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968 16" wheels - are they forged?


Jason E

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Quick question for the brains trust..........

Are the standard 16 inch 968 wheels forged?  My D90's on my 944S2 are really light weight & I was thinking if I was to get another set of wheels I quite like the look of the 968 wheels.

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Jason

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Hi Jason the standard 944S2 16" dia cast and painted design 90 wheels are very strong & light = very high quality wheels , the 968 ( 5 spoke) 16" dia standard cast & painted wheels are the same deal in regards to quality but interestingly are even a bit lighter still

Example }
944S2 cast 16" X 7 " D90 front wheel = 8.5KG
944S2 cast 16" X 8"  D90 rear wheel   = 9.9KG

968 cast  16" X 7 " (5 spoke) front wheel = 7.5KG
968 cast 16" X 8"  ( 5  spoke) rear wheel  = 8.5KG

Interesting Trivia }

Last 944 series to get Fuchs Forged  wheels as "standard" was the 1989 951 Turbo S  ( Fuchs Club Sport wheels , forged and anodized silver )
The 968 never had Forged wheels even as an option ( everything was cast and painted to save money )

Last 911 to have Fuchs Forged wheels as "standard" was the 1989 3.2 NA ( Fuchs anodized silver with black centers) and the 1989 3.3 Turbo  ( wider Fuchs anodized silver with black centers )

The last Porsche EVER to get Fuchs Forged wheels as "standard" was the 1991 year model 928S4 , Fuchs anodized silver ( the disc wheels )
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The last years that forged Fuchs wheels were an expensive Option only was }

944S2   1991  year model ( available as an option 1989-1990 ), expensive option of the Fuchs forged wheels in silver anodizing ( disc wheel like the 928S4 )but different off-sets to a 928S4  = super rare option as the 1991 year model was made & sold in lower numbers as compared to the 1990 944S2 , I only ever saw it in the option list .     And these Fuchs wheels were a different offset to the standard cast D90 wheels  
16" X 7 " X 52.3mm ET ( front )  for the Fuchs forged  , but standard D90 was 16" X  7" X 55mm , so that meant the forged Fuchs wheels filled out the front guards a bit better , but like I said , super rare option

964  ( 911 ) 1990 & 1991 , like the above 1991 944S2 Fuchs Forged wheels were a very rare option ( only ever saw one with these wheels & that was in a sales brochure when the 964 was released , never ever in real life )
These optional ( rare wheels were different again ) with  16" X 6" X 52.3mm  fronts

Note } All the above wheels mentioned are all 16" dia as 17" dia was not available on all Porsche NA cars until 1992 year model , meaning the first Porsche to get 17" dia wheels as standard & first Porsche to receive 17" dia wheels as standard was the 1991  911  3.3 Turbo

Regards
Bruce Buchanan

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1 hour ago, Buchanan Automotive said:

Hi Jason the standard 944S2 16" dia cast and painted design 90 wheels are very strong & light = very high quality wheels , the 968 ( 5 spoke) 16" dia standard cast & painted wheels are the same deal in regards to quality but interestingly are even a bit lighter still

Example }
944S2 cast 16" X 7 " D90 front wheel = 8.5KG
944S2 cast 16" X 8"  D90 rear wheel   = 9.9KG

968 cast  16" X 7 " (5 spoke) front wheel = 7.5KG
968 cast 16" X 8"  ( 5  spoke) rear wheel  = 8.5KG

Regards
Bruce Buchanan

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On 3/31/2018 at 1:33 PM, Buchanan Automotive said:

Hi Jason the standard 944S2 16" dia cast and painted design 90 wheels are very strong & light = very high quality wheels , the 968 ( 5 spoke) 16" dia standard cast & painted wheels are the same deal in regards to quality but interestingly are even a bit lighter still

Example }
944S2 cast 16" X 7 " D90 front wheel = 8.5KG
944S2 cast 16" X 8"  D90 rear wheel   = 9.9KG

968 cast  16" X 7 " (5 spoke) front wheel = 7.5KG
968 cast 16" X 8"  ( 5  spoke) rear wheel  = 8.5KG

Interesting Trivia }

Last 944 series to get Fuchs Forged  wheels as "standard" was the 1989 951 Turbo S  ( Fuchs Club Sport wheels , forged and anodized silver )
The 968 never had Forged wheels even as an option ( everything was cast and painted to save money )

Last 911 to have Fuchs Forged wheels as "standard" was the 1989 3.2 NA ( Fuchs anodized silver with black centers) and the 1989 3.3 Turbo  ( wider Fuchs anodized silver with black centers )

The last Porsche EVER to get Fuchs Forged wheels as "standard" was the 1991 year model 928S4 , Fuchs anodized silver ( the disc wheels )
-------------------------------

The last years that forged Fuchs wheels were an expensive Option only was }

944S2   1991  year model ( available as an option 1989-1990 ), expensive option of the Fuchs forged wheels in silver anodizing ( disc wheel like the 928S4 )but different off-sets to a 928S4  = super rare option as the 1991 year model was made & sold in lower numbers as compared to the 1990 944S2 , I only ever saw it in the option list .     And these Fuchs wheels were a different offset to the standard cast D90 wheels  
16" X 7 " X 52.3mm ET ( front )  for the Fuchs forged  , but standard D90 was 16" X  7" X 55mm , so that meant the forged Fuchs wheels filled out the front guards a bit better , but like I said , super rare option

964  ( 911 ) 1990 & 1991 , like the above 1991 944S2 Fuchs Forged wheels were a very rare option ( only ever saw one with these wheels & that was in a sales brochure when the 964 was released , never ever in real life )
These optional ( rare wheels were different again ) with  16" X 6" X 52.3mm  fronts

Note } All the above wheels mentioned are all 16" dia as 17" dia was not available on all Porsche NA cars until 1992 year model , meaning the first Porsche to get 17" dia wheels as standard & first Porsche to receive 17" dia wheels as standard was the 1991  911  3.3 Turbo

Regards
Bruce Buchanan

Thanks Bruce, that is terrific info, much appreciated.

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