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Shifted wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:42 pm Do you have any recommendations to consider? Width, diameter, stance, design...it's all on the table at the moment.Here are my recommendations:
Shifted wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:34 am Front:I think those are very close to what I’ve selected for a set of 18” phone dials from Augment.
Tires - 255/35R18
Wheels - 18x9 ET67
Rear:
Tires - 285/30R18
Wheels - 18x10.5 ET40
Shifted wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:02 am When you have a chance, would you mind checking what the wheel and tire sizes and offsets are that you ordered? Also, are your fenders rolled?Dude. When I wrote "Don’t ask me the offsets. This is 1999 FFS." what did you think I meant? :)
Shifted wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:43 am I meant your new augment wheels. :)Oh. Selected isn’t the same as ordered. My todo list includes double-checking my selection off offset against the Jim Doerr-offered offsets on his never-produced wheels and against the only prototype wheel RE test fitted versus available rear spacers.
linderpat wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:23 am One thing I think is that 18's are really too big for the car from a handling perspective.Factory 18" (and bigger) wheel sets for the later cars are heavy. I weighed my wife's 11.5x20" 991 rear summer wheel last week and it was ~58 pounds. The front <whatever>-x20" was ~51 pounds IIRC.
Shifted wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:15 pm Am I missing something?Nope. Not a thing.
Shifted wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:51 pm You mean by some other method besides asking 928 Specialists for the status?That’s what I mean. With “2020” going on I just assume that a larger-than-usual percentage of things will not be perfect. Since I get many orders from the big three and, additionally, deal with many other service providers I can tell you that the general error rate throughout the supply chain is higher than usual. Key folks here and there get distracted. Following-up early is risk mitigation.
Shifted wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:40 am Tires are designed to fit on a range of rim widths, not just one specific width. They do specify what rim width the section width specification is accurate for, but that doesn't mean it's the only rim that the tire performs well on.I don't think this is news to anyone on this forum. Different tire sizes overlapwheel sizes. The point that I'm making is that not every tire goes from a 195 to a 345. There are gaps in sizes for a reason. Tread models are designed for specific car models or classes. I went with 18x9 and 18x12, because there were tons of tires in the 265/35 18, and also in the 335/30 18. Nobody makes a 325/30/18. Now there are only 2 street legal options. I don't like the stretched look where the tread is more narrow than the wheel. I'm on my 3rd set of custom wheels on the 928, and 2nd set of Fikse's. You might want to wait on your order, as Fikse is coming out with some new finishes. The current technipolish is a fragile finish and if it is marred or srcatched, you have to get a new center as it can't be re'cleared because getting off the clear will change the surface. not to mention what ever gouged of the clear coat damaged the wheel center.
Shifted wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:29 pm Measuring the backspace and all dimensions is one of the first things that I did. I did not receive what I ordered.no, they can't. dealers may tell you that but I've spoken to the current owners as well as past owners, and that info wasn't transferred with the sale. Jim Fikse went bankrupt. Kodiak wheels purchased the designs about 1.5 years after Fikse went dark. Then it was sold to the current owners, who don't even have some of the center cap designs. Center caps came in 3 flavors. Flat which where about 1/4 inch thick and concave on the back which won't work with the 928 front wheel bearing dust caps. (those are what is on your wheels) Then there were the medium dust caps that worked fairly well, for the 928 dust caps but the current owners can't make because they don't have the cad drawings for them. These were about 3/8ths of an inch tall and actually looked nice. Then there are the tall ones that are about 1 1/4 inch tall. I call these the dolly parton versions because they are huge. If you buy them now, yes the current owners have your specs, but if it gets sold again who knows. I love my fikse wheels but they are not for everyone, and to keep them you will have to have some thick skin if they get sold again.
I'm going to leave it at that until I can get a little more clarity on whether or not the situation will be rectified.
For your wheels, you can send Fikse your serial numbers and they can tell you the specifications that the wheels were built to.
Shifted wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 1:37 pm The wheels have arrived:Nice looking wheels. Looks like a lot of offset. Too much?
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maddog2020 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:14 pm I emailed DR last week to see if he had any records on mine, and I guess since I live within 25 miles of Roger, I'm now non gratis.Did you send email to "928specialists at gmail dot com" or some other ancient address?
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