993 wheels on my 82 928?
04-11-2010, 03:55 PM
#17
These wheels are not Porsche Wheels. No Cup II's were manufactured in 18" . These are most likely a set of the Mille Migilia Cup II knock offs.
Be advised they are of a much softer alloy, are prone to bend and crack easily. I know because I and others, JWise, have been wrestling with these issues on the sets we purchased used. I'd stick with the stock Cup II GTS wheels. They are strong and fit without concern.
With that said, I am looking for a second set of the 18" Mille Maglias for my other car. I'm willing to to buy them despite the issues stated above. I know I will need to have them trued, cracks rewelded and painted/powdercoated. These I would use for easy driving.
Be advised they are of a much softer alloy, are prone to bend and crack easily. I know because I and others, JWise, have been wrestling with these issues on the sets we purchased used. I'd stick with the stock Cup II GTS wheels. They are strong and fit without concern.
With that said, I am looking for a second set of the 18" Mille Maglias for my other car. I'm willing to to buy them despite the issues stated above. I know I will need to have them trued, cracks rewelded and painted/powdercoated. These I would use for easy driving.
I have never seen 18" Cups (ie. 5 spoke alloys like the ones shown lower down). I don't think they exist. Mille Miglia produce replicas, they don't as far as I know do any Porsche designs in sizes that Porsche themselves didn't do. Offsets maybe, but not sizes. ETA: Bugger me they do:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-Porsche-Cup...torefreshZtrue
Also, FWIW, I've never had any quality issues with Mille Miglia. You guys do know that a lot of the factory-fitted Porsche wheels are made in Italy?
I've never understood why the vast majority of posters on here seem happy to fit wheels with the wrong offsets to the front of the 928.
Joel
04-11-2010, 05:39 PM
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