Late offset Fuchs?

[Black968]

I think I know the answer to this question but will ask it anyway. Did Porsche ever make a late offset Fuch Wheel (45 - 55) that could be used on the late model 944/951/968 cars? If not does Lindsey or anyone else make them?

Cheers

[Techno Duck]

No late offset Fuch was ever made. However you can get a early offset 6 inch (or maybe 7 inch) Fuch to work on a late offset car. Its not the right wheel, but it will fit the fenders correctly.

You can try contacting Lindsay Racing to make you a custom set also.

[Hoss Ghoul]

How do you go about "making them work"? Hub adaptors, spacers?

[ERAU944]

you can only make late offset wheels work on an early car with spacers, the early wheels will stick out way to far and look very bad. to say they would rub the fenders would be an understatement.

-Mike

[Techno Duck]

Like i said, a 6-inch Fuch will bolt right up to a late offset car and look fine. There is a picture floating around of a 944S with them on.

[ERAU944]

also, if anyone has a set of cup wheels they'd like to trade for some good 16" x 7" fuchs, i'd appreciate it

[vanwyk4257]

Originally posted by ERAU944
you can only make late offset wheels work on an early car with spacers, the early wheels will stick out way to far and look very bad. to say they would rub the fenders would be an understatement.

-Mike

When I first got my '87 944S it had early offset 16x7 fuchs on it for the track. They were spaced out 3/8" in the front to clear the turbo brakes. They didn't rub, but the car is running -2.0 degrees camber in the front. They didn't look quite right so I sold them and replaced them with 928S4 wheels for the track.

I'm guessing Lindsay Racing could easily make a set of 17" fuchs to fit a late offset 944.

[ERAU944]

wow, weird that those wheels fit... most i've seen with fuchs stuck way out.

i rather like the look of cup wheels, and i think that lindsay fuchs would be WAY too expensive for my budget

[vanwyk4257]

Here are some pics with the 16x7 fuchs.