7 R Fuchs

[pu911rsr]

What was the application for these wheels besides the R, where they used on the front and rear.
Phil

[kenikh]

6R Fuchs were used for the front, 7R for the rear.

[pu911rsr]

Keith,
Thanks thatis what I thought, what the value compared to stand 7's besides the obvious cool factor>
Phil

[mjmoran]

Phil,

The reason for the "cool" 7R wheels from the 67 911R is to fit a 7" rim under the narrow fendered early cars; the offset needs to have more backspacing than the later 7 inch rims of the Carrera and SCs. Therefore, a deep six and a deep 7 (looks the same as a deep six with more back space) is the widest wheel combo one can obtain on a SWB car. These wheels have a very different look on the rim versus the later 7x15 wheel.

cheers,

[pu911rsr]

They do look awesome, but for a lwb you can fit a standard 7 x 15 fuchs on the rear. I know the R wheels are a good fit for standard fendered 914's as well.
Phil

[tfiv]

You'll be repainting your rear fenders after that experiment! Early sixes can be widened to the inside, just like the R for quite a bit less money than the real ones.

[cosley]

I run standard 7x15's with 205 x 60 x15's front & rear on my '73 S, no rubbing problems.

[tfiv]

They had 215s 60s on the 73 I had and it blistered the paint.

[platas]

Tom i run 7x15 on toyos 205/55 they work great no rubbing and have not done anything to the lares, going to 16,s now. car handles great looks great too.

[tfiv]

My point is just that you can't run any larger tire with a late 7, sure the wheel works. You can get a 225 under the rear of an early car with an R 7 wheel.