wheels |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
wheels |
bd1308 |
Oct 30 2005, 08:41 PM
Post
#1
|
Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
I have riveras, heard they are real heavy...
fuchs are $$$$ mahles are cool and seem to be pretty reasonable....why are they called gas-burners? what is the 2nd lightest wheel? b |
Dave_Darling |
Nov 1 2005, 06:29 PM
Post
#2
|
914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,075 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
We've gotten different measurements at different times, but when I weighed the stock alloy wheels I got the following:
Fuchs-- 13 lbs Mahle -- 14 lbs Pedrini -- 17 lbs Not a huge difference, but a difference. Don't know what the steelies weigh, but it's probably over 20 lbs. I also have no idea what the Rivieras weigh. Most Pedrinis are the ".00" ones, which do not fit on 73+ front hubs (or rather, late 72+) with the hub-centering ring. They fit fine on the rears.... The ones that have a part number ending in ".01" will fit late hubs. Pedrinis tend to be cheap; not sure what the later ones are going for but the early ones seem to run about half the price of the Fuchs or Mahles. I don't know offhand of any early-hub Mahle wheels. They may be around, but I've never heard of them. There are a few (very few) Fuchs made for early hubs. I have pictures of them if someone is interested from a swap meet a few years ago. (Was it Mark B who had them?) There are a whole lot of aftermarket wheels. Most have Bug offsets and make it tough to fit wide tires on a 914. Some have 914-friendly offsets. Tough to tell sometimes just from looking. Britt, you might try cleaning up your Rivs and painting them. Body color might be interesting, or just plain silver, or some contrasting color. Even all-black can look cool... --DD |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 15th January 2025 - 05:09 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |