Re: Minilite copy?

Paul Heuer (paul.heuer(at)dsto.defence.gov.au)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:22:15 +0930

Christopher Albers wrote: >
> Paul,
> don't know if you've seen the discusiion about offset, but do you
> think Performance would be able to provide the proper spec? Could you
> find out what sizes and offsets are applicable to Alpines? Thanks.
>
> Christopher

This is something I have been interested in for a while too. My 14x6 Performance Superlites stick out of the guards (fenders) at the front. Jarrid went to great pains to explain how and where 'offset' is measured. When I contacted Performance about correcting the problem, they used the term 'backspace'. From memory the two amounts of 'backspace' that these wheels are available in are 100mm and 113mm. If 'backspace' and 'offset' are synonymous, it sounds like 113mm is the one we want, and 100mm is the one I've got. I will confirm this on the car before we order 20 sets!

I understand from one of Jarrid's earlier posts that the Tiger uses the same tracks as the Alpine. Am I correct?

It would be nice to correct my offset problem at minimal cost as part of this deal :-)

Cheers, Paul. 

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