--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "funkstuf" <funkstuf@...> wrote: >snip< > I'm thinking... This can't be that difficult. so I'm wondering > if anyone has purchased custom wheels for their car and if so, who made them? who knew which wheels would work? and in fact, which wheels do work? I would like to get 18" on the back and 17" on the front. >snip< Dale - The bolt pattern for the DeLorean hub is 4 X 100 mm, and is common for many import cars (Honda, VW, etc). The issue really is with the wheel offsets that are commonly available. The typically available offsets are in the neighborhood of 40 ~ 45 mm, and most modern cars use the same offsets for front and rear to allow for tire rotations, etc. The DeLorean, on the other hand, uses a 35 mm offset with 14" diameter on the front, and 21 mm offset with 15" diameter on the rear. The offsets are "close enough" on the front that the aftermarket wheels can be used without correction. The rears get an adapter with a 25 mm thickness that gets the rears into the right ballpark. The DPNW adapters "over correct" just a bit in order to allow for stronger lug nuts for adapter attachment to the hubs. We have many customers with our adapters installed. A couple of things to note - The front hubs have lug studs with an exposed shoulder, so an aftermarket wheel with no counterbore in the lug holes can hang up on the stock studs. New studs without the shoulder might be required, depending on the wheels selected. For the rears, there is a stock 3 mm spacer there already. It can either be left in place, or removed, with our adapters. If left in place, the wheels/tires will have a 6 mm wider track in the rear (not a bad thing). Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DMC Northwest DeLorean parts Northwest, LLC To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/