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

[Gint]

Now, this is a piece of info that anyone wishing to order Superlite wheels for a 914 needs to be aware of. Be certain that you tell them that you are purchasing wheels for us on a Porsche 914, (and provided your car is a stock configuration) it uses 14x15mm lug bolts, a 4x130 bolt circle and the hubs are not hubcentric. This should be enough information for them to know what type of insert to install in the wheels prior to shipment. I believe they have not yet supplied many of these wheels for a 914, so they are working out some kinks.

On to the details...

Apparently, Pack Racing modifies these wheels and adds inserts into the mounting holes to provide the correct size lug bolt/stud hole and a conical seat. The bolt hole is 17mm, so a 14x1.5 lug bolt or stud will float in the hole. And since these wheels are lugcentric, there is no way without these inserts (or a reasonable substitute) to locate or center the wheel.

I'll spare you the long story, but with the help of Terry from Pack Racing, we figured out that these wheels had shipped without the inserts. I'm going to either get a set of these inserts from Terry or make some of my own. I haven't really decided yet. If P.R. will send me the inserts for free I'll liekly go ahead and get a full set. I'll update this thread when that's been determined.




The lug bolt/nut mating surface as supplied from the manufacturer is flat.





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This post has been edited by Gint: Mar 28 2007, 10:29 PM

[nebreitling]

Tires...

I've now gone from running the fattest tire you can squeeze on a factory Fuchs wheel to the skinniest tire you can fit on a 7" rim. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I measured a few 205/50VR15 tires and needless to say they are all different.

• Yokohama EVS ES100 overall width is 8.2"
• Falken Azenis overall width are 7.875"
• Cheapo Nankang ex-500 overall width are 7.75"
• BFG G-force Sport overall width are 8.5625" These things are FAT!

The BFG G-force Sport are the fattest 205/50VR15 tires I've ever seen.

Hoosiers are 8.7" across!

[Joe Ricard]

Hoosiers are 8.7" across!

Hmm My Hoosiers are 11" across. with a tread compound of 25. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

and with 4.5" of backspace they Just freaking barely rub the inner fenderwell and I can nearly get my pinky finger between the outer flared fender lip and tire.