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| spotontheroad |
 Aug 9 2008, 04:44 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 25-July 08 From: Worcestershire, England Member No.: 9,353 Region Association: England  |
I found a previous posting where someone asked "what was the widest wheel that could be fitted to a 914 with standard fenders/wings" and the concensus was that 7" will fit on the rear. What I would like to know is: what is the measurement of offset of such wheels and also what is the widest that can be snsibly fitted to the front and again, what offset?
Has anyone fitted Minilites to their 914 and if so what spec? All replies gratefully received. Keith |
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| DanT |
Aug 9 2008, 09:33 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
I ran 7" custom steelies on the Puttputt. IIRC the back spacing was either 5 or 5.5" and I ran a 1/2" spacer on the rear and 3/4" spacer on the front. Ran 205x50x15 Kumho V710s (very fat tire). My fenders lips were rolled and the fenders were massaged to accept the wheel/tire combination.
Yes 7s will fit if you do your homework and work on the fenders a bit. I used to run 7x15 fuchs with 225s on the rear of my 914-6. Here are a couple of pics. white 914-6 is wearing 7x16s in this pic with 205s up front and 225s in the rear. Attached image(s)  
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spotontheroad Wide wheels/ narrow body revisited Aug 9 2008, 04:44 PM
r_towle you could probably fit 8 inch or more rims...it w... Aug 9 2008, 04:48 PM Racer Most Porsche 7x15" wheels have a 23mm offset.... Aug 9 2008, 04:57 PM
Garold Shaffer
Minilite makes a 6.5x15 that is a great fit on ... Aug 9 2008, 09:47 PM pete-stevers i have pulled my fenders.. about an inch and a hal... Aug 9 2008, 05:00 PM Cire
i have pulled my fenders.. about an inch and a ha... Jan 19 2010, 05:30 AM brant
I found a previous posting where someone asked ... Aug 9 2008, 05:50 PM rdauenhauer
i have pulled my fenders.. about an inch and a ha... Aug 9 2008, 06:21 PM mskala The best offset for the rear is about 36mm, which ... Aug 9 2008, 07:18 PM drgchapman Just finished going through this whole thing.
I ra... Aug 9 2008, 08:00 PM orange914 i'm running 205 x 15 kumo ecsta on 5.5 rim. a... Aug 9 2008, 09:21 PM Dan (Almaden Valley) another shot of the 7x15s on the Phoenix Red car. Aug 9 2008, 09:38 PM brant repeating myself...
but you'll find 1 in 10, m... Aug 10 2008, 12:47 AM plymouth37
repeating myself...
but you'll find 1 in 10, ... Aug 10 2008, 12:56 AM jcd914 Way back when I Auto-x'd my 914 (it ran back t... Aug 10 2008, 01:33 AM slow914 http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn316/legendpri... Aug 10 2008, 04:47 PM Justin Fischer 16x6 with 205/50's could have fit 205/55's... Aug 10 2008, 07:42 PM 9146986 Most of the 911 Fuchs wheels that are fitted to 91... Aug 11 2008, 07:01 AM mskala If you have decent negative camber, you may be abl... Aug 11 2008, 09:26 PM mskala pic #2 Aug 11 2008, 09:26 PM mskala Also, my former setup, 205/45/16 Kumho Ecsta V700
... Aug 11 2008, 09:29 PM Justinp71 These mini flares allow for 225s on 8 inch rims, h... Aug 11 2008, 11:37 PM spotontheroad Many thanks for all the replies - the concensus se... Aug 15 2008, 03:17 PM |
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