Euromeister 17 x 7 fuchs on narrow body, I tried looking... couldn't find pics Options

[Mark Henry]

I'm going to try Euromeister 17 x 7" (ET23) on narrow body, because I found a pair here in Canada for cheap, saves me about $200 of importing a full set.
Just wondering how they fit, from a tire calculater it seems with a 205/50-17 tire it will only push the tire out less than a 1/4" more than the 205/60-15's I now have. If that's all it is they should fit my rear fenders with no mod or just a slight roll of the rear part of the lip.
I really like the look of the 15" fuchs with 205/60-15 tires, but the all season passenger car tires I have just plain suck.

The pro is 17" tires are cheap and you have a good selection of performance tires.

The con is I've never cared for the big rim baby buggy look. It just doesn't work for me on a vintage 914. The other con is they're not real and heavier.

But someone posted a set where they painted the lip black creating a faux higher side wall look that I really liked.
I've tried searching to find this pic but have had no luck, hopefully the member will see this and repost the pic.

[Chris914n6]

15x7 Fuchs are et23. Cookies are 15x7 et23. A 205 tire is pretty much 205 wide at the tread. So why doesn't the 17x7 et23 fit with a little rolling????

My 225/50 on 16x7 et40 +15mm spacer Boxsters fit great with DD's autox alignment. Then I bought an Eastwood tool and rolled the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) out of them that looks like they'll fit a 235-245.

[DRPHIL914]

15x7 Fuchs are et23. Cookies are 15x7 et23. A 205 tire is pretty much 205 wide at the tread. So why doesn't the 17x7 et23 fit with a little rolling????

My 225/50 on 16x7 et40 +15mm spacer Boxsters fit great with DD's autox alignment. Then I bought an Eastwood tool and rolled the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) out of them that looks like they'll fit a 235-245.

i have stocke 16” fuchs, and we put 205/55 on them, have been rolled ans still rubbed and blistered paint, went thru a lot to make fenders look like new after someone made a huge mess of my fenders- these do now fit but still so close that with a new paint jobi am not chancing it- - answer to your question is some may make it due to variation in the cars since they were hand made. i had more room on one side than the other. i had 3 choices- 1. use 944 wheels- they go in just under1/2” on inside and outside and give you enough room with 205’s- 2. use a 195 tire in that same brand to get a slightly smaller tread width , i would have had 1/4 more room on outside , OR 3. use a tire brand that is not as wide- not all 205 tires are the same!.
I opted for a 4th choice, keep my 205/55 Bridgestone potenza and put them on a 16x6 fuchs, same as front- .

also as stated by another, you could increase your camber - i have a stock set up but if i increased this it may have fiven me the safe clearance i wanted with my 7” rims- just dont have thr time to sort thst all out or the $$ to spend on changing tires etc- i already have the set of 6’s