wheel size for super wide body

looking for suitable wheel sizes to fill the guards of a super wide replica speedster. have fitted 12" wide wheels and they fill the guards but make the car look like a steamroller!
does anybody recommend wheels and how they achieved the full look without excessively wide wheels.

Sounds like you are looking for a wheel with a differnt off set.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_(wheel)

realise this but are people using spacers and reasonably wide wheels or are there wheels available to suit the wide body. keep seeing wide deep dish porsche replica wheels on a lot of the cars but have been unable to track these down.

Mark, my wheels are the wide-five (five lug, early pattern) type.
I use CenterLine riveted racing wheels to accomodate seven-inch tires in the back and six-inch tires in the front.
There are a zillion different patterns out there, so it helps to know what your bolt pattern and preferences are in terms of appearance.
Look through some member photo albums and let us know whose wheels you like the looks of -- I'd start with flared-bodied cars -- and you'll have a good head start.
Most wheels come in a variety of widths and offsets.
VW speed shops and wheel dealers advertise in HotVWs and Kit Car Builder, also.
This picture has my car in the foreground, and Gordon Nichols' car (polished Fuchs) in the background.

I would suggest starting with the tire size you:
a) "want" for a visual effect - i.e. pro street or in your face, or
b) "need" for the intended use - i.e. drag racing, autocross, track days or just street fun.
Ya gotta be honest here! It's OK to mix and match, as long as you don't kid yourself.

Next, verify the required wheel rim width and diameter. Decide what wheel style you want. Make lots of measurements and maybe a few trial "fits". When it all comes together, you can easily fine tune it with some wheel spacers. Nothing wrong with spacers on our light cars, they don't seem to affect bearing life (anybody?).

I run 225/50-16s on a mild flaired body with 1.12 inch spacers on each side. I can "chirp" a tire at will, but I have all the accelerative traction I need for my engine. Keep in mind, the tire tread design and compound can have a really big effect on real time performance.

If you do a search on "wheel spacers" you'll find many suppliers make them for everything, from one ton trucks to Porsche Turbos, in widths from 1/4 inch up near 6 inches. Bet they have them for a Kia! Go for it.

Mark.
The wide wheels you are seeing on the Vintage Speedster widebody Speedsters can be purchased from Vintage Speedsters. Here is the link: http://www.vintagespeedsters.com/

Just call and speak to Kirk. I'm not sure if they can be used on the flared CMC cars, but Kirk will know. Also, he doesn't use spacers.
Troy

thanks for the replies; i'm looking to use the car on the street so i really dont want massively wide wheels but want the wheels to at least be close to flush with the guards.
spcers look like the way to go, but i like the look of the wheels on the vintage speedster - they dont appear too wide and fill the guards well.
being 5 stud it looks like the vintage car may have wheel adaptors or changed to porsche stud pattern.

I would not recommend using wheel adapter. If you want a Porsche five stud pattern have your drums redrilled, or purchase new 5 bolt rotors. I'd also consider a Chevy bolt pattern. There are a lot of wide Chevy bolt pattern wheels on the market and they're usually a lot cheaper than used Fuchs. Having said that, nothing, in my opinion, looks better that wide Fuchs on a Speedy with flared fenders. The Vintage wheels look nice too.
Remember, very heavy wheels will affect your speedster in a negative way. Get the lightest wheel you can afford.
Ron