Rim questions

[drystack]

Are there any functional differences between Fikse, BBS, and Kinesis wheels? Am I correct in assuming that their rigidity and weight benefits are similar and its more a choice of personal aesthetic preference? Also, were the Speedline wheels used on the 964RS and 964 Turbos their own brand or made for Porsche by Kinesis?

Thanks!

Matt

[Dantilla]

An engineer once explained to me why Fikses are superior, but I think any of these wheels will be an excellent choice. At this price point, the differences are minor.

[ChkbookMechanic]

I have Fikses myself but as Dantilla says at the price point, they are all good rims. I just liked the look of the FM10s more than the BBS LMs when I bought.

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by drystack

Are there any functional differences between Fikse, BBS, and Kinesis wheels? Am I correct in assuming that their rigidity and weight benefits are similar and its more a choice of personal aesthetic preference? Also, were the Speedline wheels used on the 964RS and 964 Turbos their own brand or made for Porsche by Kinesis?

Thanks!

Matt

they will be pretty similar except for visually.

Kinesis made replicas of the Speedlines used by Porsche.

There were 2 versions which came in varying widths and o/s
v1 3.6t replica and v2 993RS replica also both were available as 17 & 18


true Speedline 3.6t wheels were 8x18 ET52 & 10x18 ET61

true Speedline 993RS were 8x18ET52 & 10x18ET65

true Speedlines will be on the heavy side, mg BBS on the lighter side al BBS and Fikse in the middle

[drystack]

Thank you all. I'm surprised the the Speedlines are the heaviest of the group.

[JeremyD]

I would also throw kodiak racing wheels and ccw into the mix if I were you