Fuchs on a 997....uh oh....wallet burning in pocket...

HardDrive · 01-25-2014, 02:33 PM

Yeah, THANKS Nathans Dad. You got me thinking....

I need new rubber, and I can't say I've ever been a big fan of my 'lobster claw' wheels. Black 997S with Fuchs?....ohhhhhhhhhh.....me likes. Suncoast sells the wheel/Rubber package for $5600.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 01-25-2014, 03:06 PM

do it!!!

fastfredracing · 01-25-2014, 03:15 PM

Dead sexy, it is what all the new cars are missing.

Brando · Brando's Garage

If I had the coin... 19x10s in the front, 19x12s in the rear. Matte black with a silver line on the inside of the lip.

Those look damn nice.

PushingMyLuck · 01-25-2014, 03:28 PM

I think the cup wheels are ugly.
They are the worst part of the 964 look.
I think my ideal 911 is the 964 + Fuchs

scottmandue · 01-25-2014, 03:41 PM

ZOO · 01-25-2014, 04:27 PM

Looks great. Personally I'd ditch the Porsche crests over the centre bores.

pavulon · 01-25-2014, 04:59 PM

IMHO, a fella could find wheels that look better on that car. I like old school fuchs but find they really only look correct on old school p-cars and some VWs. As always, ymmv, blah, blah, blah.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 01-25-2014, 05:18 PM

If you do the Fuchs, you have to do M030 suspension.

onewhippedpuppy · 01-25-2014, 05:45 PM

I think they are fantastic, but that's a whole lotta money.

gassy · 01-25-2014, 05:50 PM

Yes that gets my approval.

JavaBrewer · JavaBrewer's Garage

Ohh my. Love them...not $5600 love...but dang.

DARISC · 01-25-2014, 07:43 PM

What are the specs on those wheels? Are they in fact forged Fuchs, or are they a cheap, sand cast knockoff, weighing more than the wheels you're replacing them with and prone to catastrophic failure when a chunk breaks off due to an air bubble in the Bronze Age casting?

They look great...just asking.

onlycafe · 01-25-2014, 07:48 PM

are they rota?

mikester · 01-25-2014, 07:49 PM

Uh, assuming they are truely fuchs then I don't even know why you're asking.

My Cayman has the lobster claws as well and if I had that scratch I would do it.

I don't though.

Sad Mikester.

Nathans_Dad · Nathans_Dad's Garage

Very nice! Sorry to get you thinking...not!

JQ911 · JQ911's Garage

Looks like authentic FUCHS to me

OTTO FUCHS Felgen: Picture Gallery

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

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Originally Posted by HardDrive

Looks good, but the below look would be easy to live with too.

Work Meister S1's on my 997

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

Sorry to be the dissenting vote, but I'm not a fan of the "new" Fuchs. The spokes/petals are too narrow for my taste. Somehow the proportion is off in my mind's eye. But obviously I'm in the minority.

DARISC · 01-25-2014, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DARISC

...Are they in fact forged Fuchs?

Quote:

Originally Posted by onlycafe

are they rota?

Thanks, couldn't remember the name of that crap company.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikester

Uh, assuming they are truely fuchs then I don't even know why you're asking.

What? Asking the question pretty clearly indicates that there is no "assuming they are truely Fuchs".

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Originally Posted by JQ911

Looks like authentic FUCHS to me.

OTTO FUCHS Felgen: Picture Gallery

Yes, and, of course, "to look like authentic Fuchs" is the goal of knock-off manufacturers.

I'd simply like to know if these wheels are, in fact, forged aluminum alloy wheels, as were the original Fuchs, or are they NOT?