I would have thought Performance would know the correct offset for Alpines. When I ordered the Superlites for my Imp I didn't need to give any specs at all. The guy at my local tyre shop just rang them and said to send four wheels to fit an Imp, much to my amazement. When the goods arrived they were a perfect fit.
Russ Maddock Brisbane, Australia
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Heuer <paul.heuer(at)dsto.defence.gov.au> To: Christopher Albers <Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu> Cc: TTILTON(at)co.sarasota.fl.us <TTILTON(at)co.sarasota.fl.us>; GROSS(at)UNIT.COM <GROSS(at)UNIT.COM>; RBailey(at)doa.state.la.us <RBailey(at)doa.state.la.us>; alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net> Date: Thursday, 20 August 1998 12:09 Subject: Re: Minilite copy?
>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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