mada1

Anyone have close up pics of the Cup 1 replicas. The one on the Wheel Enhancement site is of an OEM wheel (so they told me) It would be great to see them side by side to tell how they look different.

Bull

I don't have pistures, but well done replicas won't look very different, if at all. the difference will be in the weight and the strength.

crg53

Mada, I just happened to be in the shop, so here are a couple of pictures of my Mille Miglia's. Same wheel, one with flash, one without.

pete000

I prefer the OEM wheels. The radius is different on the aftermarket wheels.

964Q

Yes, I agree. IMO, the OEM cup 1's are one of the nicer looking wheels for our cars.

mada1

so those are replicas? (thanks for the pix!)
They look the same as the OEM to me, what do you guys see tha I don't?

Damian in NJ

There is a small website whose co-owner has his panties in a twist about the cup wheel nomenclature-here is his post where he vows to edit anyone using Cup 1 or 2 terminology-he lated added that anyone using those terms would get in trouble with the moderators!


'contrary to an all too popular misconception, there is no such thing as "Cup 1" and "Cup 2" wheels - this has been a constant source of confusion when trying to talk to someone about these wheels

for the record, the wheels that come on this car in 17" form are "C2 Turbo" on the early cars and "993 Cup" which became available on the later cars (the C2 Turbo continued to be available)

there are multiple widths and offsets for both models

the misnomer came about from a car that was never sold to the US - the 911 cup car, a european model, came with the C2 Turbo wheels - however, the Turbo with those wheels was not out yet - also, what you could call the true "Cup" wheels were MAGNESIUM - anyway, the wheels got dubbed "Cup" over there by the enthusiasts who didn't know any better at the time, becaue they "looked" like the ones on the Cup car (but not by Porsche) - then when the 993 Cup wheel came out, those same enthusiasts perpetuated the misnomer and called that one "Cup 2"

but we will use the correct designations here - consequently you will see your posts get edited if you use the incorrect designation - please try to use the correct one though, we have a lot better things to do than continue to edit things like this

i hope this clears that up'

Geoffrey

wow, this is getting like the 993 board....

ilko

One is OEM, one is a replica. Guess what's what

964Q

ilko: Front is OEM and the rear is rep?

Oracle

OEM is in the rear and rep is in the front.. simply because OEM is lighter.

ilko

Yep, 8" OEM fronts, 9" replica rears. I had a 9" OEM rim and had been looking for a second one for almost a year. Everything I looked at was MSRP. Then I found 2 9" replicas locally for $75 each and couldn't say no.

964Q

They look great! Are you using any spacers?

ilko

No spacers. Tires are 225/45/17 in the front and 255/40/17 in the rear. They fill up the arches pretty well. Here's another shot:

mada1

Looks great.
I talked to the wheel enhancement sales guy and he also said that the replica 9" have a slightly more aggressive offset and fill out the wheel arches about 1/4 " more than the OEMs

What is the weight difference again?