EMPI 8's on a widebody Speedster???

Here's a quick shot at 8 spokes with grey on a red car.

Since I have no idea what color car you're thinking about, maybe a b&w might help you visualize.

It's been done frequently on a classic speedster but the offset is too flat for a widebody. You have to run really fat spacers to fill out the wheel well even on a mild flare.

Deep dished torque thrusts would be cool and different. Deep dished sprintstars would be unique as well.

yeah didn't think of the offset and how deep they have to be to get the tire out to the wheel arch.  Good catch...

I'll need to look around some more I guess.  Thanks

^^^ What Terry said ^^^ IIrc those are 5 1/2" wide and aren't nearly enough wheel, nor can you put enough tire on them to begin to fill out the wheel wells.  6 or 7" wheels on the front with 205's and 7's or 8's with 225's or 245's on the back would fill out the wheel wells adequately (I think). As Terry said, torque thrusts would look good. Al

Re-hoop and re-center some stock wheels with an appropriate width rim to fill up the fender wells.  Then powder coat to match/contrast the car.  And chrome baby moons!

Something like this...but a lot wider. 

Actually IF I wasn't doing a WIDE BODY...then that look is exactly what I would have gone with and with the WHITE WALL tires as well.

 

I think that look is "THE" cleanest look and really has even more "POP" than a chrome/polished option.

 

Just looks soooo clean and retro on a speedster.  On a wide body...might look funky???

 

Anyone got a pic of a Wide Body with baby moons???

 

Zulu

Actually I think I like this better on a Wide Body.  More of a 5 spoke set up.  looks "FAST" this way and not a "classic".  Know what I mean?

 

 

Do a google image search: 
"wide body porsche 356 speedster"

You'll find all sorts of looks, but maybe not baby moons

I've seen that maroon car too and thought it looked really cool.  There is a black car out there also with similar rims that looks great.  I'll try to find the photo and upload later

They look great on a wide body.

5 x 120??

They look like an old Cragar wheel with a chevy bolt pattern or possibly an American Racing.  Definitely noy Empi 5's.

 

Looks too tight to be 5x130.

 

Zulu

When the time comes (not soon enough) I'm going to have the guy on Thesamba do the widened slotted rims and do the original Porsche nipple caps (think that's what they're called -sorry if I've offended anyone) for my wide body.

 

Still unclear on the rim diameter though. Some 14, 15... Would love to know why someone would go one over the other.

Back to the original request.  Here's a shot of one last year at Carlisle with EMPI 8s.  I thought they looked quite nice.

 

Maggie with her car at last year's National Harbor car show - American Racing Vintage T70R wheels (15x7.5) with Porsche center caps, GM bolt pattern, 225/50R 15 all around.

Those wheels look great on that white widebody!

Is that one of Dr. Clock's cars?

SternART - Yes. He had different wheels and tires on it when he sold it.

I really like the look of those American Racing wheels!  Summit has them in a Chevy bolt pattern-15x6 is the right width, but a 3mm the offset is way too low.  To work on my car I'd need an offset of at least 37mm.

 

http://www.summitracing.com/in...re-1055665/overview/

 

 

I knew that was GM bolt pattern...and American racing...(pats self on back).  Just been around cars too long i guess.  Is that a NITROUS bottle under the front hood???

 

I think these will be the ones I go with...does anyone know...do they make a HUB for a Type 1 that comes with a GM 5 bolt pattern.

 

I dont want to use an adapter plate, it would work but I dont want the added stress on the hub.  I would rather buy the hubs in VW coversion kit from a manufacturer and install them new read to go.

 

Zulu

On a WIDE BODY...you got to go 15's.  Maybe even 16's if they got em.  My opinion of course...but on a wide body in order to get the "WOW factor" you got to fill up the wheel arches!

 

Zulu

On my wide body I've got 17s to fill those wells.  You may need x 7 or 8s to do it justice as well or it may look funny from the rear.

I had those wheels,sold them to get my enkei 92(hard to find in 4x130).on a widebody wich is the next project im doing 4X100 lug adaptors. Theres a wider range of wheel optiins in 4x100 with rear deep dish reverse offsets

Syl, 

How did you adapt the five-lug AR wheels to your car - redrilled hubs, adapters or...?

Bruce 

 

The red flame speedy was my first super wide body, the wheels are American Racing Torque Thrust.

If you have a disc/drum combo you can get new rotors and drums with a Chevy bolt pattern, or buy blanks and have your local machine shop do it for you.

 

I would not recommend that anyone run adapters on their car.

Bruce, no adapters. SoCal discs up front, drilled drums in back.

Alan, When you say "super wide body", is that different than just a wide body?  Is it just a description?  Great car by the way!!!  That is a Vintage body right?

 

I know by doing my research that Vintage Speedster's wide body "body mold" is different than most other bodies.  Vintage has the wheel arch profile starting more up on top of the rear quarter with a smooth transition to the wheel opening.

 

Some other kits have more of a "fender flare" style, where the wheel arch starts and then there is another body line created by another flare or transition.

 

You can see the difference in the red car and white car in this thread.

 

I prefer the Vintage body style.

 

Zulu

There are 3 body styles.....stock, flared and super wide.

Vintage's super-wide style is basically the fender flares from a 930 Turbo.

Okay, so there is an actual super-wide style which Vintages sells and the others are considered flared...

 

Got it.  Going Vintage anyway since I am here in So Cal.

 

Thanks