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Posted by: Hybrid_Teener May 1 2006, 09:21 AM

Anyone know any 7.5" wide wheels that fit porsche 5-lug? or does someone fix hubs that fit the new VW stuff.. how much does it cost.. mueller..??

I know touareg (sp) wheels are 17x 7.5".. anyone try putting those on your car with any success?? I'll be running a spacer I guess.. 7.5 isn't nearly wide enough under the flares!

Also, what do you PCA guys run for wheels? Stock is 5.5 so I figure it would be most useful points-wise to have a x.5" wide wheel so you don't get 50 more points added for the extra half inch.. anyways...

Tanks!

Posted by: SirAndy May 1 2006, 09:27 AM

i run 7" cookie cutters under GT flares. i don't need much spacers ...
Andy



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Posted by: Hybrid_Teener May 1 2006, 11:23 AM

those are huge slicks on them wheels

Posted by: SirAndy May 1 2006, 11:46 AM

15 x 9" GoodYear R250 to be exact. they measure over 10" at the patch but are build to fit a 7" rim. super stiff sidewalls. schtick like glue ...

you'll get bumped for the schlicks, but *no* penalty for the wheels as you stay within the limits.

Andy

Posted by: Hybrid_Teener May 1 2006, 12:04 PM

I guess you need it. With that 3.6 o_O

Do they make street tires that do that...??

Posted by: SirAndy May 1 2006, 12:09 PM

actually, i'm still running the stock 1.7L. the 3.6L is on hold until i get my tub straightened out.

i've never seen street tires like that. i do run 7" cookies on the street as well, but for the street i need quite a lot of spacers ...

street: 1 1/4" spacers in the front, 1 1/2" spacers in the rear.
Andy

Posted by: Mueller May 1 2006, 12:31 PM

do you want to run DOT tires or slicks?

those 17x7.5 rims are going to be heavy, a 15x7 combo will be lighter and better for auto-x...do the touregs share the VW or Porsche bolt pattern?

for the new VW stuff, you'd need adapters and as far I know nobody has them standard to they'd have be custom (and 4 to 5 adapters not allowed in the local PCA but some people have run them without raising the black flag)...4 to 4 and 5 to 5 are okay.

what is the ultimate tire size you want to run?

Posted by: grantsfo May 1 2006, 12:48 PM

PCA in Northern California has changed its classification system. Wheel widths are assigned incremental penalties as are different tire types.

I run 9" rears and 8 " front wheels and take a fairly big hit on points in the local PCA classification scheme. Racing slicks get much higher penalty than DOT R compound tires and street tires have smallest penalty. Tire width isnt considered.

You can class your car using this sytem at the following link:

http://comp.pca-ggr.org/rulcomm_cs/web/index.php