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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Were 14" and 15" Fuchs optional on 914-6s?

Posted by: siverson Aug 24 2013, 05:49 PM

Were 14 x 5.5" and 15 x 5.5" Fuchs optional on 914-6s?

I'm pretty sure 14" Fuchs were an option, but the Brett Johnson book just says 15"...

-Steve

Posted by: toolguy Aug 24 2013, 06:11 PM

15 x 5.5 Steel rims were standard.
14x 5.5 Fuchs 914-6. . . No 15 Fuchs per the Porsche Parts Book
15 x 5.5 if the Gas Burners

IIRC GT's came with 15's

Posted by: maxwelj Aug 24 2013, 06:48 PM

I bought mine with the 14s. makes it hard to get decent tires now..

Posted by: toolguy Aug 24 2013, 06:51 PM

195/60's put the speedo within a couple of MPH at 60 and makes a nicer gear ratio

Posted by: GeorgeRud Aug 24 2013, 07:26 PM

195-65 are pretty close as well. The tire selections are rather limited if you want a high performance tire, but a lot of folks are going for a more vintage look with the correct aspect ratio these days.

I found that using an iPhone GPS speedometer app seems to give a good idea of the accuracy of your speedometer.

Posted by: JmuRiz Aug 24 2013, 07:56 PM

QUOTE(toolguy @ Aug 24 2013, 04:11 PM)

15 x 5.5 Steel rims were standard.
14x 5.5 Fuchs 914-6. . . No 15 Fuchs per the Porsche Parts Book
15 x 5.5 if the Gas Burners

IIRC GT's came with 15's

I think that's what I've seen too. Might have the 15 Fuchs on the M471 package too.

Posted by: GeorgeRud Aug 24 2013, 09:48 PM

The Porsche PET does list Fuchs wheels in both 14" and 15", in addition to the steel and Mahle wheels, so I assume they were available. However, I don't seem to remember any 914-6s actually being delivered that way.

Posted by: sixnotfour Aug 24 2013, 11:01 PM

there is no way they would put a 6 inch wide wheel on a 914, factory back then.....flagship 911
except M471

Posted by: 914Sixer Aug 25 2013, 06:33 AM

Lots of right answers here. No 15" Fuchs until M471 came along. Steel wheels and chrome wheels were 15" 5.5. Fuchs were 14" 5.5.

Posted by: toolguy Aug 25 2013, 07:45 AM

My original 1970's Factory hard book parts manual does not list 15 inch Fuchs, only the 14's and the 15 inch gas burners. A lot of six's had dealer added Fuchs rims.