Feedback on Maxilite 8" Wheels - Excellent Quality!

[Farreem]

I installed Maxilite 16"x 8" wheels from "Fixer".

Quality is excellent and he's a great person to do business with. Transaction was simple and I received the wheels three business days after payment through Paypal.

I moved the 7's to the front and the stance is perfect. I'm running Michelins 205 / 225. Also, my original center caps fit with no issues.

I would highly recommend these wheels.

[Fixer]

Thanks,

That was a good idea, I'm glad you're happy ! The stance looks perfect.

What model Michelin specifically? They look perfect for my current build.

Matt

[WayneY]

Looks great! Wanting to do the same on my 86. How was the Maxilite finish compared to the Fuchs 7s?

[Farreem]

Originally Posted by Fixer

Thanks,

That was a good idea, I'm glad you're happy ! The stance looks perfect.

What model Michelin specifically? They look perfect for my current build.

Matt

I went with Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 (Ultra high Performance Summer). They are great so far.

[Farreem]

Originally Posted by WayneY

Looks great! Wanting to do the same on my 86. How was the Maxilite finish compared to the Fuchs 7s?

Honestly I can't give good feedback on this one. My car sat outside for 10 years so the original Fuchs are a bit weathered but the finish on the Maxilite wheels looks great.

[Flojo]

I run my second set of Maxilite 7/8x16 ind my 911-life.

where I roll - Frankfurt am Main

[WayneY]

Took your recommendations and got a pair of 16x8 from Fixer/Matt, but kept the 6s upfront. Great purchase and love the look of the 8s, now just need to adjust the height and get the stance just right.

[Tom_in_NH]

The Maxilites seem to be a reasonably good alternative. Pricing looks to be approximately $235 for 16x8. The new Fuchsfelge 16x8 is near $700.
One downside is the weight difference. 17.5 lbs for the Maxilite 16x8, vs 12.7 lbs for the Fuchsfelge in the same size.

[billydeakins]

Another happy Fixer customer here too! Matt is great to deal with and wheels great!

[Flojo]

Originally Posted by Tom_in_NH

17.5 lbs for the Maxilite 16x8, vs 12.7 lbs for the Fuchsfelge in the same size.

??? where d'you get that from!

17,5 lgs= 7,94 kg
12,7 lbs= 5,76 kg

I recently got my second set and absoluteley cannot say that there is a near 2kg difference in weight per wheel for 8x16.
I measured aproximately 400 gramms.

[Tom_in_NH]

https://www.fuchsfelgeusa.com/16-inch-satin-black/#16inchblackoptions

https://www.*************/91136211700-8sb.html.html

replace the stars in the last link to Stoddard dot com

[Porchdog]

Originally Posted by WayneY

Took your recommendations and got a pair of 16x8 from Fixer/Matt, but kept the 6s upfront. Great purchase and love the look of the 8s, now just need to adjust the height and get the stance just right.

When I first got my 16 x 8's (951 wheels) they came with tires so I put them on the back with the 6's up front. I thought that gave me really severe understeer.

The 16 x 7's with 225's rubbed so I put the 205's on the 7"s . Steering is a bit heavier but I am happy with the handling.

[Fixer]

Another bought 8s just for the rears. Looks great imo.

[Flojo]

Originally Posted by Porchdog

When I first got my 16 x 8's (951 wheels) they came with tires so I put them on the back with the 6's up front. I thought that gave me really severe understeer.

The 16 x 7's with 225's rubbed so I put the 205's on the 7"s . Steering is a bit heavier but I am happy with the handling.

may be an issue with camber toe setting.

I run 7x16/205-55 front and 8x16/225-50 rear (no spcers at all) for years now.

lowered to F63/R62cm and camber at F-1.4/R-1.05 it handles great in corners without being nervous on full throttle straights (autobahn 200-240km/h).

[IsaacP]

Really loving my Maxilites! They are looking great and their quality is excellent.

[Fixer]

Here is a video on how you can in 5 minutes make the Maxilite RSR wheel look great and MUCH better than Stoddard's finish which is just the regular cheaper satin black/diamond cur wheel taped differently.

My way looks terrific and is simple and fun. The reason is that you're starting with a polished wheel, the other "proprietary finish" is not. It's just an immersion paint procedure to try and look like an anodized finish but the way I show you looks more like an anodized wheel. In fact the finish looks just like some original Fuchs made in 1970 that I have in the shop.

If you've already mounted tires on your RSR finish wheels it's simple enough to still do.

https://youtu.be/L4LY5XO8hiA

[Flojo]

i like it… though the common RSR finish has kind of ice-ed/matt/blasted pedals and just a polished lip outer edge...

[Fixer]

Originally Posted by Flojo

i like it… though the common RSR finish has kind of ice-ed/matt/blasted pedals and just a polished lip outer edge...

I said I only spent 5 minutes lol 😉

So tape off the outer lip and compound more and there you go . The more you compound the more iced the finish becomes.

[Fixer]

The 17s have finally landed. I'll have the first batch in May.

I bugged Maxilite to make these and they're here. . 7, 8, 9, and 10x17s

This is excellent news!

[Fixer]

Here's a "deep 8" I made out of two deep 6s.

I took the excessive shine off the "RSR finish" to look much better. Takes about 10-15 minutes per wheel.

https://youtu.be/ztiSe13DY3k