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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Final Concensus: 225's on 7's up front -

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 24 2005, 09:07 PM

Ive heard arguments from both sides...

"it will fit, but will rub at full turn/lock"

"not even close to fitting"

which is it?

these will be on 15x7" fuchs and 15x7" cookies

Posted by: ! Jul 24 2005, 09:13 PM

Buy um and tryum beeeyotch.....

225s on MY flaired 914 had no problem.....if yer worried about inside rubing.....no problem with 16x7 Fuchs....at least in MY experience.....but whatdafuck do I know...I'm limited to 205s in my current class....like "I" have any class....

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 24 2005, 09:17 PM

QUOTE (SEEMORE BUTZ @ Jul 24 2005, 08:13 PM)
Buy um and tryum beeeyotch.....

225s on MY flaired 914 had no problem.....if yer worried about inside rubing.....no problem with 16x7 Fuchs....at least in MY experience.....but whatdafuck do I know...I'm limited to 205s in my current class....like "I" have any class....

got 4 of dem....

rear is taken care of.....

front... will they rub? im gonna need a 1/4" spacer im told....

baseball bat roll?

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 24 2005, 09:20 PM

BTW - i have ~4" to the donuts...

Posted by: ! Jul 24 2005, 09:21 PM

RUB?????

Baseball bat takes care of the OUTSIDE.....

"I" never had to use spacers for the inside.....

I ran 245s on the rear.....

Posted by: TimT Jul 24 2005, 09:23 PM

QUOTE
front... will they rub? im gonna need a 1/4" spacer im told....

big effin deal if they rub a bit.. I havbe 225's on my 914 up front, they rub only when turned at maximum lock..and they only rub on the inner fender.....

you will not apply that much wheel on the track... or finding your way around some cones

usually

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 24 2005, 09:24 PM

QUOTE (TimT @ Jul 24 2005, 08:23 PM)

QUOTE
front... will they rub? im gonna need a 1/4" spacer im told....

big effin deal if they rub a bit.. I havbe 225's on my 914 up front, they rub only when turned at maximum lock..and they only rub on the inner fender.....

you will not apply that much wheel on the track... or finding your way around some cones

usually

roger - these are my street wheels....

got me 205 schtickies for the AX

Posted by: Andyrew Jul 24 2005, 09:34 PM

I'd say give it a little flare.... You dont want it to rub on your street wheels.

Or run it with a baseball bat roll for a while, see if it rubs....

then flare as needed!

lol

good luck

Posted by: john rogers Jul 24 2005, 09:59 PM

My race car has had the 9x23x15 slicks on 15x7 wheels since 1978. The fronts fit fine with no flares or rubbing and the rears had the fenders stretched by the slicing method. I finally sent with the GT style flare so I could run some spacers front and rear to widen the track an inch and a half. The vintage 2L 914s all run 225s up front w/o problems as far as I know.

Posted by: pete-stevers Jul 24 2005, 10:09 PM

Aaron I've got 225x40s all the way 'round, on 16x7s all the way 'round
I did a bit of a flare on the rears, but the front no mods at all
the tires rub very minimally, a dolly and a hammer and a bit 'o paint for the rear quarters, depending on your level of perfection
i like the set up!

Posted by: pete-stevers Jul 24 2005, 10:16 PM

here is a pic before the 16x7s where put on the front

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Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 24 2005, 10:16 PM

QUOTE (pete-stevers @ Jul 24 2005, 09:09 PM)
Aaron I've got 225x40s all the way 'round, on 16x7s all the way 'round
I did a bit of a flare on the rears, but the front no mods at all
the tires rub very minimally, a dolly and a hammer and a bit 'o paint for the rear quarters, depending on your level of perfection
i like the set up!

cool deal....

BUT - whats your ride height/camber look like?

im at ~4" donuts and ~-1.5 degrees camber

Posted by: pete-stevers Jul 24 2005, 10:20 PM

That is a a good question....it is set up for road application, the Scarlot Harlot is going in for an alignment soon, due to one of my stuts being bent

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jul 24 2005, 10:22 PM

looks like ill give it a try... worts case.... use a bat and roll the lip/stretch the fender a tad...

AA

Posted by: ! Jul 24 2005, 10:23 PM

Just like on the street corner....stretch it till eet feets.....