vanster

Here is something I hadn't thought of.
Jake discovered this. The car came with the normal 16" manholes and had factory spacers. Now we had to use 17" wheels in order to clear the front GTS calipers and rotors. I'm wondering if JC Whitney makes something that I can bolt onto the studs that stick out 10 inches or so....hum.

granprixweiss928

this is on the rear? cut them shorter?

Adamant1971

Or just put on open lugs then the factory lugs on top, that's what I did on my 85 when I had the 9" speedlines.

Sorry I can't find a pick with them on.

Jerry Feather

Van, I would do what adam suggests, but I would first put the open steel nuts on, then I would cut the ball nose off the bottom of an alloy set and screw the hex head part of those nuts onto the exposed studs. You should be able to turn them down as might be needed to have them screw all the way to the crown of the cap nuts.

Having the longer studs in the hubs is, in my opinion, a worthwhile benefit in the long run, particularly when you find the need to put different wheels on that require spacers.

Jerry Feather

Then I reread you first post and see that you are looking for something that will stick out about 10 inches. That is quite a ways out; but I did see an 18 wheeler truck last weekend that had some kind of chrome lug nuts or nut decorations on its front wheels that stuck out at least 6 inches. They looked very aggressive and menacing. I'm not sure just how that look might turn out on a 928.

Eplebnista

I used open steel lug nuts with plastic lug nut covers painted with a rattle can to match my wheels. Caps were made by "Otis" and are not junk.

vanster

No mention of putting blue LED's on each one? Come on Jerry, I know you can make something like this

alex70

Lol. 10" lug covers.

Here are 4.5" spikes. Not real sure what that would look like on a 928...

https://www.thelugnutsource.com/prod...8aAhf2EALw_wcB

Jerry Feather

PERFECT!!! Not quite 10 inches, but still just about bold enough for the 928.

alex70

At first I was thinking of the wire wheel with the 12" center hub extending out.

These make much more sense, in a Mad Max sort of style....

vanster

Hopefully. if the creek don't rise we will have the car at Werks in the concours section. The car appears to being complete and GB is building the motor this weekend. I think the judges will appreciate the spikes. But the wire wheel suggestion is killer!

GregBBRD

Now we're talking!