Sold: Real Set of 4 Mini-Lites 6.5" x 15" Aluminum 5x130, Fits the narrow body cars Options

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I have a second set of 6.5 x 15" 5x130 bolt pattern Mini Lites, yes the real mini lites and not the other cops that do odd things like but a lug in the wheel paddle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

The are going for [s]$2500Reduced $2250 per set. Buyer pays shipping. Come with Lugs Nuts, washers, center caps, and 4 wheels. Last set I know that sold with all the parts was listed at $2900, they sold for $2800 shipped.[/s]

These are off the market now, and going to a good home

All clean no curbing, that I am aware of.







For a bit of history here Mini-lite still has the molds for these wheels. Downfall is they do not fit in their new presses. And do to the limited sales they have no plans of remaking the 6.5" wheels.

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Lightness depends on the substance they are manufactured from. These are Aluminum, and pressure cast Aluminum. The Fuchs is the benchmark Porsche people go for. They are Forged, and for that reason, can be manufactured with thinner materials to achieve the same function. These being pressure cast, needs to be a bit beefier. They are also much more rugged that a Fuch ever dreamed of being.

My magnesium Mini-lites have the inserts he is talking about. On a stock car, I would not run them, due to lack of thread engagement on the wheel studs. The Mini-Lite hub center is a pretty thick piece of metal, the studs barely protrude out the hole. The Mini-lite lugs are designed for full thread engagement.

If you are worried about centering, which I never had an issue with, ran Mini-lites for years. And raced with them for years. Maybe the better solution would be a set of centering ring adapters. Lots of wheels use the adapters to make their wheels hub centric. This allows them to manufacture one wheel in a couple of bolt patterns and then sell it to multiple vehicle manufacturers. Even Tangerine racing got into the act selling a rear hub centric adapter for the 914.

To me that is the solution for a off center wheel.

What I like about the wheel inserts is I am not fitting with the seat washers. My set will take the acorn style nut. I will be using the Mini-lite lug nuts as the thread engagement is so much more important to me. Seen to many wheels part company with a car. Really don't want to see that on my -6.

BTW, centering rings can also be done by any talented machine shop, Delrin would be my choice here, and the wheels would need to be machined also to accept the ring. This is as simple as cutting the grove into the backside to create a place for the ring to sit flush with the wheel back side.

I will post more detailed pictures tomorrow.