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Edgy01
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 Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 1:32 am Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuch |
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Wow! Quite the Fuchs thread!
I’m a Fuchs fan going back to my first 911 back in 1977 in which I opted for the 6 by15 inch Fuchs.
Today, I am running genuine Fuchs on both my 1964 356C Porsche and my 2006 997 Carrera S cabriolet with 19” Otto Fuchs wheels.
For you history buffs, google the Audi NSU RO80 automobile and look at their Fuchs wheels. Been around for decades.
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Bruce
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| Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:17 am Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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They look like deep 6s? How much?
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dames
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| Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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Really happy to find some fuchs in my price range on Facebook market place. Could have done without the 5 hour round trip to collect but at the price I knew they wouldn't hang around. Seller said they came on a baywindow he owned years ago.
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Bruce
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| Bruce wrote: |
Check out the prototype Fuchs wheels:
Who's gonna be the first to take a die grinder to a set of 4½s? |
Two rims looking very much like this showed up in a Swedish add this week. No markings on the rim. I got a pic of them but this site does not like .png-files. |
Seven years too late, I know.....
There are online converters that will convert a .png to .jpg for free. Or, send me a message for my email. Then you can send me the .png and I'll get it posted for you.
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oprn
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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Oh! That kind of a puller! I was picturing something like a bearing puller, I stand corrected. Sorry Glen!
Ya! You wouldn't want to break a nail on those caps now would you? 
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OgCalLook
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oprn
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:41 am Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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Not too likely, I can pop them off with a pocket knife.
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:15 am Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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I would ASSume for a puller.
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oprn
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:58 am Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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I hope you don't mine me hijacking this thread with some additional Fuchs questions.
I have 2 sets of Fuchs wheels that came on my 944s. The ones on my '86 have two small holes in all 4 center caps like this. What are they for?
The center caps on the '83 don't have them.
Also, how rare are the 4.5" and 5.5" X 15" Fuchs? I want to use the wheels from the parts '86 944 on my street Buggy but they are 7" and 8". I want the bigs and littles look so would prefer a narrow one on the front.
Thanks for your time!
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BABYGAVIN
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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Anyone who can help me with the size of this wheels? 15 or 17?
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mr. warehouse
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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| I can narrow your late 6's if you want. |
Thanks. I am looking for another full set so I can narrow two to 5.5 and and maybe two to 4.5 |
No problem. 6" to 4.5" is do-able as well. |
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ento
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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| mr. warehouse wrote: |
| I can narrow your late 6's if you want. |
Thanks. I am looking for another full set so I can narrow two to 5.5 and and maybe two to 4.5
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mr. warehouse
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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| I can narrow your late 6's if you want. |
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Bruce
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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You are correct, late Fuchs start at 6" wide.
You could take a pair of late 6s and have them cut down to 5 or 5½" by a competent wheel shop. This would be cheaper than sourcing original 5½s, and they would match your rears.
I have a friend who did the opposite for his fake Speedster. He had a set of 4 flat 6s and he had two of them widened with a 1" spacer on the inside to make them 7" wide, 911R offset. His Speedster is IRS and the 911R wheel is a perfect fit.
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ento
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| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:37 am Post subject: Re: 4.5, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0R 15" Fuchs |
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Quick question. Just to verify the late 911 rims didn't come in a 5 1/2 did they? I have a set of flat 6's and would like to run a set of 5.5 non hearts in front to match them if possible.
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Bruce
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I'll be mounting a set of early Fuchs (5,5J front, deepsix back) onto my 1960 bug..... .
- I have converted to discs in the front, ..... What is the best length to use for bolts? will 33mm work out? |
Old post, but not answered.
For future reference, Porsches that came from the factory with Fuchs had wheel studs that extended 30mm from the face of the rotor. To determine what studs you need, measure your rotor's (drum's) thickness and add 30mm.
Many aftermarket studs in the VW world come with a stupid unthreaded part that you will have to cut off to use stock aluminum Porsche lug nuts. The length of that unthreaded bit adds to the complexity of finding out what studs you need.
If that wasn't enough, many parts sellers don't know how to measure the length of a press-in stud. The length should not include the height of the head. And to completely confuse you, they give you the length of metric studs in INCHES!
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC-C10-6690
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Rich's 50
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Very nice ^^^^^^^^  |
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Does anyone have pics of cars on Fuchs detailed like this one?
I thought about detailing my ones like that, cause I've never seen this style on a car anywhere. But I can't believe there're no cars like this out there....
Thx,
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nize
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Check out the prototype Fuchs wheels:
Who's gonna be the first to take a die grinder to a set of 4½s? |
Two rims looking very much like this showed up in a Swedish add this week. No markings on the rim. I got a pic of them but this site does not like .png-files.
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