with a more aggressive tread pattern.

When I bought the car it had the tire mounted with the raised white letters facing out. I think I would have gone black letters as well. The 914 guys at Route 66 Classic nicknamed them NASCAR tires! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)