Re: Re: Re: Aftermarket rims (was Re: Colors update)

["Dan RC30" <Danrc30@xxxx>]

Walt,

Of course I was talking about rim diameter and not overall wheel diameter. 
Lol! I expected that this would be the assumption. Wheel=aluminum wheel in 
this case, but I'll clarify now. Boy, 2" bigger overall wheel? That would 
look silly... Anyway, all of my rims are almost exactly where the stock ones 
were regarding offset. Since they are 1" wider in the front, they stick in 
more than out. If I'm recalling correctly, they only sick out about 3/8, or 
maybe 1/2 of an inch, and the rest is on the inside. This is not a big deal 
at all and won't really make a difference on the suspension. There is a 
little room to play on the DeLorean, but not much!

I can't believe that anyone would re-drill wheels in the first place. The 
lug pattern on the DeLorean is a standard pattern that is found on almost 
any 4-lug wheel. I think redrilling todays wheels would be dangerous. I say 
this because the tolerance levels are low on todays wheels. They are made 
with the least amount of material as possible to save weight, which makes 
them more fragile. Not that they'll break or bend... because I've hit some 
serious potholes with my car and have had no problems. I'm saying fragile in 
the case that they would be sensitive to any modifications, i.e., redrilling 
lugholes.

---Dan


From: "Walter" <Whalt@xxxx>
Subject: Re: Re: Aftermarket rims (was Re: Colors update)

Dan,

The reason for our disagreement concerning rims is due to how these rims fit
the car. First of all, my rims are 2" bigger in diameter, but the inside of
the tires are also 2" bigger in diameter -- the outside of the tire is the
same diameter as the original wheels. I think you meant to say the same
thing, but you said 'wheels are 2" bigger in diameter'. That sort of
implies outer wheel diameter. I'm sure you're talking about only the rims
being bigger?

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