losdeanos

Wow, thats sweet looking. Those shoes look GREAT!

Kuhan

You could put a set of orange furry slippers on that Turbo and it would look good! Beautiful car...

utkinpol

those are extra heavy cast rims for $8K - are you kidding me? what is all the hysteria about? cast rims should cost $600 per wheel top.

PHDX2

Fantastic combo, Overdraft. Looks great!!!

kosmo

i've always liked the contrasting look on a white car.

ADias

The Sep '10 issue of Excellence advertises new Fuchs rims at http://fuchsperformance.com

Overdraft

Thanks guys for your positive comments...I must admit I am really pleased with the entire set up.

mkozink

FYI; Suncoast has been running a special on a Porsche Fuchs wheel/tire/TMPS package

No affiliation. I have been considering these for my wife's 997.2 C4.

stevepow

Maybe these are Dan's buddies?

Edgy01

Yes--that is the Fuchs guys in the USA. Finally online.

http://fuchsperformance.com/

stevepow

They need more pics - you should go over and "model" for them. I'd like to see both the chrome and black wheels on some cars.

SARGEPUG

Here's a link on Ebay. I don't like them, too much of a "bling bling" deep dish. I am confused about the cast, forged, etc references. What is the difference between them all? I want the stongest and lightest wheel made.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-Fu...ht_2644wt_1160

Edgy01

They have been working on more images.

Edgy01

Funny you should ask...

The eBay wheels are made in China (no doubt) and weigh 28 lbs each up front and 35 lbs each for the rears!

If you want the strongest wheels you should await the Fuchs Racing FORGED wheels. A forged wheel benefits by the manufacturing process which keeps weight to a minimum and ensures a significantly higher strength over castings.

The reason the original Otto Fuchs wheels gained quickly in popularity with Porsche owners over the decades was not merely cosmetic appeal. It had to do with lighter weight and strength by being a forged wheel. Additionally, a forged wheel literally changes the shape of the aluminum molecules in a such a way as to orient the grain to benefit the strength of the wheel--castings can't do that. The molten material merely flows into a sand cast mode where it is both gravity and pressure acting upon it--it leaves a rougher finish (hence why cast wheels are mostly painted to hide that, or with limited machining to achieve the look inherent with forgings. Forged wheels can be polished much more than any casting, or anodized to give that characteristic Fuchs alloy look.

Cast wheels tend to fracture much more easily while a forged wheel will bend, perhaps, but not fracture. (Obviously, with sufficient force, it could also fracture but that is considerably rarer).

Here's an idea of what happens when you hit a curb with a cheap cast wheel:

PHDX2

Dan, the wheels look great. Nice website, too.

Please pass along a request for pics of the wheels on a Speed Yellow Carrera. That'd be a nice addition to the website's gallery!

Thanks!