356A wheels on a 911?

[duncan1437]

i was looking at some car ads the other day and stumbled on this bmw 2002 (no connection). turns out the wheels are from a 356A porsche, by using (5x205) adapters, and (10mm) spacers to clear the brake calipers.

Excellent Red 1976 BMW 2002 - City of Toronto Collector Cars For Sale - Kijiji City of Toronto Canada.

i did some searching and found some more info and pics.

The wheels are Porsche 356A steelies, widened to 15x7.5 ET20 (front) and 15x8 ET18 (rear). a 10mm spacer was used to clear the (upgraded) front brake calipers, effectively making the front offset 10 mm. Front tires are 195/50-15 and rears are 205/50-15.







- the porsche 911 bolt pattern is 5x130 and the 356A is 5x205. adapters going from 5x205 to 5x130 are pretty common, but the reverse are pretty rare. i found only 2 sources:

the bmw uses these custom ones from the usa...

Old Skool VulcanWerks - Wheel Adapters

also found some generic ones in holland...



Adapters 5x130 - 5x205 | Spacers en adapters | Volksprojects Webshop

looks pretty sharp. just wondering if anyone has tried this with a 911? any thoughts about fitment, handling, etc? thx

[Elombard]

That does look cool. Are those wheels the same as the VW wheels like that? I would think the 356 wheels would be unobtanium. I wonder if the after market already makes the VW wheels in 7 and 8?

[duncan1437]

looks like new 356 wheels (5.5 x 15) are available and pretty inexpensive (about $130 apiece)

911 / 356 Porsche Parts | Porsche, Wurth and Fuchs Wheels | Sierra Madre Collection

not sure about the vw wheels.