Anyone running 6" flat 6 Fuchs/145 and standard width beam?

[drgouk]

Hello,
       Anyone running 6" flat 6 Fuchs with 145 tyres and standard width beam, dropped spindles? or is this just not possiable without rubbing?
Please let me know, If you running this combo, please post some pics.

Regards

David Gouk

[pupjoint]

not much of a help, david but i know my friend's car a 66, ran this combo for many years with no rubbing issues. i know they are 6 inch Fuchs flat.

sorry no pics , havent seen him for a long time.

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

Hello,
       Anyone running 6" flat 6 Fuchs with 145 tyres and standard width beam and dropped spindles? or is this just not possiable without rubbing?
Please let me know, If you running this combo, please post some pics.

Regards

David Gouk

I Ran Flat 6 Fuchs with 145;s stock Beam and Disc Brakes,But No Dropped Spindles on my 67 with a Ball Joint front end Also Ran them on my 56 w/o dropped spindles  (Dropped spindles kick the wheel out 3/8 of an inch per side)

[drgouk]

Thanks for the replies. I will do a mock up on the car and see how it works and go from there.

[pupjoint]

david, any updates on this?

i am planning of putting early deep 6 on the front with 145 tires with stock beam, dropped spindles only.  my car currently has 4 inch beam, dropped spindles and i don't like narrowed beam at all and see if i can get away with it if i switch to fuchs, dropped spindles and stock disc brakes.

ok i know only way is to try it out on the real car, but due to my work and location, this is easier said than done, so i am just trying to find some info from those who happen to have done it.

i have both early and late 6 with me.

[henk]

145's on 6" wheels?do you not have to strecth the tire alot then.
looks like a skinny tire to put on a 6" wheel,No?

henk!!!

[Rennsurfer]

145's on 6" wheels?do you not have to strecth the tire alot then.
looks like a skinny tire to put on a 6" wheel,No?

henk!!!

Henk brings up a great point. I'm running a 145-15 tire on a Porsche steel 911 wheel for a spare. Can't stand how much the sidewalls stretch and that's only on a 5.5" wide wheel. Can't imagine that skinny of a tire on a 6". Have you considered going to a 155 tire? Would fit the wheel much better and the safety factor would rise, as well.

[pupjoint]

i have 145 tires with me, thats why i brought this up.

yes i am open to other sizes, as long as i can get rid of the narrowed beam..if possible with the 6inch fuchs.

unfortunately 155 tires are impossible to get, even the 145s i had to buy from a neighboring country.

i can get 165 80, 185 55, so my choices are quite limited.

[Rennsurfer]

Okay, given your limited tire size availability, how about finding a lower profile 165? That would be much easier, I would imagine.

[pupjoint]

ok, will see what else i can find. thanks!!

found this thread seems to be useful

http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,8002.0.html

[Jon]

To me nothing looks finer than 145's on sixes... Here is my friend Arnies with that setup at the front... And the wheels are on a stock beam with stock spindles... And 19 mm of adapter.

[drgouk]

i have 145 tires with me, thats why i brought this up.

yes i am open to other sizes, as long as i can get rid of the narrowed beam..if possible with the 6inch fuchs.

unfortunately 155 tires are impossible to get, even the 145s i had to buy from a neighboring country.

i can get 165 80, 185 55, so my choices are quite limited.

Hi Wallace,
                I thought you did a narrowed beam? Or is this for your other cars?
David

[pupjoint]

i have 145 tires with me, thats why i brought this up.

yes i am open to other sizes, as long as i can get rid of the narrowed beam..if possible with the 6inch fuchs.

unfortunately 155 tires are impossible to get, even the 145s i had to buy from a neighboring country.

i can get 165 80, 185 55, so my choices are quite limited.

Hi Wallace,
                I thought you did a narrowed beam? Or is this for your other cars?
David

david, it is for my 66. the 67 is not touched yet.

i did narrow my beam 4 inches,  running 5.5 fake BRMs and had issues with tyre rubbing. now fronts have 165 Kumhos, dropped spindles. no adjuster coz i dint like them.

i dint quite like the way the car drives now with narrowed beam.

recently purchased some a set of early 6 and late 6 fuchs, hoping i can use these rims and use a stock beam with dropped spindles, stock disc brakes. not a fan of adjusters also.