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Chris Pincetich |
Oct 31 2005, 11:49 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
What about AR mags?
I haven't driven them yet, cause the '72 I just purchased isn't running yet, but the 4-spoke American Racing chrome mags look pretty sweet. The PO painted the inside GOLD...I'm not too fond of that, but they sure are shiny and sharp with their chrome/gold 911 porsche emblem center caps. Can anybody chime in regarding the pros/cons of these wheels? I haven't seen them on too many teeners, yet, but the PO sure though they were worth a lot of $$$. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
SirAndy |
Oct 31 2005, 11:54 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,980 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
centerline 7", deep offset, with 225 tires ...
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tracks914 |
Nov 1 2005, 04:16 PM
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Canadian Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,083 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Timmins, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 153 Region Association: None |
i know I've seen them but don't know what they are called but I like the look of the 4 bolt gold honey comb centers on a black or polished outer rim.
I've seen themn on VW's a few times too. |
orcadigital |
Nov 1 2005, 04:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 59 Joined: 1-November 05 From: Elizabeth, CO Member No.: 5,043 |
I have a set of the AR's (my street tires are on them actually), and the biggest issue i have is the offset. 195's i struggle to fit under the rear fenders with them, as they are more extreme then the VW offset Empi's. I run 205/50R15's for the track, and basically cant fit anything but the steel wheels and my new Julian Racing rims under the rear fenders, and i had to do some serious pulling to make these work.
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Dave_Darling |
Nov 1 2005, 06:29 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,080 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 |
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