914-6 GT wheel options please

[Gunscrossed]

My car is currently fitted with 8”x 15” front and 9” x 15” rear Minilite wheels.
I’m thinking of getting some Fuchs, am I correct in saying that 7” front and 8” rear would work?
Any other suggestions welcome, preferably with pictures if possible

[Lightweight_911]

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Sounds like you've bought the DSD-built orange car - nice buy if you have !


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[Gunscrossed]

Yes, I did Andy!
Looks fairly well built but we’ll see

[Lightweight_911]

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Regarding your question - yes, 7 & 8 x15in Fuchs do fit. I bought an ex-race 914/6 GT style car many years ago (for its freshly-built 2.5 litre twin-plug engine) which had Fuchs in those sized fitted.

In case you haven't seen them, here are some photos of an early Factory 914/6 GT that Export 56 had for sale:

[23e Heure]

As Andy says. 7s and 8s will work.

Not sure how wide the arches are on your Jäger car: possibly fitted a little wider to allow for 9s on the back.

Either way you may need / want spacers so that the wheels fill the arches in a pleasing way.
I had 7x15 Fuchs on the front of my GT rep and added 23mm spacers.
Just check for fouling on inner arches when steering is at max.

[Lightweight_911]

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You also need to take into account the make & size of tyres you fit as there can be quite a variance between different brands ...


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[Gunscrossed]

Thanks guys, that’s very helpful!

[Gunscrossed]

The front tyres are currently https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/18-60 ... V-atnhATBJ

And the rears are, https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/18-60 ... V-atnhATBJ

They look pretty cool but are 10 years old so ideally I think they need replacing, if I go down that route Longstone list the Pirelli P7 as an alternative.

[KS]

Careful - Dougal will tell you that 914s came with 165x15s and anything wider will spoil the handling...

[Gunscrossed]

Careful - Dougal will tell you that 914s came with 165x15s and anything wider will spoil the handling...

Any alternative suggestions welcome Keith