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Cal |
Dec 16 2017, 09:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
I'm considering doing a 5-lug conversation to my '74 2.0L using Eric Shea's kit from PMB. I'd prefer this option because I can easily convert it back to the 4-lug if needed. There are a number of replica Fuchs available from Maxilite that look pretty good....15x6 (deep 6), 15x7R and the standard 15x7. The offsets on each of these wheels is different ET36, ET47 & ET23.3.....are there advantages/disadvantages with each? What would be the safest tire width that could be run on each of these wheels without modifying the bodywork on the car.....would 195/65/15 be a safe bet? The photo below would be the ideal look that I'm looking for....15x7 with the RS or RSR finish. I'm open for suggestions / opinions.
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Cal |
Dec 26 2017, 09:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 19-November 14 From: Philadelphia Member No.: 18,138 Region Association: North East States |
I've traded a couple of emails with a fellow ESR member who's had the deep 6 Maxilite wheels on his SWB 911 for the past 4 years and loves them.....they look pretty damn good and they're lighter than Fuchs. He lives in Stuggart, Germany where the wheels are TUV approved with papers. For the short term it might be worth purchasing these until I find a reasonably priced set of real deep 6's.
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horizontally-opposed |
Sep 13 2020, 04:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,430 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
I've traded a couple of emails with a fellow ESR member who's had the deep 6 Maxilite wheels on his SWB 911 for the past 4 years and loves them.....they look pretty damn good and they're lighter than Fuchs. He lives in Stuggart, Germany where the wheels are TUV approved with papers. For the short term it might be worth purchasing these until I find a reasonably priced set of real deep 6's. @Cal Jeff, is your friend still happy with his wheels, and did you buy a set? Thinking about going Maxilite for a set of 15x6 and 15x7 wheels… |
porschetub |
Sep 13 2020, 05:01 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,695 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
I've traded a couple of emails with a fellow ESR member who's had the deep 6 Maxilite wheels on his SWB 911 for the past 4 years and loves them.....they look pretty damn good and they're lighter than Fuchs. He lives in Stuggart, Germany where the wheels are TUV approved with papers. For the short term it might be worth purchasing these until I find a reasonably priced set of real deep 6's. @Cal Jeff, is your friend still happy with his wheels, and did you buy a set? Thinking about going Maxilite for a set of 15x6 and 15x7 wheels… Pete you can't go wrong,very happy with the 16's I bought,nicely made and my tire guy (30yrs experience) was impressed with them,with new tyres they balanced with minimal weights. Not sure about weight,I thought they were a bit heavier than genuine but not 100% on that. I would prefer 15'' as I like the look better,the importer didn't have any 15's so got the 16's,needed wheels @ the time as my car was on space savers. |
horizontally-opposed |
Sep 15 2020, 11:01 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,430 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
@horizontally-opposed I never purchased the Maxilite rims....I ended up keeping the original fuchs on my car. Thanks, Jeff / @Cal! Any chance you can check in with your friend to see how they're holding up a few years later? Pete you can't go wrong,very happy with the 16's I bought,nicely made and my tire guy (30yrs experience) was impressed with them,with new tyres they balanced with minimal weights. Not sure about weight,I thought they were a bit heavier than genuine but not 100% on that. I would prefer 15'' as I like the look better,the importer didn't have any 15's so got the 16's,needed wheels @ the time as my car was on space savers. For pure function, I'd definitely go 16s—for the tire choices alone. Also like the look on some 914s. Sadly, I have the 15-inch bug when it comes to my own 914, so my choices are stick with the current deep 6s (likely) or move to a set of Maxilites with custom finishes. The motivation is a desire to mount 215/60R15 rear tires with the massaging necessary to get them in there. The Maxilites are pretty close in appearance—only thing I really see is the lip that the center cap is supposed to cover is thinner, and you lose some of the cool detail (that wasn't meant to be a detail) inside the wheel if you run without caps (which I prefer). My alternatives is to either have Harvey widen my rears, or find a set of true 7Rs, which is in the high $,$$$ range. Or move to 205/60s all around if I can find a tire I like. Not in any hurry, but would like more rear tire and looking to have a plan for when these Avons age out in a year or so. Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
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