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  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Jan. 7, 2011 8:30 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    OK, so, I have a 92 E36 325is 5sp with a 2.5L non-vanos motor, 250k, LSD and some dents. It will never be pretty without a lot of work but it has new rubber, a nice stereo, runs well It has 250k on it. I have all the records and it was well cared for.

    I planned to either clean it and drive it, put a cage in it and race it or make an LS swapped track car but... I have a race car. Its almost done and only so much time/funds on my hands. I can't do two at a time (I know... thats what she said...) .

    If I sold it after a good cleaning and a few hours fixing small trim stuff I'd be in the $1200 range for sale but... I came by it pretty cheaply so I figure I'll have a little fun and sell it as a last resort.

    • I need a decent lathe and some tooling
    • I like motorcycles, pit bikes and scooters
    • running LS/T-56 combinations
    • I could use a nice set of Recaros, suspension or BBS track wheels for a 90 964C2
    • What else do you guys have in trade?

    Bear with me - pics to follow. I got this brilliant idea while at work. Need to go home to post them.

  • Greg Voth

    Jan. 7, 2011 9:17 a.m. Greg Voth HalfDork

    Ive got those CCW's I still havent measured for you .

    I could deliver them the weekend of Jan 22nd.

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Jan. 7, 2011 9:26 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    Greg Voth wrote:

    Ive got those CCW's I still havent measured for you .

    I could deliver them the weekend of Jan 22nd.

    Its only been like six months :)

    I need to run down the offsets that will work but refresh my memory and post a link to the pic.

  • Greg Voth

    Jan. 7, 2011 9:42 a.m. Greg Voth HalfDork

    http://picasaweb.google.com/lilblubaru/PorscheWheels?authkey=Gv1sRgCOiL2ZjV_5iALw#

    Photos.

    I will get those measurements by this weekend. I'd like an excuse but its just being lazy. There was Lemons car and the holidays and all but in reality it would take maybe 30 minutes and I would be lying if I didn't waste 30 minutes everyday. Like right now.

  • Greg Voth

    Jan. 7, 2011 10:07 a.m. Greg Voth HalfDork

    Actually it takes about 15 minutes.

    Using this as a guide. https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

    Front Wheel 16x11

    Backspacing

    6" 3/8 w/o spacer

    4" 3/8 w/ 2" spacer

    4" 1/8 w/ 2" 1/4 spacer

    Offset (Approx)

    +10 w/o spacer

    -41 w/ 2" spacer

    -47 w/ 2" 1/4 spacer

    Rear Wheel 16x12

    Backspacing

    5" 5/8

    Offset (Approx)

    -22

    Sorry about the wacky post. I couldnt get the formatting right on the post. The other way the numbers were just running together.

  • AngryCorvair

    Jan. 7, 2011 10:19 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork

    Greg Voth wrote:

    Backspacing

    6" 3/8 w/o spacer

    4" 3/8 w/ 2" spacer

    4" 1/8 w/ 2" 1/4 spacer

    Offset (Approx)

    +10 w/o spacer

    -41 w/ 2" spacer

    -47 w/ 2" 1/4 spacer

    Greg, I hate to be a ball-breaker, but your + and - are opposite the standard. increasing offset (ie -50 to -40 to -30 to -20 to -10 to 0 to +10 to +20 etc etc) moves the tire outboard. increasing offset corresponds to decreasing backspace.

  • Greg Voth

    Jan. 7, 2011 10:25 a.m. Greg Voth HalfDork

    Ahh my balls!

    What Angry said....

    Acutally now that I look at it I may have screwed up the offset measurement completely but the backspacing should be correct.

    On the front w/ no spacer the mounting surface is 3/8" from the wheel centerline.

    On the rear the mounting surface is 1.5" from the wheel centerline.

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Jan. 7, 2011 11:04 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    Greg Voth wrote:

    Ahh my balls!

    What Angry said....

    Acutally now that I look at it I may have screwed up the offset measurement completely but the backspacing should be correct.

    On the front w/ no spacer the mounting surface is 3/8" from the wheel centerline.

    On the rear the mounting surface is 1.5" from the wheel centerline.

    I have to do a little research but just from the width of the fronts I'm going to guess these were not on a 964. In any case - I'm interested, but only if they will fit.

  • Jan. 7, 2011 12:31 p.m. z31maniac SuperDork

    Greg Voth wrote: On the front w/ no spacer the mounting surface is 3/8" from the wheel centerline.

    On the rear the mounting surface is 1.5" from the wheel centerline.

    Which side of the centerline?

    Inboard or outboard?

  • Greg Voth

    Jan. 7, 2011 12:42 p.m. Greg Voth HalfDork

    Front is inboard (closer to inside lip/wheel well)

    Rear is outboard (closer to outside lip)

  • Jan. 7, 2011 12:50 p.m. z31maniac SuperDork

    No grab the handy backspace-to-offset conversion chart and give the man his wheel specs!

 
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