Diamond Racing Wheels, ...still no dice |
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Diamond Racing Wheels, ...still no dice |
yeahmag |
Mar 3 2011, 04:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,422 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California |
Well, in my never ending quest for dirt cheap wider wheels I wrote my yearly email to Diamond Racing Wheels. They still aren't doing the offsets we need, but they were prompt and very nice.
===================== Aaron, The maximum back space we make in the 15x7 4x130 is 4" or zero offset because the center is dished backward like a regular RWD wheel. Sorry but I don't think we will be able to help you. Bill On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Aaron McKinnon <mckinnon@caltech.edu> wrote: > > I'm after a 15" rim, 7" wide, 4x130 bolt patter, 4-7/8" back spacing. I > > could always add spacers if you can only do 5" back spacing. This is for a > > narrow bodied Porsche 914 on DOT-R's in autocross. Car was the PCA CP class > > winner last year and I'd like to take it up a notch. > > > > Let me know. > > > > Thanks. > > > > -Aaron |
strawman |
Mar 3 2011, 04:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 881 Joined: 25-January 08 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 8,624 Region Association: Central California |
Diamond Racing wheels are heavy. We've got a set for our 24 Hours of Lemons Opel GT car in 15x7... they as tough as iron and every bit as heavy!
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rick 918-S |
Mar 3 2011, 06:43 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,471 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Got a photo?
I find it hard to believe that there isn't enough space on the barrel to slide the center out an inch. Here's what I would do. Buy a set, grind the welds off the back of the center, build a jig to fix the center where I wanted it and reweld the center. There just steel wheels. I've done it before. Sorry it was pre-internet and I have no photos. Edit: I think I may have had to turn the wheel around, weld up the valve stem hole and re-drill the stem hole on the new outer side of the wheel. |
yeahmag |
Mar 3 2011, 07:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,422 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Pasadena, CA Member No.: 3,946 Region Association: Southern California |
I've got a set of stock 914 steelies I plan on doing this to if I can ever find wider hoops.
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rick 918-S |
Mar 3 2011, 07:32 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,471 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I've got a set of stock 914 steelies I plan on doing this to if I can ever find wider hoops. Back in the day (late 80's/Early 90's) we used to be able to purchase steel barrels with the centers unwelded. The local dirt track stock car guys had a source for these. I think I got a set once with wide 5 for VW. We built a wide body Ghia with VW headlights and used these wheels. I would check with the Dunebuggy shops to see if they have a source for these wide barrels with weld in centers. They will be for off road use. |
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