Original post.............
Original post.............
Last edited by Chuck Miller; 04-09-2014 at 08:45 AM.
Raj
I very much agree with your weight statement, however I do have a factory wood wheel that the metal is aluminum and it is light as a feather.
Raj,
Those are some really beautiful wheels.
What is the part # on the first wheel shown? It looks like a 914-4 wheel. Thanks.
Brian
'71T
R Gruppe #299
Raj if you give the specs 'we' might be able to help you.
What you need to measure is the heart to heart distance from two sequential holes, the same straight across and the diameter of the center hole.
Once you know which one fits your wheel you can identify a correct one pretty easy when it comes along.
Richard
Raj,
It couldnt have come off of a ST with that 914 hub on the back. Of course this is assuming that the hub wasnt installed later as RS,ST,RSR wheels are nothing more than modified early 914 wheels anyway.
The think that I noticed is that the back of the splined hub has a step in it which would typically indicate that it is a late 914-4 wheel.
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1974 911"S" - Silver
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M424 fuel tank 85 l with emergency tire
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Is it possible that weight of the ST steering wheel was to combat the forces coming off the wide front wheels? Up until the ST the 911s had (relatively) narrow front wheels. With the ST they went to 9" wide tyres in the front. Perhaps a light steering wheel was deemed inadequate to deal with the forces coming off such wide wheels.
Cheers,
n.
I have a large collection of aftermarket period steering wheels mostly made between the early 70's to the mid 80's. Momo's, Nardi's, Racemark's, MotoLita's, Abarth's, a Corsaro and others. Almost every steering wheel with its hub attached is lighter than my standard 380mm factory wheel and horn pad.
I've been working on taking some photos and will post some soon.
Nick
Nick Psyllos
S Reg & R Gruppe
1973 Euro 911S
1972 911T to ST