euromeister vs linea corsa?-whats the difference

[petrolblue83911]

Folks,

I'm looking at getting a set of the 17in replica Fuchs- I saw Pelican has both euromeister and linea corsa. it looks like the off sets are slightly different?

do both work for a narrow body car, in my case, an 86

Thanks!

-Adam

[EMJ]

For starters, try $500 price difference! The Euro's cost less and look fantastic! Just got mine yesterday and they look awesome. Took 4 days to receive them from order date. Also, the Linea Corsa come in a few finishes - RSR, Black with polished lip, etc. The Euro's only come in a black with a machine finished lip. Look great though. Both get tons of good reviews on this board and are supposed to be very good wheels for the price...

[911SauCy]

Just look at them in comparison.

Everything about the Euromeister is more "fuch" true. The LC does have a more modern fuch look IMO and thats why I considered them.

After finding out the E's are manufactured to be stronger and the price was less, there was no question as to which choice was the right one.

[Arne2]

Euromeisters are made in 17" equivalents of the factory 16" sizes and offsets. So - 7" ET23, 8" ET10 and 9" ET15. They fit and sit the same as the factory 16" One of the local PCA members put a set of 7&9 on his '84, the fit was perfect.

The LC wheels are only made in a pair of sizes, 7.5" and 9". The ET16 of the 9" is essentially the same as the Euros, the front LCs differ due to the extra front width.

The LCs are a gravity-cast wheel, Euros are low-pressure cast. If all else is equal (which is never truly the case), low-pressure should be superior.

[petrolblue83911]

excellent-thanks guys!

Euromeisters it is!

From what I've read, the default tire sizes folks are using seems to be;

205/45 -front
255/40-rear

is that about right?

[EMJ]

Originally Posted by petrolblue83911

From what I've read, the default tire sizes folks are using seems to be;

205/45 -front
255/40-rear

is that about right?

Spend some time on this research. The 205/45's may be short if you're running stock height up front. Might leave quite a bit of space between the tire and the wheel well. I went with the 205/50's up front - fills out nice, no rub. The 255/40 rears give it a nice wide look. The 9's in the rear should be fine and no tire rub.

BTW, don't forget to order the Fuch's center caps if you don't have them. The Euro's take the stock Fuch caps.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by Arne2

Euromeisters are made in 17" equivalents of the factory 16" sizes and offsets. So - 7" ET23, 8" ET10 and 9" ET15. They fit and sit the same as the factory 16" One of the local PCA members put a set of 7&9 on his '84, the fit was perfect.

The LC wheels are only made in a pair of sizes, 7.5" and 9". The ET16 of the 9" is essentially the same as the Euros, the front LCs differ due to the extra front width.

The LCs are a gravity-cast wheel, Euros are low-pressure cast. If all else is equal (which is never truly the case), low-pressure should be superior.

I had the Rotas when they first came out and they were crap, lots of runout on the wheels. I have a set of the 17" Euros, but haven't mounted tires on them yet so I can't comment.

[Driven97]

I have the Euros and run 225/255. I am currently set to max camber with the OEM plates and they clear without any fender roll.



Nice looking wheel, I'm very happy with them so far.

[JQ911]

I chose Linea Corse Fox since it was already available then and the Euros during the time I wanted one had a back log of its inventory. The Euros are more OEM looking but I also like the wider fronts of the LCs.

If both were readily available during the time, I would take the Euros IMO.