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VW/Audi Alloys on a 944 Turbo

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Do they fit? Its mainly that there are tons of them about, at about half the price of Porsche rims. The stud pattern looks the same to my rather untrained eyes.

I spotted these which I like the look of.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-NEW-R32-STYLE-ALLOY-WHEELS-TYRES-FIT-MK5-GOLF-VW_W0QQitemZ200146761772QQihZ010QQcategoryZ28648QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 
The main number to look for to tell whether a wheel will physically fit is the PCD. Those are 5x112, Porsche fitment is 5x130.

Whether a wheel would have the right offset or centre hole diameter is another matter. I think Mercedes are the only other manufacturer to use 5x130 but I don't know if they would fit over the wheel bearing cap without machining. I've never seen a Porsche with obviously Merc wheels on so I guess it's not straightforward.

Genuine Porsche wheels are usually lightweight & strong. You get what you pay for, if you want a cheap set of alloys for the look get aftermarket ones, if you want cheap OEM alloys find a common (ie not in demand) design in the size you want.

hth

ETA Just done a quick google & looks like Merc only used 5x130 on vans [8D]
 
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Whether a wheel would have the right offset or centre hole diameter is another matter. I think Mercedes are the only other manufacturer to use 5x130 but I don't know if they would fit over the wheel bearing cap without machining. I've never seen a Porsche with obviously Merc wheels on so I guess it's not straightforward.

Ive seen a merc sprinter van with 944 cookie cutters on !!
 
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Whether a wheel would have the right offset or centre hole diameter is another matter. I think Mercedes are the only other manufacturer to use 5x130 but I don't know if they would fit over the wheel bearing cap without machining. I've never seen a Porsche with obviously Merc wheels on so I guess it's not straightforward.
Ive seen a merc sprinter van with 944 cookie cutters on !!

There were loads of (non-Porsche) cars & vans at Santa Pod on Sunday with Fuchs, D90's etc, I think they use adapters though.
 
That's clearly not possible - you couldn't even make a Fuchs rim fit a late 944 and they share a stud pattern.


Edit - well I suppose you could, but only by changing the whole suspension.
 
I think this is getting away from the original problem. I'm prepared to accept that you could probably get wheels suitable for a late offset Porsche to fit any other car (within reason) with adapers and/or spacers, but if you want to fit wheels designed for something with a smaller offset or PCD I think you'll struggle, because the offset & PCD on a late offset Porsche are already about as big as they come.

GTA - I think your best option would be to either find some aftermarket wheels you like that are designed to be used on a Porsche or find some used genuine Porsche wheels from a later model. Pretty well anything for a 968, Boxter/Cayman, 928 or 911 (964 or newer) will work, although some offset & width combinations may rub or look odd.

Bear in mind too that tyres supplied with a package like the one you gave a link to may not be optimum for your car either, the e-bay link is for 8" rims with 225's all round - fine for the front but narrower than standard for the rear. It you just want some bling for cruising fair enough, but if you like to use the performance of your car it's not an area I'd skimp on.

As far as performance goes the standard 16's or some 17's would be up to the job.
 
Thanks for clearing that up guys.

I'm just put off by the prices to be honest. I'll keep looking :)
 
Azev make a couple of designs for Porsche cars that are TuV approved, and ISTR there are a couple of other manufacturers that do em if you want a non original design.

Personally I love the deep dish look but with a late offset car this is not really possible without messing the steering geometry big time and doing something different with the arches.
i.e. compare how much nicer the early offset wheels look compared to later ones such as with the teledial design.
 
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Air-cooled VW wheels fit.

Fraid not, aircooled fitments are 4x130 and 5x205, the aircooled guys drill their drums to fit Porsche wheels

Also, Golf fitment is 5x100, while Passat fitment is 5x112

All VW fitments from 1976 to 1992 are 4x100
 
Well there you go; every day is a school day...

Makes sense though as 356 wheels look like a bigger PCD so probably they use 5x205
 

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