 Narrow body rear with 16 x 8'', anyone got pics/info of this mod/ |
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| JRust |
 Dec 2 2015, 08:28 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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QUOTE(nine9three @ Dec 2 2015, 03:32 PM)  For the life of me I cant figure out why 914 guys want to stagger wheels on a narrow body car. The deeper dish is so marginally different. This certainly makes sense on a 911 because the larger contact patch really matters with all of the weight out back. Regardless, I'm thrilled with the way my 6x16's look. Not all of us have puny little 2.0 VW motor in our car Tom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) So we need a little more meat in the rear to handle all that extra torque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Of course I am running 16x8's all around with 225/45/16's. I can rotate my wheels this way. My track set I have 245's in back with 225's up front |
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| Mike Bellis |
Dec 2 2015, 08:33 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(Mueller @ Dec 2 2015, 08:15 AM) Big bucks for the 16x8 23mm offset rims now, used to be able to find the Phonedials in that size cheap but not any more, figure Fuchs are even more in demand. That's because I bought them all... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
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| Mike Bellis |
Dec 2 2015, 08:36 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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BTW...
The best phone dials are 1986 944 Turbo wheels. One year only wheel made by ATS. 16x8 & 16x7, 23mm offset... in 1987 they changed to a 52mm offset. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| nine9three |
Dec 2 2015, 10:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-December 11 From: Oregon Member No.: 13,946 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(JRust @ Dec 2 2015, 06:28 PM) QUOTE(nine9three @ Dec 2 2015, 03:32 PM) For the life of me I cant figure out why 914 guys want to stagger wheels on a narrow body car. The deeper dish is so marginally different. This certainly makes sense on a 911 because the larger contact patch really matters with all of the weight out back. Regardless, I'm thrilled with the way my 6x16's look. Not all of us have puny little 2.0 VW motor in our car Tom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) So we need a little more meat in the rear to handle all that extra torque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Of course I am running 16x8's all around with 225/45/16's. I can rotate my wheels this way. My track set I have 245's in back with 225's up front Yeah I got the little 2.0 and hopefully that will change soon. I totally get the larger wheels on a flared car. You should step up to 16x9's with all that legacy power. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
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| worn |
Dec 3 2015, 10:45 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,162 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(porschetub @ Dec 1 2015, 05:42 PM) Purchased these size wheels new and would be interested in pics or how your stock rear body was done,not keen on going to flares or running monster tyres as I only have a 2.2T going in. Was thinking that the body will need a little more that the guard inner lip removed/rolled?,can it be dollied out or need to be cut and sectioned? I currently have reasonable space between inner edge and tire with 7 x 16'' on with 205's . Thanks. Sorry to hijack, but it is related. I bought some BBS 16x7 snowflake wheels. I prefer a narrow body. With a test tire they appear to clear just barely, but that is with the car off the ground. Planning 205s. Will this work in real life? |
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| iamchappy |
Dec 3 2015, 10:58 AM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
944 turbo phone dials 8's and 7's.... i think you would have to pull the wheel wells to get them to fit.
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| Mueller |
Dec 3 2015, 12:12 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(worn @ Dec 3 2015, 08:45 AM) QUOTE(porschetub @ Dec 1 2015, 05:42 PM) Purchased these size wheels new and would be interested in pics or how your stock rear body was done,not keen on going to flares or running monster tyres as I only have a 2.2T going in. Was thinking that the body will need a little more that the guard inner lip removed/rolled?,can it be dollied out or need to be cut and sectioned? I currently have reasonable space between inner edge and tire with 7 x 16'' on with 205's . Thanks. Sorry to hijack, but it is related. I bought some BBS 16x7 snowflake wheels. I prefer a narrow body. With a test tire they appear to clear just barely, but that is with the car off the ground. Planning 205s. Will this work in real life? Depends on offset, I have 16x7s with 205/50 on stock fenders, wheels have 53mm (?) offset with custom sized spacers. I can take some pics and grab a dimension if needed. |
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| Racer |
Dec 3 2015, 04:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Ride height, camber and wheel offset all play a part. Also, each car seems to vary. My '76 had a ton of room for more than a 205 tire. My '70 was much more snug with the same size tire. And sometimes room varies left to right.. so be sure to try BOTH sides of the car in your test fitments.
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