what kind of wheels for your car????

[speedwell]

ritchie you're french  don't know that , cool car just found this on the web 





another picture from you 

[Jon]

great thinking there. i like the idea allready 

I have been making some calls already... anything is possible

The Super VW NATS wheels are in Norway now...

[Rennsurfer]

I don't know where was sold FPS wheels.
The only one time I have seen on a Porsche, there was a 911 2.4S of VHC.

Very nice... thanks for the info, Ritchie.

[Griebel]

 

[speedwell]

your melber wheels look well detailed

[Zündfunke]

I love these Melber wheels and would like to have a set on my own!

mostly they are offered in 14" 

These on the pics are really awesome!

[Bendik]

Some other 14s. Only need to assemble a cal looker now and I'll be done 

[speedwell]

look like an ansen wheels  machined in the center 

[MacRavens]

In my opinion, you seem all really too permissive !

How can you let say :

The Melbert are Cal-look ? What  !?
The Ronal are Cal-look ? Hu  !?
SPF, ATS, KPZ, Heggins, Razor, Roth Star rims, Cosmics... and other "exotic" ones... Waxxx

More simply, Cal-look = look like California ones !

To me, all those wheels, were never part of the classic game of 65 to 87 in California ! So you can honestly forget to rank them as Cal-look rims !
Who many of you dream about ATS or KPZ for his Cal-look ? Truly ! 2 people ? Did you saw them on DKP cars ?

This is how I knew the cal-look ... by classic way.
But its ok if you want to drive an italian-look, a mexican-look, a look-Swiss, or built a German look !  ... what ever, but hardly a true dream Cal-look !

Be so permissive dilutes the essence of Cal-look : Power and Simplicity.
Have rare rims or unique rims is not enough to make a cal-look ! It's just enough to a small talk ! Sometimes "new wheels" brings some diversity but... we can call it "Nice car... sad for the wheels" !

At the end... think what you want but, there is spirit to respect.

Reread your classic (cal-look book) and let live again the empi 8, the centerline, the 2L and the Riviera (paint or not) etc... ! Yeeeeeeha ! 
Think about it ! 
Mike

[LuftsickTero]

Who many of you dream about ATS or KPZ for his Cal-look ? Truly ! 2 people ?

Damn Mike, nearly spilled my morning coffee 

[Griebel]

Sorry about the Melbers,-never saw them on any DKP car,...my bad....now deleted

[JSL]

Hi,

Does anyone know if American Racing make Torq Thrust D wheels in Porsche (5x130) stud patten? Ive been told by my local dealer that they dont? But cant see why they wouldnt and am not sure if hes just trying to sell me what he has in stock.

I quite like them as somthing a little different... 

What do people think?

Cheers,

J

[MacRavens]

Who many of you dream about ATS or KPZ for his Cal-look ? Truly ! 2 people ?

Damn Mike, nearly spilled my morning coffee 

Sorry bout that, Tero  I think we have the same SCC coffee cup because when I read this up topic ... it's almots happend to me too !

Does anyone know if American Racing make Torq Thrust D wheels in Porsche (5x130) stud patten? Ive been told by my local dealer that they dont? But cant see why they wouldnt and am not sure if hes just trying to sell me what he has in stock.

I quite like them as somthing a little different... 

What do people think?

One of the most interesting rim produced.
For me, the Porsche link between Europe and America. between Cal-look and  muscle cars.

Not produced anymore.

[JSL]

Damn! 

I might go Chevy stud patten then :-) I do like those wheels and they arent really that common on bugs.

Cheers,

J

[Cornpanzer]

The problem is not so much the bolt circle, but the offset.  The Porsche Americans were high positive offset which I doubt you can get with the modern version. Plus the shape of the spokes and many small details differ from the Porsche wheels to the wheels designed for Ford/Chev.   

[Neil Davies]

The problem is not so much the bolt circle, but the offset.  The Porsche Americans were high positive offset which I doubt you can get with the modern version. Plus the shape of the spokes and many small details differ from the Porsche wheels to the wheels designed for Ford/Chev.   

Dave, I know you had a pair of sevens narrowed - I'm guessing you had the extra material taken out fo the back of the wheel. If the Chevy ones were used, couldn't you just take the extra material out of the front instead?

JSL, Rocket Ron had a set of Porsche ones for sale on here for a few weeks, they're currently pending sale. Worth putting a second dibs on them in case the sale falls through?

[JSL]

Interesting!   

[MacRavens]

Need references ? 

