Found these

Those... are... awesome!!! Thanks!

Finished product (added 9/24/2020)

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awakening an old thread. If someone could tell me i'm correct so when i place my order with performance wheels I wont get them and cry because i got them wrong. I would greatly appreciate it.

So stock fuchs 15x5.5 with an offset of 40mm and a back spacing of 123mm or (4.8 inches)

I want to run 7s in the front and 8s in the back. I will be doing flares so protruding out the sides wont be an issue (to an extent of course)

I want to order:
16x7 with an offset of 21 mm which puts the backspacing at 123 mm as well.

16x8 with an offset of 8 mm, which will put the backspacing again at 123 mm.

If i can get them to make me 9" wheels I would have them make the wheels at

16x9 with an offset of -5 to give me the same 123 mm backspacing as the stock 2.0 fuchs

Thanks in advance

So you are going 7" and 8" and keeping it 4 lug? I have done it with Cragar 365s. I now have 5 lug wheels on the flared car.

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Yes, that's the plan. Do you recall the offsets you ran? Did you run spacers? If so what size were the spacers

The wheels are just sitting in the garage - let me go look and post back here.

Hey Mike,

What tires are you running with the five-lug wheels?

I'm really curious how those BFGs are compared to modern performance rubber if you've got any impressions, mainly because they can be had in 205/60R15. How grippy were they? How predictable? How about noise, and ride comfort? Thanks!

pete

Much appreciated! If they're collecting dust would you be willing to part with them?

I have Hankook Ventus 2 tires on the car now. Good tires - but I haven't really pushed them to see how grippy they are. I know AZ914 is running the same tires on his 3.2L 914 and he might have a better idea.

I definitely want to part with them. They have been in the garage for a year now. I used to run two 1/4" spacers with them. 7" X 15" (205/60) up front and 8" X 15" (225/60) in the rears.

I will measure backspacing tomorrow morning.

Great, thank you very much!

How were the BFGs on a 914? That's what I am really curious about. Did they seem like a performance tire and appropriate for a 914, or did they feel like a floaty American car tire? Been wondering about this for a very long time, as I like their period-correct appearance on 914s. I'd probably run the black letters, but liked the white letters on your car with the black wheels. Pretty cool look.

Would be curious for your take on the BFGs after you get a chance to push the Ventus 2s, as well.

Thanks!!!

Unfortunately I will never have an apples to apples comparison. When I went to 5 lug Fuchs I changed my rear shock/spring package at the same time so everything is different. I also went to a 16" wheel so I could have more tire options in the future. I also went wider tires front and rear. and went from a 60 series tire to a 50 series tire (it kept my speedometer spot on). So many changes that it is difficult to tell. I don't think I would consider the BFG a performance tire. The Hankooks maybe a little better. They are a directional tire with a more aggressive tread pattern.

When I bought the car it had the tire mounted with the raised white letters facing out. I think I would have gone black letters as well. The 914 guys at Route 66 Classic nicknamed them NASCAR tires!
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Ah, so the car was wearing those tires when you got it? Have always thought it was kind of a cool alternative look. In any event...SHARP CAR!

Main interest in the BFGs is the desirable 205/60R15 sizing and super simple "1970s right" sidewalls. Have wondered if the construction or compound has been improved despite the vintage appearance—and have also wondered whether these are better than anything one could have gotten in the early 1970s anyway (such as XWX, etc.). I saw one early 911 running the BFG Comp T/As in Carmel during car week a few years ago. It was a stand-up car, and the tires looked very "right" on it—he had the black letters facing out. Would have loved to talk to the owner about his experiences.

I went with Avon CR6ZZ tires to get that vintage look with decent performance, and can report that they're nice—but not sure I would do them again due to $.

@horizontally-opposed
Pete,@Eric_Shea is running BFGs.

It occurred to me that I never posted a picture of these wheels with the caps Jeff made. @sixnotfour

So here's a 13 year later follow up.

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^ Super cool, Gint!

Center caps are one of the trickiest things with so many of the aftermarket wheels for the 914, and aftermarket wheels in general. That's a really nice solution…

Jeff gets all the credit. He made those remotely with dimensions I gave him over the phone.

The caps that came with the wheels were cheezy, tall plastic chrome. Ick...

I like them. They're better than the Pirelli's I had on there.