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February 8th 2007, 22:23
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 Guy on thesamba told me.
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February 8th 2007, 22:28
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That would mean the 914's are wider (right?) Other than the look, which shouldn't mind since your car isn't a strict GL, the problem is that they can only accomodate skinny tires, as mentioned above.
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February 8th 2007, 22:33
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15x5.5's but i wont now  But I dont understand why you couldnt run a wider tire on them, oh well.
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February 8th 2007, 23:41
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Kinda off-topic, but are Fuchs considered GL?
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February 9th 2007, 00:39
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Yes Fuchs are GL since they are porsche, however the CL crowd also use them.
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February 9th 2007, 10:51
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I think part of the confusion is the link has a pic of a 4½-inch wide wheel. I realize the pic is an example of the 5½-inch wide wheel you want and not the actual set of wheels themselves, but I needed to re-read the entire thread to be reminded of that. This sometimes happens as threads get extended into multiple posts.
Obviously, a 5½-inch wide wheel can accept wider tires than a 4½-inch wide stock model. The 914 was a VW-Porsche joint venture. Only in America were they marketed as Porsche only. The wider wheels were available for the 914 and on some Volkswagen special editions with offset being the difference. I don't know the offset numbers but what the Samba source said rings true. The difficulty with a stock bolt pattern is there are not very many German Look options available. And what is available is sort of borderline. Changing a stud pattern is an expense. Some are less expensive but a bare minimum would be considered inexpensive by most definitions. Do what you have to do; do what you want to do within your parameters.
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