Am I barking?

louis356 · Post by **louis356** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:16 am

...up the wrong tree?

I have a desire to put 4.5 steel wheels on my one two.

Are these expensive? I have 5.5 but with the tyres that are on them they rub the shocks even with 5mm spacers.

So I fancy some 4.5 (I like the skinny look) but my question is, are they expensive and hard to get hold of??? If so, I will knock it on the head now. So what size tyre should I use on a 5.5 for it not to rub??? (I want to ditch the spacers also)

and what sort of tyre size should be on them? I've heard talk of smart car tyres being used. I assume that these have shorter tyre wall and therefore make the car lower.

Low is good

512modulo · Post by **512modulo** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:21 am

if you go onto the 912 register theres a set with tyres in the for sale section 280 pounds i think

hope this helps

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:27 am

you might be getting confused with 4.5" Fuchs, they ARE expensive

512modulo · Post by **512modulo** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:07 am

yep the fuchs are expensive but you can get them from vw heritage pretty reasonably priced.

just got myself to a set of 4.5 at the front and 5.5 at the rear fully polished should be arriving this afternoon.

cant wait

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:17 am

Either 4.5" steels with 165 tyres or 5.5" steels with 185/70 tyres - neither option should be expensive.

I've bought quite a few steel wheels over the past year - never paid more than £10 ea !

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:24 am

I'll vouch for the smart tyres too... i have two sets of steels on my 356: a set of 4" silver rims with skinny/fat smarts - and a set of 5.5/6" mangels with smart rear treads on the front and 186/60 on the back... a really great set up but i did have to grind the bumpstops off to fit the 6"s on the back without rubbing

rafiki · Post by **rafiki** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:50 am

Lightweight_911 wrote:Either 4.5" steels with 165 tyres or 5.5" steels with 185/70 tyres - neither option should be expensive.

I've bought quite a few steel wheels over the past year - never paid more than £10 ea !

Just what I'm after...but from whom?

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:03 am

arrr... there is a guy in the back of Porsche Post selling 10 wheels steels

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:05 am

louis356 you are my type of person. I just think that the 912 looks best with 4.5 steels and skinny tyres and it will make the handling more balanced and fun

rafiki · Post by **rafiki** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:07 pm

912uk wrote:arrr... there is a guy in the back of Porsche Post selling 10 wheels steels

But don't you have to be a member of PCGB to receive Porsche Post? I'm not, so I don't.

louis356 · Post by **louis356** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:28 pm

Yup, must agree

Do you have his number?

Me and rafiki can go harvsies and have 5 each!

Skinni malinki is the way 2 go!

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:39 am

Here's the advert from Porsche post:

10 x 356 41/2x15 steel wheels. £25 each (four with tyres). 4 x 356 hub caps. Tel 01969 623585, (mob) 0771 5377340

KS · Post by KS » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:23 pm

Lightweight_911 wrote:Here's the advert from Porsche post:

10 x 356 41/2x15 steel wheels. £25 each (four with tyres). 4 x 356 hub caps. Tel 01969 623585, (mob) 0771 5377340

Andy, aren't those more likely to be 5-on-205mm "wide-five" bolt-pattern? Unless off a 356C that is...

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:10 pm

Good point Keith - I suspect you're right.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:23 pm

interesting, thats a local tel number to me .. Leyburn code. Anyone phoned up? Wonder if its another North Yorskhire based Porsche fanatic?