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> Superlite Wheels, FYI
nick mironov
post Oct 3 2006, 08:10 PM
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I purchased a set of Superlite wheels from:Pack Racking Products.
Barry Knickerbocker
Pack Racing Products
7175 E. Second St.
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
928-771-1763
866-855-3473 Toll Free
928-771-1918 Fax

Size: 16x7
Bolt pattern: 4 x 130
Offset: +35 mm
Weight: 18.6 pounds - measured (website says 20.5 pounds)

I ordered 5 wheels with lugs, nuts, centercaps, and valve stems, and received a 5% discount from the website pricing.

The 16" wheels had to be ordered from Australia (waited a couple of months), since he did not have any in stock. I believe he is working on getting 16" stock and also has a driling machine to make various bolt patterns.

Tires: BF Goodrich G-Force Sport 205/55/16.
Diameter: 24.9" vs. 25.4" for a stock 165/16 tire (makes it 2% fast on the speedometer)
Width: 8.3"

Total weight: Dunno - forgot to weigh before installing. But probably around 35 pounds.

Fit: See pictures below.
Rears: There is about 0.5" clearance on the inside at the inner fender wall and about the same at the swing arm. The exterior of the tire pretty much lines up with the inside fender lip. (Right side lines up and left side has about 1/6" clearance. This could be a problem if you have sagging springs and the fender lip is much below the top of the tire.
Fronts: There is about 1/4" clear at the front and back of each tire at full left and right wheel lock. There is less than 1/8" clearance at the strut cover.

Optional wheel sizes: The wheels come in 15 inch sizes and 12, 25, and 35 mm offsets. (The lower offsets will push the tires further to the outside by the amount of the offset.

Use of 215/55 tires: They are 8.8" wide and 25.4" in diameter - same as a stock tire.
Rear: I think that they will just squeeze into the back but you may have to pull the fender about 1/4" to 3/8". Anything wider and you will need spacers and fender flares. You can't have sagging springs.
Front: You will definitely require spacers or use the 25 or 12 mm offset wheels to get the clearance on the inside at the strut cover. It is hard to predict the fit because of both the increased width and the larger diameter of the tire, but with spacers (minimum 1/2"?), I think that they will fit.

I now have four 15 x 5.5 Riviera wheels (+24 mm offset) that I will be selling (only three centercaps). These wheels will handle up to 190 tires within stock fenders.
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post Oct 3 2006, 08:13 PM
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post Oct 3 2006, 08:13 PM
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very nice...yep, the 35mm offset 7" rim is perfect for the rear of a stock 914 ........

so much for the "sleeper" look you had been going for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Oct 3 2006, 08:14 PM
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post Oct 3 2006, 08:15 PM
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post Oct 3 2006, 08:15 PM
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There was a little tire/body rub right about at the tip of the arrow at my first autocross. Probably due to cornering body lean and related increase in camber. Don't have a front sway bar yet - that might should reduce the body lean.


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post Oct 3 2006, 08:16 PM
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post Oct 3 2006, 08:16 PM
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Statically, there is no contact. If the car is moving, there is a little contact at full wheel turn.


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post Oct 3 2006, 08:19 PM
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I have one 1/2" and one 1" spacer for the front if you want to do a test fit.

The track is 1" narrower per side on the front than the rear...
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post Oct 4 2006, 03:00 PM
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Okat, about 163$ for the in stock as displayed but what about woth the 4X130 hole patern? These look so good bro!!

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post Oct 4 2006, 03:04 PM
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Gint has a set.....the club has a "price" and we are looking at carrying them on the ecom site.


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post Oct 4 2006, 03:11 PM
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Wow sweet jigally goodness. My eyes are off wheels now....MMMMMmmmama


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post Oct 25 2006, 06:30 PM
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QUOTE(mikez @ Oct 4 2006, 03:04 PM) *

Gint has a set.....the club has a "price" and we are looking at carrying them on the ecom site.

I'm going to have to buy some tires for those wheels. They look great, and 205's should have no clearance issues at all.
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post Oct 25 2006, 07:05 PM
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Not to rain on anyone's parade....but....

The car is extremely high presently. When you lower the car to a more esthetically pleasing ride height all of your measurements/parameters will change.
On the rear you will get closer to the inside fender well and give yourself some extra room at the fender lip. On the front you will get extra clearance at the fender lip as well.
This is assuming you add a little camber into the car.

By the way those wheels are beautiful.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Nice purchase.
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post Oct 25 2006, 07:21 PM
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QUOTE(Dan (Almaden Valley) @ Oct 25 2006, 07:05 PM) *

Not to rain on anyone's parade....but....

The car is extremely high presently. When you lower the car to a more esthetically pleasing ride height all of your measurements/parameters will change.
On the rear you will get closer to the inside fender well and give yourself some extra room at the fender lip. On the front you will get extra clearance at the fender lip as well.
This is assuming you add a little camber into the car.

By the way those wheels are beautiful.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Nice purchase.


That's why I'm going to use 205's. And two of the wheels I have are 10 or 12mm different in offset and add to that a couple of 1/4" (3/16"? give or take) spacers courtesy of Herr Mueller! should give me some flexibility between front and read mounting.
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post Oct 25 2006, 08:23 PM
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Those are a great looking wheel. But an aluminum wheel that weighs in at 18+ lbs is not superlight. I had a set of steel wheels that weighed 19lbs. I wish we had a more common bolt pattern so we could get the 10-12 lb wheels available for other models.
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post Oct 25 2006, 09:35 PM
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QUOTE(Brett W @ Oct 25 2006, 07:23 PM) *

Those are a great looking wheel. But an aluminum wheel that weighs in at 18+ lbs is not superlight. I had a set of steel wheels that weighed 19lbs. I wish we had a more common bolt pattern so we could get the 10-12 lb wheels available for other models.


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