8" wheels with Cantilevered Slicks, What is the conventional wisdom? |
|
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. |
|
8" wheels with Cantilevered Slicks, What is the conventional wisdom? |
Randal |
Sep 2 2009, 01:57 PM
Post
#1
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Found a place that will widen cookie cutters somewhat reasonably. Either on the inside of the wheel or the outside. I know where I want it widened, but my question is what does the extra inch do? Does it make the cantilevered slick stay flatter or ? Do you want the wider wheel in the front (?) or just the back? JP.... time for you to jump in here! |
J P Stein |
Sep 3 2009, 03:15 PM
Post
#2
|
Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
I would not spend the time & effort to widen cookies.....nor would I have confidence the widened wheels. 8 X 15 Fuch are about 150 bucks ea if you wait/shop......not pristine, but track wheels.
|
Randal |
Sep 4 2009, 10:34 AM
Post
#3
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
I would not spend the time & effort to widen cookies.....nor would I have confidence the widened wheels. 8 X 15 Fuch are about 150 bucks ea if you wait/shop......not pristine, but track wheels. Your right JP. Think I'll stick with 7inchers, but look for some lighter wheels. Now the question, which light weight wheels are good and how much do they weigh/ cost? I'll have to stop down at Jongbloed Wheels, check out their stuff and put up a report. |
grantsfo |
Sep 4 2009, 12:35 PM
Post
#4
|
Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
I would not spend the time & effort to widen cookies.....nor would I have confidence the widened wheels. 8 X 15 Fuch are about 150 bucks ea if you wait/shop......not pristine, but track wheels. Your right JP. Think I'll stick with 7inchers, but look for some lighter wheels. Now the question, which light weight wheels are good and how much do they weigh/ cost? I'll have to stop down at Jongbloed Wheels, check out their stuff and put up a report. A guy in So Cal recently had a set of custom 16x10 Jongbloeds made and think he said $2000 for set of 4. I would think set of 15x7's would be cheaper. Hey talk to Rob maybe he'll sell my old ones. http://www.jongbloedracing.com/ This post has been edited by grantsfo: Sep 4 2009, 12:37 PM |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 31st October 2024 - 05:43 PM |
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 ... |