Replacing 911 Fuchs with 944 dial wheels
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I have two slightly bent Fuchs and I am thinking of going to 4 dail wheels that fit a 944.....I am also looking at some C2 wheels.....any tips? My car is a 1980 911sc with 16" Fuchs.
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This is a good question. In the mid-eighties, didn't the 911 Carrera had phone dials as standard equipment, and Fuchs were optional? Were the phone dials special ofsets for the 911, or did they use the same offsets as the 944 or 951? Did they have special spacers?
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Originally Posted by zorro1car
I have two slightly bent Fuchs and I am thinking of going to 4 dail wheels that fit a 944.....I am also looking at some C2 wheels.....any tips? My car is a 1980 911sc with 16" Fuchs.
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My RoW came with Phone Dials and they are not the prettiest wheel on a 911. They look fine on a 928 or 944, but it just doesn't look right on the 911. However, they are very light. I have the 15 x 6/7s and when I put my 16" Fuchs it transformed the look of the car. I'm not sure about the 16 x 7/8 Phone Dial offsets and if it is specific to 911 or 944/951.
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Originally Posted by zorro1car
I have two slightly bent Fuchs and I am thinking of going to 4 dail wheels that fit a 944.....I am also looking at some C2 wheels.....any tips? My car is a 1980 911sc with 16" Fuchs.
#2 yes, they did come with the phone dials.
#3 If I were you. I would look for some more fuchs - or bbs wheels that you can get refinished -
Here's my BBS track wheels -
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Your vintage 911 should stay on Fuchs Forged Alloys. Don't switch to phone dials.
Put 7s in front, and at least 8 in back,--or 9s if you can swing it.
Put 7s in front, and at least 8 in back,--or 9s if you can swing it.
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Sounds like you have decided to go back to the Fuchs, but as a datapoint, I have 15x7 Phone dials as track wheels (not pictured-these were 15x6 fuchs). They fit fine on my early car. Since I have no rear flares I was required to bend the wheel lips, but you would have no such difficulties.
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Yea....my mechanic said the bent wheels are not serious and can be straightened. I like the idea of 8" on the back.....I have 6'' on front (they are the slightly bent ones) and 7" on the back.
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I need two more 16 x 6" Fuchs for my narrow '77 911 to have a complete set.
Right now I'm running the 14" Fuchs that came with my car.
Right now I'm running the 14" Fuchs that came with my car.
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