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| bandjoey |
 Nov 1 2012, 09:55 AM
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bandjoey  Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Thinking of buying a set of original Riviera wheels...not the repos. Do they use ball, cone, or ?? Lug bolts?
whats the weight of that wheel? Fitment on late front hubs with centering ring? Ok or no? Thanks |
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| gothspeed |
Nov 1 2012, 10:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
I have a set of original Rivieras and they use the stock 'ball' lug bolts.
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| 914werke |
Nov 1 2012, 10:06 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,059 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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they use a standard "short" OE Lug bolt w/Ball seats.
weight is HEAVY fitment is no problem Caps are kinda tough as the orig. ones use a LARGE diam. chrome cone center cap that are hard to find, if you dont get them with the wheels. . |
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| bandjoey |
Nov 1 2012, 10:07 AM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thanks. Do u like the wheels on your teener?
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| Tom_T |
Nov 1 2012, 10:20 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(bandjoey @ Nov 1 2012, 09:07 AM)  Thanks. Do u like the wheels on your teener? PS - fitment on late hubs should be OK - so long as they have the groove on the back to receive the hubcentric lip, otherwise a machine shop can cut them into all wheels to ease tire rotation, flat changes, etc.  . I agree with Gothspeed on the lugs, fitment-wise, you may find that some wider tires may rub - I did with the early 195/65HR15s when turning full lock-to-lock. IN late 75 when I bought mine 3 years old, mine had original Rivs on my early `73 914-2.0 "914 S" - which should have had the 2L Fuchs, but the PO or dealer had swapped them (I have a set of Fuchs 2Ls to go on after my resto). It didn't bother me then, because it gave the 914/4s a 5-lug look with 5 spoke design, without doing a 5-lug conversion, which wasn't done AFAIK in the 70s on /4s. However, they are heavier than Steelies, Mahle 4-lug, Pedini or Fuchs 2L wheels. I still like the look....  . Since the original Rivs don't have outer lips (which is how you can tell original from repops - see pic below), the tire shops must use stick-on weights. There is a guy "TheAdante" on TheSamba & evilBay from San Antonio & a few other vendors who sell the proper size plasti-chrome cone center caps, but they won't have the "double-r" logo in the center in my pic below - although you can get Porsche crests for them. Mine are the brushed aluminum finish - rather than polished - so they were more of a PITA to keep looking nice with the salty sea air oxidation, then living just blocks from the beach in Hunt. Bch. back then.  |
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