[Ivan]

As found:

I had a set of the JA Pearce Porsche wheels.
They were called Magna alloys
Very rare wheels but..
Whack..
With a crap offset.
I've still got all the lugs and nuts.

I am pretty sure Lee Arnold at LA Perfromance still has them.

[speedwell]

Need references ? 

 

[Rocket Ron]

Need references ? 

 

arn't those wide 5 vw mag wheels

Max from Green hearts has a set for sale, think the were £3k plus

[ESH]

In my opinion, you seem all really too permissive !

How can you let say :

The Melbert are Cal-look ? What  !?
The Ronal are Cal-look ? Hu  !?
SPF, ATS, KPZ, Heggins, Razor, Roth Star rims, Cosmics... and other "exotic" ones... Waxxx

More simply, Cal-look = look like California ones !

To me, all those wheels, were never part of the classic game of 65 to 87 in California ! So you can honestly forget to rank them as Cal-look rims !
Who many of you dream about ATS or KPZ for his Cal-look ? Truly ! 2 people ? Did you saw them on DKP cars ?

This is how I knew the cal-look ... by classic way.
But its ok if you want to drive an italian-look, a mexican-look, a look-Swiss, or built a German look !  ... what ever, but hardly a true dream Cal-look !

Be so permissive dilutes the essence of Cal-look : Power and Simplicity.
Have rare rims or unique rims is not enough to make a cal-look ! It's just enough to a small talk ! Sometimes "new wheels" brings some diversity but... we can call it "Nice car... sad for the wheels" !

At the end... think what you want but, there is spirit to respect.

Reread your classic (cal-look book) and let live again the empi 8, the centerline, the 2L and the Riviera (paint or not) etc... ! Yeeeeeeha ! 
Think about it ! 
Mike

Best post on this thread! 

[JSL]

Need references ? 

Yummy! :-)

Are they spoken for Rocket Ron? 

J

[DKO]

There was a good post on this forum a while back with info on the americans. the majority of the ones you see for sale are the "straight spoke" ali versions, like on the 911 photo above. as Dave said, bad offset (for beetles) which is why they get narrowed and also because they are usually 7 inch wide. the proper "D spoke" (so named because the spoke curves around the caliper of a disc brake) were made in wide 5 and porsche pattern ( like the DAS sunroof car above) in various widths but with good offsets and in ali (wide 5 only) and magnesium (much rarer) The 6 inch mags have the same offset as 6 inch fuchs. the wide 5 version is the wheel that was copied to reproduce the "torker" wheel by JGE.
the magnesium porsche pattern versions are coveted by early porsche guys for their strength and light weight (plus they look nicer than the ali straight spokes  )
that's about all i can remember from that thread. cheers

[slow panel]

I found these

[slow panel]

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[speedwell]

what kind of wheels is it i asked that  because i've a friend who had them on this type 34 , and he don't know anything about those , he said nothing written on the wheels yours look llike the same

thx
fabs

[slow panel]

Hey fabs

I dont now at all

They are 4 X 130

I hope someone can say what they are !

[67worshipper]

Need references ? 

 

hot under the collar with this one

[Cornpanzer]

There was a good post on this forum a while back with info on the americans. the majority of the ones you see for sale are the "straight spoke" ali versions, like on the 911 photo above. as Dave said, bad offset (for beetles) which is why they get narrowed and also because they are usually 7 inch wide. the proper "D spoke" (so named because the spoke curves around the caliper of a disc brake) were made in wide 5 and porsche pattern ( like the DAS sunroof car above) in various widths but with good offsets and in ali (wide 5 only) and magnesium (much rarer) The 6 inch mags have the same offset as 6 inch fuchs. the wide 5 version is the wheel that was copied to reproduce the "torker" wheel by JGE.
the magnesium porsche pattern versions are coveted by early porsche guys for their strength and light weight (plus they look nicer than the ali straight spokes  )
that's about all i can remember from that thread. cheers

Not exactly correct.  The aluminum 7" wheels on the Porsche above are D-spokes as well.  American did not make a straight spoke wheel for a Porsche because the spoke would foul the caliper.

As far as narrowing the front goes, while this is technically possible, you would run into two potential issues.  One is that it is nearly if not totally impossible to weld and polish a lip without there being a color difference between the welding material and the wheel itself.  The second problem is that if you start with a 6" Ford/Chev American, there wouldnt be much of a front lip to start with and once you cut enough out to make it work, you would have wheels that are as flat as hubcaps!     Offset is as much a product of spoke design as it is the actual depth of the barrel.