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| rfuerst911sc |
 Nov 4 2007, 04:25 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,158 Joined: 4-May 06 From: Dahlonega , Georgia Member No.: 5,980 Region Association: South East States  |
I'm a 911 guy trying to learn 914's so bear with me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) In the 911 world it's not uncommen for the rear wheels to be wider than the front. In my limited research on 914's it appears that the same wheel width front and rear is common? This past weekend at Rennsport I saw a GT shod 914 running 245/45x16 on all four corners and I assume he was running 8 inch wide wheels. So my question is for GT flared cars is it preferred to run the same wheel width/tire size front and rear? Or is it O.K to run a wider tire in the rear? I had planned on running 225/45 x 17 front and 255/40 x 17 rear as I have these laying around with brand new Fuzions on them. So what's the deal guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| woobn8r |
Nov 5 2007, 12:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 607 Joined: 7-January 07 From: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 7,435 Region Association: None |
I'm also a 911 guy....Here's my simplified $0.02 (Canadian)
The 911 as a rear mounted engine enjoys a rear weight bias around 40/60 (f/r)ratio. The 914 as a mid engine, is closer to a 48/52 balance... So...the 914 can get away with keeping all corners the same size tire....Its also cheaper on rotations that way. (although it doesn't matter if it is on jackstands).... You can run different sizes f/r if you want to set up that way....but I think a lot depends on what you are trying to accomplish. i.e enhanced turn in, oversteer reduction...etc |
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rfuerst911sc wheel width question? Flares related Nov 4 2007, 04:25 PM
d914 that will work. standard gt flares take up to a 9 ... Nov 4 2007, 04:58 PM
rfuerst911sc Thanks guys. I have a set of Borbet 5 spokes in 7.... Nov 5 2007, 05:55 AM |
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