Bud,
The Mini-lite repros (Minators) that Moss sells are an O.K. wheel.
The Panasports are a much more high quality and you pay for it. You
might consider Superlites from Australia. You might contact Barry
Knickerbocker of Pack Racing Products. http://tinyurl.com/3y22et
They are a little more than I paid a few years ago, but they come with the
correct lug nuts for your Midget or Sprite. The Minators seat int he
recess for the lug nut is just a machined surface of the same material as
the wheel. They have been known to crack if over tightened. The
Superlites have a steel insert in th e recess for the lug nut. It
prevents galling and cracking. The wheel justs look better than the Moss
repros. I can send you a close up picture of the Super lites I have on my
car. Compare it to a Minator. I have a set on my Bugeye with 170/70r15s
and I do not have "rubbing" issues.
Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
Bud Osbourne
> Just killing some time before I get back out on the river for the rest
> of the day, and I happened to be thinking about what kind of wheels I
> want to use on my MkI Midget restoration. I see there is about a $90
> difference in price between the bolt-on Panasports, and the
> "reproduction Mini-Lites" that Moss lists. Anybody have any experience
> with those "repros" from Moss? By going to a 5" wheel width, of unknown
> offset, I'm wondering what sort of clearance issues I might encounter (I
> have no plans to go with anything wider than 155s, however).
> Thanks.
> Bud Osbourne
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