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Originally Posted by Auf los!
Nobody has any hard info as to what the bulges might be for? I don't think Porsche necessarily "invented" the bulges...I've seen them on too many wheels over the years. But I thought maybe they were mentioned in some Porsche literature that someone may have read...or something...
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I believe they are for better grip when you are at speed and cornering hard, your hand won't slip down over the bump thus losing grip. I think that is why they are also fatter than, say, '60s and '70s wheels or going back further to those large diameter thin wheels in Buicks and such.
AKL
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