 Advice please - wheel sizes and what will fit, 7x15 cookie cutters |
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| andrewb |
 May 4 2015, 01:28 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 25-May 10 From: UK Member No.: 11,762 Region Association: None  |
Hi, some advice please from those who know. I've been offered a set of 7x15 cookie cutters. Will they fit with standard fenders - and if so with what size tyres - or will they only go with flares ?
Thanks Andrew |
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| stugray |
May 4 2015, 01:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
depends on the offset.
I assume you mean 5 lug.... |
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| SLITS |
May 4 2015, 01:43 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
I have 15X 7 Cookie Cutters on my narrow body. I run a 185/65/15. Fit is very close on the driver's side, but tire has never hit the fender.
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| andrewb |
May 4 2015, 07:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 25-May 10 From: UK Member No.: 11,762 Region Association: None |
Sorry - should have said, yes 5 lug is correct. Are there different offsets available within that type ? i.e. 5 lug, 7x15 ?
It sounds like I should be ok with a narow body as long as I watch the tyre size. Worst case might be a bit of rolling the fender lips. Many thanks for your replies. |
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| jcd914 |
May 4 2015, 10:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
As far as I know there was only 1 offset for the 7x15 ATS Cookie cutters.
I have 7x15s on my old 914 and the fender lips were rolled, maybe a bit agressively so the fenders might have a little bit extra room. 195/60's tires fit 205/50's would not. jim |
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| worn |
May 4 2015, 10:31 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,153 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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QUOTE(SLITS @ May 4 2015, 12:43 PM)  I have 15X 7 Cookie Cutters on my narrow body. I run a 185/65/15. Fit is very close on the driver's side, but tire has never hit the fender. Is it a tighter fit on the inside or the outside of the fender well in front. Looks like I may have some interference on the inside with the wheels I am contemplating for the six conversion and I notice that 205s on stock Mahle wheels appear to have ripped paint away in the front inside in tight corners. |
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| Ben and Ralph |
May 4 2015, 10:31 PM
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Ben Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 8-July 10 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 11,917 Region Association: Southern California |
I run 195/55s on my 15x7 cookie cutters.
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| stugray |
May 5 2015, 10:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,824 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
Just another datapoint:
I run 205/50 R15s on stock 2.0L Fuchs with 3/8" spacers in the rear on my narrow body. The rears rubbed on the inside before I put the spacers on. Fenders have been pulled & rolled, but not aggressively. |
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| SirAndy |
May 5 2015, 10:48 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,632 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jcd914 @ May 4 2015, 09:05 PM) As far as I know there was only 1 offset for the 7x15 ATS Cookie cutters. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) For the street i run 225x50 on mine and there's no way you could fit those under stock fenders without pulling them and rolling the lip. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| mskala |
May 5 2015, 01:42 PM
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R Group: Members Posts: 1,925 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 79 Region Association: None
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There have been many threads on this stuff. You can search, but use the
Google feature "xyz site:www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php" as the search where "xyz" is search term. I think it makes life a lot easier if the reference point is the wheel offset, rather than say 7x15 which may be different offset (or backspacing) for different wheels. Difference in offset will determine where your choice of wheel sits under the fender compared to the existing wheel. For example, stock 5-lug Fuchs 5.5"x15 have offset of 42mm. 7x15 Fuchs (except rare 911R wheel) have offset of 23mm. This means that it will be 19mm farther to the outside of the wheel well. But the 7" wheel is also wider, so outside lip will be 19mm (from offset change) + 19mm (from half the additional wheel width) = 38mm farther outside. What will fit also is affected by your spring rate, tire height, camber, ride height. |
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| andrewb |
May 6 2015, 06:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 113 Joined: 25-May 10 From: UK Member No.: 11,762 Region Association: None |
OK gents, thanks for all the replies - especially that picture 'Ben and Ralph' - they look perfect.
As always 'world' has the answers. |
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