Question on Panasports GT/Minilites

[bluehills2002]

Does anyone recognize these wheels?  They are for sale by me and are billed as 4x100 “ Panasport GTs/Minilites” but are in storage so the seller does not have a photo of the markings.  I am wondering how they would look on a 2002.  Any input appreciated!  Tom

[jp5Touring]

I know a little bit about Panasports and nothing about  Minilites. I would be skeptical they are either.

Google came up with these that look to be the same.

 

https://offerup.com/item/detail/691260475

 

[bluehills2002]

Thank you JP.  That lack of photo sounded suspect.  Tom

[jp5Touring]

Maybe more info, but still just a guess.

 

https://www.speedsterowners.com/topic/dan-gurney-wheels-nice-set

 

http://www.corvair.org/chapters/lvcc/lvcc_newsletters/lvcc_2018_10_fifth_wheel.pdf

 

Maybe Dan Gurney wheels ? or Maybe and appear to be rarer wheel Hands Engineering.

The Hands wheel look to have a raised center.  

[jp5Touring]

Search Dan Gurney wheel  appears to be a popular wheel with VW crowd and clean up good.

Could be a neat find, no idea of there value $$.  If you like them worth a look I would think.

Good Luck with it.  

[2002iii]

Porsche 914 use 4x130 bolt pattern, so those will need adapters to fit a 02.

[golf73]

3 hours ago, bluehills2002 said:

Does anyone recognize these wheels?  They are for sale by me and are billed as 4x100 “ Panasport GTs/Minilites” but are in storage so the seller does not have a photo of the markings.  I am wondering how they would look on a 2002.  Any input appreciated!  Tom

 

They look cool, I've seen them on multiple models. You'd probably want to fashion some sort of center cap though, unless they come with them - Roundel wheel emblems come in lots of different diameters and can be trimmed to fit if you're into that kind of a project. Make sure the offset is close, you might need spacers although these look deeper set than most I've seen 

[TobyB]

From the photos alone, I'd guess they're too low offset.

 

But that's a guess from a cell phone picture over the internets.

 

Also, what diameter?  14" tires in particular are getting to 

be a really hard thing to find...  he says, having lots of 14" rims.

 

t

 

[bluehills2002]

Thanks Toby.  They are listed as 4x100, 13” with an ET of 20, so I will have to grab my reading glasses and go take a look.  Tom

[jp5Touring]

Since the seller doesn't seem to know much about the wheels. I would measure the bolt pattern, center bore and 

offset just to confirm.  4x100 and 4x114 are hard to tell apart without measuring. 4x114 seems to be the popular 

size.  Caveat Emptor 

[Mike Self]

4 hours ago, jp5Touring said:

4x100 and 4x114 are hard to tell apart without measuring.

And 4x98 mm and 4 x 4" are even harder to tell without measuring.  4x98mm = Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Mazda; 4 x 4" is Corvair, 6 cyl Falcons & Mustangs, Vegas etc. 

 

And the correct offset for a 2002 is equally important.  Lots of FWD cars (VW in particular) use a 4 x 100 mm but the offset for a FWD car can be way off for an '02.

 

mike

[TobyB]

20mm is just on the outside edge of ok- while et12 E21 wheels (eh?) fit, they're really heavy to steer,

and you can't run a wide tire.

 

The extra 8mm will put you right at the edge of the fender, but it'll work.

t