Saab Wheels?

[asubimmer]

Will factory Sabb wheels fit e30's? I don't know their offset but I wondering more about if they would fit the e30 hubs. This is obv. for the 4-lug saab wheels, not the 5's.

[SchnellerVert]

Some Saab's had 4x100 and others had a odder 4x112 but I am not positive on the PCD. Looking at the Panasports they had? Or the bigger 16" wheels?

[asubimmer]

pandas or ronals

[SchnellerVert]

http://jpowell.tripod.com/saab-wheels/

Note on Nuts and Bolts: Different nuts & bolts may be required for older wheels. Incas, Soccerballs, TRX & Shelby wheels use a flat-seat (shouldered) nut. All later Alloy wheels for the C900 use conical-seat nuts. The proper nuts must be used with the wheels. Also, there were, for a time, two different bolts for the later wheels. The short bolts for the steel wheels must not be used with Alloys. Long bolts can be used on either steel or alloy wheels.

Pre-1988, SAAB used lugs and nuts for the 900/99 with a lug pattern 4x114.3mm, or 4x4.5", 71mm centerbore
The 9000 always used a bolt system with a lug pattern of 4x108mm, or 4x4.25"
Post-1987 [1988 model year], the 900 used the 9000 hubs/brakes with bolts
NG900, 9^3, 9^5 are all 5x110mm

9000 wheels will bolt right up to a post-1987 900 - the clearance is correct as well. That fact, combined with the better brakes, is why many people put 1988+ hubs on their early 900's.

[Again, Thanks to Larry West!]

Note on Insertion Depth (ET): ET = Einpreßtiefe or "Insertion Depth" in German - SAAB decreased the offset as the rim got wider in order to maintain the same backset, as in this quick chart:

Width Offset ET# Notes
5.0" 45mm ET45 Early 99 rims
5.5" 40mm ET40 Stock 99/900 rims
6" 33mm ET33 Stock 9000 rims
6.5" 27mm ET27 6.5Jx16 Aero and Super-Aero Rims

Saab's are odd creatures.

[asubimmer]

thanks for the info...I guess I'll have to stick w/ looking for alpina's when the time comes

[SchnellerVert]

How much are you looking to spend on Pana's? Firend of mine has a set. He's on this board.

[asubimmer]

ehhh I don't know, I was just mostly trying to plan some. I prob won't buy new wheels for at least 6months. I am going to be finishing up the turbo project this summer and possibly doing the e36 side skirts and a m3 wing.