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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: US of A Metro area
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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc View Post
I did not have a donor car to strip parts from. I just kept my eye on Pelican and 914world classifieds and purchased parts as I found them. There are some good deals out there you just need to watch and be ready to buy. I think I payed 200.00 for the front struts with good Boge inserts. Payed 200.00 for all four M brake calipers. For wheels between my 911SC and the GT clone I have four sets of wheels. Two sets of Fuchs in 16x7 + 16x8 and a set of BBS in the same size. I'm going on memory but the offset is 23 for the front and 12 for the rear. With 205/55 + 245/45 no fitment issues. The 245/45 is getting hard to find so my next set of tires will probably be 225/50. The last set of wheels are some boat anchor Borbet 17x7.5 + 17x9. I have not tried these on the 914 but they fit perfect on the SC with the fender lips rolled. 225/45 + 255/50 on those wheels. I suspect they would fit the 914 also. The Borbet wheels have the same offset as the Fuchs so no adapters/spacers needed. Not all 17 inch wheels have the correct offset to be used without spacers. Hope that helps.
You speak of the different wheels you've used.. what about the rear hub conversion to go 5 lug?

Any info on where to purchase, or where to have a set converted to 5 lug to fit a set of Fuchs?

Thanks
Old 04-27-2011, 09:37 AM
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