 6.5s under standard rear arches, Will they fit.... or will they rub? |
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| 23e Heure |
 Aug 24 2016, 03:08 AM
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Busy overtaking 911s  Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 13-August 15 From: London Member No.: 19,057 Region Association: England  |
I am planning to send my car to a shop over the winter to have GT arches welded, and then it will be rolling on 7s and 8s... or 8s and 9s (I am still pondering that choice).
In the meantime I have already got local buyers waiting to take the set of 6x15 fuchs that are currently fitted to the car. In the meantime a friend has offered to lend me a set of steelies to roll the car on. This will only be to drive the car a couple of hundred miles between home and the shops doing the work. The fronts would be 5.5x15, so no worries there. But the rears he is offering are 6.5x15s. Offset is 36. And they are fitted with 195/60 rubber. So the question is: w Would they rub the standard narrow rear arches? If so, only a tiny bit? Or lots? As I'm cutting the arches over the winter I am not too worried by rubbing those a bit. But I would worry about trashing my buddies tyres! The loan wheels are a 2 hours round trip from me, so I can't just fit and try them out, hence me askig the Oracle of the forum. Thanks guys! |
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| mepstein |
Aug 24 2016, 04:51 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,258 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I'm willing to bet you are good. Especially since you have the ability to tweak the fender lip if you are close. A 195x60 tire probably won't bulge like a 205. If you want to be sure, try the steelies before you sell your wheels. You will need shorter lug bolts for the steel wheels if you have bolts. If you have nuts your fine.
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| GeorgeRud |
Aug 24 2016, 09:42 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Actually, if you have alloy lug nuts (as used with Fuchs), you will need to get steel lugnuts with open ends as the alloy one may not seat the steel wheels completely.
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| mepstein |
Aug 24 2016, 10:21 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,258 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Aug 24 2016, 11:42 AM)  Actually, if you have alloy lug nuts (as used with Fuchs), you will need to get steel lugnuts with open ends as the alloy one may not seat the steel wheels completely. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) better to be prepared and the steel ones are cheap. |
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| 23e Heure |
Aug 24 2016, 11:31 AM
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Busy overtaking 911s Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 13-August 15 From: London Member No.: 19,057 Region Association: England |
Thanks guys.
Re the open ended lugnuts this provides me with an excuse to actually buy some. They look cooler than the closed ones and will suit the llok when I get the falres and wider wheels on (will run with no centre caps on the wider wheels either etc.) |
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| jcd914 |
Aug 24 2016, 04:04 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 |
I have a 71 with 195/60 15s on 7 inch Cookie Cutters on the rear, with about 1/4 inch clearance.
The fender lips were rolled, very low ride height with probably close to 2 degrees negative camber in the rear. I don't recall the offset of 7 inch Cookie Cutters. Jim |
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| Racer |
Aug 24 2016, 06:08 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 |
7x15 cookies have an ET (offset) of 23
6x15 cookies or fuchs have an ET of 36. A 6.5 with a 36ET should be ok. Back in the day a 6.5 x15 minilite was a nice upgrade for the "narrow" body 914 and 911s. |
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| 914forme |
Aug 24 2016, 06:57 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Racer @ Aug 24 2016, 08:08 PM) 7x15 cookies have an ET (offset) of 23 6x15 cookies or fuchs have an ET of 36. A 6.5 with a 36ET should be ok. Back in the day a 6.5 x15 minilite was a nice upgrade for the "narrow" body 914 and 911s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Used to run Minilites on a narrow 914, worked like a charm. |
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