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Without a doubt Fuchs wheels are the best quailty wheels available for the cars, in fact: theyre probably the finest wheels ever manufactured for a motor vehicle. Theyre probably among the lightest, if not the lightest available too.
 
I had some 8" & 9" 15" Fuchs rims a while back and could not believe just how light they are - beautifully made too.

I'd like some 17" rims for mine, but can't justify paying £1k for them!
 
I had some rare 8" & 9" 16"s with crested centres. I now can not believe how expensive they are! I bitterly regret selling them ten years ago.....

The trouble with the 17"s Nick, even those made using a genuine Fox centre, is that theyre heavy and the quality cant be compared with the original rims. All copies, in my experience, even the better ones, fall well short of that found in genuine Fuchs. Some of the cheaper ones are just terrible.....
 
The Fuchs wheel design, the Macintosh designed Steering wheel, and the Recaro seats are 3 things that are iconic to both Porsche and Porsche in the 80's. Its the common thread you see across both the 911 and 944 of that period. For me if I could have only one Porsche to keep as a minty road car it would be a turbo like the one in the pictures thread.
 
1986 model year Im guessing? They did look a lot more attractive (in a certain way) with the pre-ABS offset and either ET23mm 16" ATS wheels or Fuchs...
 
I'm no metallurgist, but how come we can't make a lighter wheel than the Fuchs over 20 years later, with all our 21st century technology (I'm not incuding the carbon fibre wheels that are £5k a set [:eek:])
 
We can but there isn't much demand for ultra-light wheels in an unfashionable 15" size these days.
 
I'm not a Fuchs fan i'm afraid. They look dated to my eyes, but each to their own. If we are comparing the weight of 18" modern rims to 15" Fuchs then no wonder they are lighter. I can speak from experience that a proper Porsche wheel is noticeably lighter than a similar sized wheel from any other manufacturer or non-racing aftermarket wheel.
 
Paul, as Ian said - there is no demand for a light wheel asthetically - the new Porsche Customer wants BIG Wheels.

I often wonder why "Light alloy wheels" are advertised with no ref to weight. They look heavier than some of the Steel rims to me.

I agree with Neil's comment - a 220t was extra a stunning drive

George
944t
964
 
Fuchs are extremely light when compared with other wheels of the same size: 8"x16" etc. Aesthetic considerations aside; theyre the best quality wheels that Ive ever seen and streets ahead of BBS, which they were often relagated for...
 
A quick Google search tells me that Fuchs ranged from 11.5lb to 19lb (5.2kg - 8.6kg) depending upon diameter and width so they are indeed staggeringly lightweight. I've read that the 11" 996 turbo hollow spoke 18" rims weight in at a lardy 12kg's in comparison. I wonder how heavy the forged clubsport rims are as all the modern wheels seem to be cast rather than forged.
 
but they were smaller and so will need higher profile and therefore heavier tyres. Is rubber/steel/air heavier or lighter than alloy?
Tony
 
Are the Fuchs magnesium?

Kei & Volk do some 18 x 10 inch wheels that are 7kg according to their ads/PR.
 
No theyre aluminium alloy. Magnesium wheels are a liability because they soon fail in regular use and if they start to burn you cant put them out.(without a fire engine full of foam)
 
The infamous XJR13 crash was caused ISTR by a magnesium wheel failing, I recall from my mini days the famous old magnesium minilites and the sage advice not to touch with a barge pole. I don't fancy sticking the car into a roundabout only for the wheel to fall apart.

BTW those that don't like Fuchs I can only say that I used to feel the same way but after seeing them on many 911's there is just something so correct to the period of the car to see a lovely deep rim with the metal glinting in the sun.
 
Here's mine...

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ORIGINAL: Neil Haughey

BTW those that don't like Fuchs I can only say that I used to feel the same way but after seeing them on many 911's there is just something so correct to the period of the car to see a lovely deep rim with the metal glinting in the sun.

I like Fuchs' on old 911's and old VW camper vans, as you say they seem to fit, but I don't think they suit a 944 at all, which look much better with a modern wheel to my eyes.
 
I agree. I do think that Fuchs wheels suit series one 944s and 924CGTs, but Im not a fan of them on the later offset cars. Doubly so because the 951 prefixed parts were for the American market and Im not a fan of American Porsches or their influence.

Simon
 
In reply to your PM Ed (apparently you do not have receiving pms enabled)

The fronts are 7.5" rears 9"

993 wheels I believe.

Rich
 

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