anyone bought any of these yet

the salesman tells me he can have the offsets made in



pricing seems pretty good , well compared to 9" Fuchs

Nice, can they come in 16" rather than 15"?? Tires are tough to come by in that width for a 15" rim

Travis it doesn't look like it

http://www.minilitewheels.us/

Here is a pair of 15" x 8 " Minilite aluminum wheels with the correct lug insert for Porsche lugnuts

What would pricing be (per wheel) in the 15 or 16x8 flavor for the proper early offset?

So what are the weights??? Especially for a 15x10?

-Josh2

I don't see how he can"t drill 16" blanks out. The centers are all the same and all we need is the correct offset at desired width.

And... do they come sealed or anodized? Anything other than exposed bare aluminum?

I don't have any specifics, but I heard they are not so light.

I imagine they will be pretty heavy. I used to have a set of the later sport version of the minilites that were made in alu rather than magnesium. In 15X6.5 they weighed almost 18 lbs!

Still waiting to see someone from our community do a GT replica using either the Minilites in the rear or deep Fuchs like there, with Michelin TB5s -- my favorite tire for our cars from a visual standpoint.

Scroll down about half way...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=395594

I'm busy imagining them on a perfect replica of the Sonauto Le Mans GT with just two deviations: black paint instead of white and slightly off-white meatballs for the numbers...

pete

Good grief! I have a set of 15x8 steelies that weigh less than that! Oh well...

-Josh2

Yes, I can confirm that the 15 x 6.5 Minilites (Aluminum) weigh 18 lbs.

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more like "impossible" these days.
i tried for a year to find street tires for my 9x15 wheels, no luck.

i ended up selling the wheels and opted for a set of 9x17 and 11x17 ...
Andy

I guess if you're looking to put 'em to street use then yeah, it'll be tough...

I'm thinking of the new Hoosier DOT comp tires - 275/35-15. Same rolling diameter as a 205/50-15, but with a much larger amount of tire on the ground.

-Josh2

Pack racing AKA VTO Performance, will soon be making a 15x10 wheel on a 5x130 bolt pattern their 15x8 is listed at 15.5lbs. And they make a 16x7 and 16x8 too.

http://www.vtoperformance.com/acatalog/Superlite_GTR.html

Wow, I really like these rims....

If I ordered a set of 16", 4-bolt, 7" and 8", what would the offset be?

Also, what size lug nut would I order?

-- Rob

Backspacing should be close to 5" to clear your fenders (on the 7's), and you will need to do some fender work to get the 8's to work -someone correct me if I am wrong. Also check Gint's thread on these wheels - he did a 15x7.

for lug holes, 14mm and 1.5 thread pitch.

Thanks for the info Travis....

-- Rob

I was wrong on my offset/backspacing.

We know a 16x7 boxster wheel will fit on the rear of a narrow body car, maybe (maybe not) a little pulling is required. The offset is 40mm or 5.6" backspacing

A 911 fuch 16x7 wheel has a 10.8 offset, usually a little pulling is required to get these to fit on a narrow body car. With an offset of 10.8 the backspacing is about 4.4".

I have heard that 16x8 1986 951 wheels (fuchs or phone dials) can fit the rear of a narrow body car with serious pulling and/or cut and fill fenders. They have a 23.3 offset or 5.4"

That said, I would shoot for 16x7 all around with a 35mm offset (5.35 backspace) that the Superlites are advertised with (unles you plan on serious work on the rears).

Here's an offset to backspace chart that might help.

Have a look at these:
http://www.performancewheels.com.au/superlite.asp

That's the same wheel that's being discussed. Just through Pack Racing, and American distributor. Superlite is in fact where they come (manufactured) from.

My Superlite wheel thread

245x50x15 are almost non existant and 225 just behind lately. i built these 15x9.5 rims for my mustang years ago but at the time the 245's were readily avalible (911 sized).

mike
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I really like this style wheel. Very retro cool! I wish I had a better photo on this computer, but here's Sandy's Healey.

There is Minilite and then everything else. I am using 15 x 7 Superlites which are not real light, but they are strong. A lot of people use them in historic racing. With 25+ offset and Dunlop DX03G 205/50/15 everything just clears on the inside and outside. The Dunlop is a biggish tyre. http://www.stuckey.com.au/tyres_details.aspx?TyreName=DZ03G

A couple of photos. The second one gives an indication of rear clearance. Its about 3mm on the outside.

Here’s my car with Minilites that I bought in 2006. The fronts are 7x15 and the rears are 8 x15. I’ve been a Minilite fan since the sixties.

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Dude that car is dead S#XY! Soooo retro cool....

too!

More pictures!

Thanks for the complements. A few months back I finished up an engine compartment refurbishment along with building and installing front and rear sway bars. It’s been an interesting project and a fun ride.

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Next Car of the Month? Looks great with the minilites and the blacked out trim!

I'll second the nomination as I cast my early ballot

T.C.

I think you owned that car once, Think sunny day in Tacoma, bad clutch.

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Next Car of the Month? Looks great with the minilites and the blacked out trim!

I think you owned that car once, Think sunny day in Tacoma, bad clutch.


No wonder I like that car. It sure didn't look like that when I had it, it got much fatter in the hips.....

Where are you from sixgt?

Sweet Mustang - I see the rare ribbed panel that only came on the '67 if I am not mistaken. Very Nice!

Hi Howard, do you use these for road use or only comp? What sort of mileage do you get?

Cheers, Steve

I'm from Beantown, coffee bean that is! Sunny Seattle

Steve,

I am using the softest compound (of 4) and mostly for competition. The ones on the car have done a 5 day event with about 250 km of racing and are about half gone. Am doing a 3 day event in may with about 160 km of racing and I think they will be shot after that if its dry. I am not sure what you would get out of them as a daily driver.

cheers,

H

thanks... i understand they were only avalible on early 67's, as a $17 option (had to have exterior package first). fastback anf coupe panels where different because of trunk lid lines ... oops hyjacked

mike