Hello dear friends. This might be an unofficial record of sorts for picking up an old thread but here goes:
Recently our VX HPE (Lulu) was recommissioned and is being enjoyed once more. I had acquired a set of Lancia Delta HF Turbo wheels a while back, and have seen a few members use them on their Betas because they look great if renovated in grey anthracite etc.
I weighed them on my famous post office scales.
They are HEAVY. (7.300kg) Compared to my “featherweight” Cromodora 8 spoke original fit wheels @ 5.400kg each!
They are the same size. (5 1/2 x 14”) Same bolt pattern and PCD (obviously).
So why the huge extra weight penalty?
Were they designed to cope with with extra horsepower / torque in mind. These are stamped 1988 and not the style fitted on the Later 4WD cars?
As a cosmetic exercise and if tyre size remains the same (185 / 60 14”j as on the my VX, the only difference will be offset that is 45mm as opposed to 34mm on the original set up. I assume 10 mm spacers will be required to sit them in the same position on the suspension?
Am I going to feel a negative impact on handling?
Advise please.
