lotusman1951
01-10-2008, 06:31 AM
My former DM/GT2 DSK competion chassis uses a very wide crossle/F2 A arm setup front and an offset by 1 inch rear axel and drivetrain (compensates for drivers weight). When converting it to a street car (it had been running 12/14 rim widths) I went to 15X7 and 15X8 to do kumbos at 205/50 and 225/50, track front and rear is 64 inches.
The front required a Front wheel drive offset where the wheel hub is on the way outside and the rear (escort/cortina)was opposite that, a deep dish, with a 1 inch offset difference to accomidate the drivetrain offset without a spacer plate.
I found and have been happy with (except for their weight) Star pattern CENTERLINE wheels. Very few wheel builders offer simular pattern wheels for fwd/rwd applications.
So in a perfect world some full range wheel builder in lightweight alloy or a steel wheel builder that can deal with major offset differences perhaps from circle/dirt track worlds, Anybody know someone? I have cut wheel weight before on 7s and they fly better-cheaper than HP and more responsive.
The front required a Front wheel drive offset where the wheel hub is on the way outside and the rear (escort/cortina)was opposite that, a deep dish, with a 1 inch offset difference to accomidate the drivetrain offset without a spacer plate.
I found and have been happy with (except for their weight) Star pattern CENTERLINE wheels. Very few wheel builders offer simular pattern wheels for fwd/rwd applications.
So in a perfect world some full range wheel builder in lightweight alloy or a steel wheel builder that can deal with major offset differences perhaps from circle/dirt track worlds, Anybody know someone? I have cut wheel weight before on 7s and they fly better-cheaper than HP and more responsive.