Hollow spokes

[ianmcg]

What's the best place to find a set of turbo hollow spoke alloys?

Ian

 

[ianmcg]

Replying to my own post I found a thread on this topic a few months ago.

[Of course the utterly useless search function on the forum didn't find it as I had already tried that]

 

[cytefx]

there are some porsche parts places that have them, and the old favorite, ebay

 

[LeoSayer]

There are some on ebay at the moment. No affiliation. I assume they are hollow-spokes, but the part nos aren't listed:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Porsche-18-993-Turbo-Alloys-with-Bridgestone-S02-Tyres_W0QQitemZ300375124700QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET?hash=item45efc0aadc

 

[ianmcg]

Did spot those but I was put off by them being in Leicester and cash only with mixed feedback.

Also it says they're off a 993 not a turbo so it's unlikely theyre hollow unless somebody else put them on and at one stage I was labouring under the false impression that turbos have metal valve stems which I'm not sure is true.

I'd rather just pay somebody sensible and get them delivered. Porsch-Apart is looking like a sensible bet.

 

[jdpef356]

Don't wheels have a Porsche Part number stamped on them? [8|]

 

[pse_SC]

Genuine Hollow Spoke 18" ("˜Technology Turbo Style' - option 408) alloys = smooth backs to spokes + metal valves.
(Valves have to be metal, as they cross the hollow part of the rim)[].

Almost identical looking from the front face, but NOT Hollow Spokes (i.e. 6lbs heavier per wheel) = "˜ridged' backs to spokes + ordinary valves. These are the ones fitted on C2S and C4S variants[].

Can't see the backs of the wheels in the pics, but from the price I guess they're NOT Hollow Spokes. Don't look too bad, though.

 

[matthewb]

Hi chaps

How to tell the difference between hollow spoke and solid spoke technology wheels ...

The hollow spoke technology wheel has smooth spoke backs and came w/metal valve stems, while the solid spoke technology wheels are ribbed in the back and came with rubber valve stems.

Here are the part numbers and weights of both wheel types.

Hollow Spoke "Technology" wheels:
993.362.136.00 - ET52 - 19.95 lb (front)
993.362.140.01 - ET65 - 23.36 lb (narrow body rear)
993.362.140.00 - ET40 - 25.13 lb (wide body rear)

Solid Spoke Turbolook wheels:
993.362.136.01 - ET52 - 25.57 lb (front)
993.362.140.04 - ET65 - 29.32 lb (narrow body rear)
993.362.140.03 - ET40 - 31.08 lb (wide body rear)

If you have the hollow spoke wheels refurbished, please make sure the valve holes are SEALED - otherwsie the blasting medium will get inside the hollow spoke and rim spaces, making wheel-balancing impossible. How do I know? Guess what? Does anyone know how to get blasting material out of hollow spoke wheels?

 

[guyvert1]

Having a similar issue on my 993tt with wobble , although only at 100ish, nothing seemed to fix, having just read this about the diffs on hollow/non hollow , I doubke checked mins, 3 metal vavles, 1 rubber [&o]

Anyone got a rear drivers side wheel spare

 

[matthewb]

My post at http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=512954 is related.

I don't think the wheels are 'sided', i.e. there's no difference between the wheels on near-side (passenger) and off-side (driver)