I've found a lot more wheels in the 114.3 pattern, i feel the 108 is a red headed step child in the wheel world, along with 5x110

 

4x114.3 has more options for wheels, no doubt about it, but you are stuck with the crappy brakes.

I'm swapping my 85 over right now to 88+ stuff, but I scored a set of 98 CSE super aero's with the exposed lugs for cheap. In all honestly, there are very few aftermarket wheels that get me excited and actually look halfway decent on a SAAB.

You have to be careful with adapters, because most are 1" thick, and will push you wheels way out, and then you may run into issues with rubbing...

 

As I recall, older Toyota wheels fit - I just don't remember the details.

 

I have an 86 SPG, and had a 90 900t - i have NO idea where you guys keep coming up with the "pre-88 brakes are crap" thing.

I never noticed anything but the slightest difference in stopping power of the newer brakes.

Just seems like a lot of work to switch out to post-86 style, with extremely minimal gain.

 

It seems like there wouldn't be much difference, but there is. The 86' uses the handbrake to the front wheels, unlike the post 88' which uses the rear wheels. The calipers were uprated, rotors and pads are different. The gain would be a larger variety of wheels mostly.

For those who say there are wheels that fit the 86 and older, you are wrong. As much as the bolt pattern may fit the description of the wheel, it does not mean it fits correctly. The only real wheels that fit, were factory options such as older aeros, ronal sport 8 spoke, etc.

 

im just wrapping up my 87-90 brake swap on my spg. the biggest issue for me is swapping the handbrake from the front to the rear. the rotors are the same besides the bolt and hub patternt, but the pads have like 30-40% more surface area than the 87 brakes. im sure this wont be a dramastic change, but should and WOULD result in shorter stopping distances. especially since i have new lines, calipers, ceramic pads, and slotten rotors. this will be a HUGE improvement. the only reason i did this swap though was for my 16" 3 spokes but im glad its out of the way.

 

I swapped my brakes to 88+ stuff because my 85 ones needed rebuilding. Yes just rebuilding the calipers would have been easier, but I would have had to do it again probably once a year. And even servicing the brakes with the older stuff is a much bigger task. The 88+ stuff is much easier to work on, the parts are more readily available, and you always have the option to upgrade to 9000 calipers. And oh yeah, it allows me to run some sweet 16" super aero's with exposed lugs

 

But you haven't swapped your Axles or Hubs? I'm pretty sure you need atleast the hubs.. it's not just the brake clearance alone.