On Xmas eve I bought a 2nd hand set of 13*7" Superlites Which meant I had to have a pretty quiet holiday, but it was worth it! They're really deep dish and look fantastic. The offset is -10 if that means anything to anyone.

Increase track by 4"! And the 205/60 race tyres sit much more 'squarely' on the wider wheels too, rather than 'bagging' the sidewalls.

Now I finally have a use for the flares that have been sitting in the shed! The wheels really fill them out too. I have basically finished fitting the front flares, they just need to be painted. God they look good! I'll try to get some pics over the weekend. Then I just have to get another pair of flares for the rear. And then I'll have to do something to make it go as fast as it looks!

you bought them new?
how much were they?

nah, 2nd hand. I don't have any photos of my actual wheels yet, but I found that pic on the web so people would know what I was talking about. I paid pretty much top dollar for them $400, but they are in very good condition and only about 12 months old. Mine have white centres. I believe they are around $200 per wheel brand new.

I can see why you are excited, they look great, gotta love the dish..

I'm looking into getting some Japanese RS-Watanabe wheels, but they'd be 4 times as much. ~AU$800/wheel. I've found some 2nd hand at $500/set, but I'm awaiting the offset and width measurements.

http://www.geocities.com/for_sale_88/index.htm

I need 15inch wheels to fit over my brakes.

I like that style, definitely suits 1200/1600s.

Do you know, can you get Superlites in Magnesium? What do they weigh per wheel?

I can't wait to see the results on your car with the flares.

Chris.

yeah, love that deep dish look. those Watanabe wheels look good too - much better than the 15" version of the Superlite - they added an extra couple of spokes to the 15" and the flat centre bit is too big and they just kinda look wrong - out of proportion. The Wantanabes still look 'right'

The Superlites are only cast alloy, I doubt if they come in magnesium. They're really "Superlite" in name only. They weigh 5.5kg each, which I think is the same as the 13*6" Bathurst Globe wheels I used to use so that's not too bad. The 'minilites' I had on it recently were very old, high magnesium content alloy and weigh only 4.5kg ea

I'm painting the flares tomorrow (I think I still have some white paint left) and will take some photos after that.