7 inch wheels, no flares, will it work? Options

[VaccaRabite]

I picked up some 7 inch wide cookies at Hershey.
I think I'll be able to stuff them under my non-flared car.

Am I on crack?

Zach

[r_towle]

Zach,

I just remembered that Mark Skala had cookies on his stock /6

Reach out to him, he knows all about making wide wheels fit.

rich

[mskala]

Zach,

I just remembered that Mark Skala had cookies on his stock /6

Reach out to him, he knows all about making wide wheels fit.

rich

I used the 6", which are never a problem.

Many things going on in this thread. The issue with the wider wheels on the
rear of the 914 has been gone over forever. The porsche offset for the 7"
fuchs is 23mm, so they stick out more than the 6" or 5 1/2" wheels. The fender
lip starts squeezing in toward the bumper, so cutting the little brace at the
front of the wheel is not going to do very much.

For something that is going to fit with the least hassle, you need between 35
and 40 mm offset. Boxster 7x16 is 40mm and works well. Or, look at any of
the later 944/928 wheels that were 52mm offset, and just use a 1/2" spacer.

Everything is slightly different based on the tire you're going to use, camber you're running and spring rate as well as the hand-built nature of the car.

Also, don't try to use something that has an 1/8" gap between the tire and
any part of the lip (or inner wheel well). Tires move; a lot if you are going
to autocross. I have video.

Right now I have 7 1/2" x 16 made from Fuchs centers and BBS halves.
Wheels are not a problem as I made them with the right offset, however the
Kumho 215/40/16 autocross tires are the absolute limit for width. I'm losing
the paint on the inner wheel wells and am barely okay on the outside with
some basic pulling. This is with a lot of camber.