Center-lock hub conversion?

[willdew]

The amount of lightweight, magnesium, ex-race car, center-lock wheels for sale got me thinking, is there a conversion kit to convert the standard Porsche hub to a center-lock type?

I've spent a while searching the usually trusty google, but am coming up with nothing. I can picture what I want, and imagine someone must make them. Any suggestions who to try and what the costs might be?

Edited to add:
This is the sort of think I'm imagining - but for a Porsche stud pattern:
http://www.racecarsdirect.com/viewlisting.php?view...

Edited by willdew on Wednesday 25th July 22:50

[zub]

Try Porsche Motorsport in Germany.

The 993 parts are
964 341 605 70 - front hub
993 331 695 02 - rear hub
964 341 237 70 - centre lock front
993 331 671 00 - centre lock rear
plus a few other bits and pieces

One word of warning - mag rims are liable to cracking. The BBS race rims should have the centres changed every couple of years if the car is used in anger, and xrayed for cracks, so be wary of buying rims you don't know about.

I'd rather buy new mag rims knowing their history, as it is a false economy saving a few quid on rims only to have a mag centre fail and then end up trashing the car. I have seen a magnesium rim fail, which resulted in a 996 GT3 Cup car going off at Paddock Hill bend, resulting in a VERY big bill for the owner.

[Agent Orange]

Just to add to Zubins comment, age can do as much damage to Mag centres as much as any stress put on them !!! Whetehr Porsche OE or BBS ETC

[willdew]

Cheers guys.

Any idea of ballpark costs? Are we talking a couple of hundred quid a corner, or am I forgetting we're talking Porsche here...?

And thanks for the heads-up on the mag wheels. There's so many ex-touring car rims knocking about from a season or two ago, and Cups are so expensive, is all just seems like a good deal, so worth looking into.