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> 5 lug wheel options, 16 or 17" wheels for stock body?
retrotech
post May 14 2004, 12:06 AM
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I would like to know what wheels will have correct off set to use on a stock body.
The rear fender lips have been rolled, 911 disc brakes.
I would like to use 16 or 17" x 7" wheels, not Fuchs.
I would like to try different look.
Phone dials, C2 Disc looking wheel, 968 wheel?
Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks
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Mueller
post May 14 2004, 07:39 AM
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almost any rim from '87 to now will "sorta" have the correct offset.....actually, all of them will have too much offset(50mm+) and you'll have to run a spacer to move the wheel back out towards the fender

someone has some design 90's on the classified, but they are only 6" wide (front's), the rears are 8" and will not fit without heavy mods.
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post May 14 2004, 09:25 AM
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I haven't got the responce I was hoping for.
Can anyone send me some pictures of any 5 lug wheels used on stock body, that are not Fuchs?
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post May 14 2004, 09:51 AM
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Well, in about 30 days I'll hopefully have on 16X6 and 16X7 rims off of a 1999 Boxster. Preliminary (meaning hold them up against the 4-lug hubs and eyeball it) view looks like the rears will be fine (think they have a 40mm offset) but the fronts will need spacers as they have a 50mm offset.

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post May 14 2004, 10:28 AM
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Stephen You might go over to PP and check out there 'galleries and also some of the different swap meet and car show pics they have.
You should find alot of different wheels choices.
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post May 14 2004, 11:12 AM
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I haven't got the responce I was hoping for.
Can anyone send me some pictures of any 5 lug wheels used on stock body, that are not Fuchs?


It's not a very popular conversion, hence the lack of people responding....
and.......you didn't ask for pictures !!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Wheel Enhancement Wheel Styles

At the above link, clink on a rim and it will give you the size and offsets

The near perfect offset for the rear of a stock fendered 914 is 35mm
(for rim that is 7" wide)

and here is another chart to help a little, you'll have to do the math:


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post May 14 2004, 01:01 PM
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We can do a 5x130 on our 7x17 RZX. In fact the first set of 7x17's that we did for a 914, was for a sixer.
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post May 14 2004, 07:51 PM
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I had and have design 90's 7 and 9's and cups same but they will not fit with stock fenders. Use to run with spacers, 35mm front and 54mm back.

the 17's I have ran with 35's all the way around. Pictures on other computer.
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post May 14 2004, 08:13 PM
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retrotech,
the pics I have are of your old blue car with

16" cups
16 ronals
16 design 90's
16 bbs
and some with the old revolutions in your shop


take your pick
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post May 14 2004, 10:23 PM
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Here ya go, early 17" Boxster wheels (I think they're only 7's) -

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post May 14 2004, 10:28 PM
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here you go.... 9x17


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post May 14 2004, 10:35 PM
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You have 9's on an unflared car? Would like to hear more about offset & spacers & tire size please!
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post May 14 2004, 10:38 PM
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QUOTE(campbellcj @ May 14 2004, 09:35 PM)
You have 9's on an unflared car? Would like to hear more about offset & spacers & tire size please!

Just what I was going to ask!
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post May 14 2004, 11:52 PM
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You have 9's on an unflared car? Would like to hear more about offset & spacers & tire size please!


man, you guy's took that bait without thinking twice, LOL

the fenders look pulled to me......

I have 4 16x9's in my garage right now, trust me, unless you relocate or replace the front strut, they will will not fit the front without flares or pulling out the fenders, the rears you'd have to relocate the shocks inboard and cut the trunk walls....
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post May 15 2004, 12:54 AM
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My fenders are pulled pretty hard and there is no room for much beyond 7's with 225's...that is with normal early 911 offset wheels and significant neg. camber
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post May 15 2004, 05:23 PM
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Will 17x7" 993 wheels work on the stock body?
They are 55/57mm set back. What spacers will be needed?
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post May 15 2004, 06:58 PM
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Will 17x7" 993 wheels work on the stock body?
They are 55/57mm set back. What spacers will be needed?


yes, you'll need approx. 20mm spacers
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post May 15 2004, 08:19 PM
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I ran the 9x17s, but we were starting to get a little rough on the fenders in serious turns with the 245s, so I dropped back to a set of 964 Cup wheels that are 7x17 and 8x17 with 35mm spacers in the rear and 25mms in the front. The tire size that works the best in the rear seems to be 235.

as for the fenders... does this answer your question? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)


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post May 15 2004, 11:55 PM
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Duffster,

what motor are you running? got pictures of the car with rims on it? (full view)
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post May 16 2004, 10:08 PM
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Hey Mueller...

I just learned that my Olympus digicam makes GREAT BIG FILES!!!! I'll try it again in the daylight with my ol' Mavica that'll fit 'em on a diskette...

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the motor is a trick 2.7
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