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| bd1308 |
 Oct 30 2005, 08:41 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot  Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501  |
I have riveras, heard they are real heavy...
fuchs are $$$$ mahles are cool and seem to be pretty reasonable....why are they called gas-burners? what is the 2nd lightest wheel? b |
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| Dave_Darling |
Nov 1 2005, 06:29 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,308 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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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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bd1308 wheels Oct 30 2005, 08:41 PM
trekkor You can prolly find Pedrini's for cheap... Oct 30 2005, 08:56 PM jd74914 westerns aren't too heavy and they are cheap a... Oct 30 2005, 09:07 PM trekkor We got Western's... Oct 30 2005, 09:12 PM markb The 5 bolt Mahles are called gasburners, because t... Oct 30 2005, 10:37 PM Aaron Cox fuchs are too much?
ok.. so no rev's (usually ... Oct 30 2005, 10:41 PM markb Mahles are close to Fuchs prices? I just got one f... Oct 30 2005, 10:49 PM Aaron Cox Oct 30 2005, 10:51 PM Hammy but Britt i like your riv's.... Call me crazy ... Oct 30 2005, 10:53 PM Aaron Cox Oct 30 2005, 10:55 PM Hammy Oct 31 2005, 12:27 AM McMark I'm a fan of the late style steel wheels. The... Oct 31 2005, 12:35 AM Hammy I wonder what are some things I can do with my wes... Oct 31 2005, 12:45 AM Hammy ... Oct 31 2005, 01:14 AM Aaron Cox you RSRNot doing that! Oct 31 2005, 09:39 AM ChrisNPDrider What about AR mags?
I haven't driven them yet... Oct 31 2005, 11:49 PM SirAndy centerline 7", deep offset, with 225 tires ... Oct 31 2005, 11:54 PM tracks914 i know I've seen them but don't know what ... Nov 1 2005, 04:16 PM orcadigital I have a set of the AR's (my street tires are ... Nov 1 2005, 04:28 PM
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