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| pete |
 Mar 21 2014, 10:41 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 23-August 10 From: New Jersey Member No.: 12,092 Region Association: North East States  |
I have (I think) original, standard steel wheels on my '74. I'm adding flared fenders to the car. I thought I saw these same wheels on a 914 once at a car show where it looked like the lip was cut off and a 2" or so section was welded on to the wheels to make them wider for wider rubber to fill out the flared fenders. Is that an option for me?
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| mepstein |
Mar 21 2014, 10:47 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,307 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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It's an option. I got a quote one of $200/wheel. Too expensive for a set of heavy steel wheels but that's just my opinion.
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| Spoke |
Mar 21 2014, 11:31 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,989 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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If you're adding flares you may want to think about converting to 5-lug if you haven't already done so. 5-lug offers many choices of wider 911 wheels.
Now that you have 5-lug suspension, if you budget $200 per wheel, you should be able to buy some nice 7x16 or 8x16 Fuchs. |
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| rgalla9146 |
Mar 21 2014, 12:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,563 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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[quote name='Spoke' date='Mar 21 2014, 01:31 PM' post='2013891']
If you're adding flares you may want to think about converting to 5-lug if you haven't already done so. 5-lug offers many choices of wider 911 wheels. Now that you have 5-lug suspension, if you budget $200 per wheel, you should be able to buy some nice 7x16 or 8x16 Fuchs. [/quot There is a steel wheel that was fitted to some 70s' VW bugs that was deeper than the same style wheel seen on 914s'of the era. ('74-'75 ) I think the Beetle was known as a Sun Bug, or Gold Bug. dunno, .... probably 2" wider than standard but a real VW part. A pretty sneaky upgrade. Someone here has got to know more about them. Go to this site. the Samba |
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| rgalla9146 |
Mar 21 2014, 12:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,563 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(pete @ Mar 21 2014, 12:41 PM)  I have (I think) original, standard steel wheels on my '74. I'm adding flared fenders to the car. I thought I saw these same wheels on a 914 once at a car show where it looked like the lip was cut off and a 2" or so section was welded on to the wheels to make them wider for wider rubber to fill out the flared fenders. Is that an option for me? I put my reply in the wrong place. See post #4 |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Mar 21 2014, 01:04 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
The usual way steel wheels are widened is to cut out the center and weld it to the outer section of your choice. An added benefit to this technique is you get a new, un-rusted outer section, ensuring the bead has a good surface on which to seat.
The Cap'n |
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| pete |
Mar 21 2014, 01:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 23-August 10 From: New Jersey Member No.: 12,092 Region Association: North East States |
I was looking for an economical solution for wider tires. It sounds like it would cost about the same (maybe more) then just buying after market wheels.
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| damesandhotrods |
Mar 21 2014, 02:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California |
You didn’t specify which flares you were installing, but you might be able to fill them out with any 15x5.5 Beetle rim. The Beetle offset puts the wheel and tire further outboard giving the illusion of a wider wheel.
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| Hafse |
Mar 21 2014, 03:45 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 14-April 13 From: Norway Member No.: 15,767 Region Association: Europe |
Widened steelies, 4x130, 7X15 front and 8x15 rear! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i276.photobucket.com-15767-1395438356.1.jpg) |
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