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| Wide914 |
 Sep 3 2006, 06:35 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 24-April 06 From: Toronto, On - Vancouver, BC Member No.: 5,917 Region Association: None  |
I have a 914 with steel gt fenders, i want to put a pair of 18in techarts on it fronts are 7.5 width with 42 offset and the rears are 9.5 width with 47 offset. i set the rears under the car and they seemed to fit into the fender if i was to get a 1inch spacer.. am i crazy or will these be able to stuff inside them seems like it works but some say they are to wide???
what would you guys say.. thanks. JP |
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| SirAndy |
Sep 3 2006, 07:06 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,636 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Wide914 @ Sep 3 2006, 05:35 PM)  I have a 914 with steel gt fenders, i want to put a pair of 18in techarts on it fronts are 7.5 width with 42 offset and the rears are 9.5 width with 47 offset. i set the rears under the car and they seemed to fit into the fender if i was to get a 1inch spacer.. am i crazy or will these be able to stuff inside them seems like it works but some say they are to wide??? i don't see a problem with the 7.5 in the front, but the 9.5 in the rear will be *tight*, especially in 18" height ... they may fit in there dry, but you gotta think about the camber change when you hit a bump in the road, the wheel will need some inside AND outside space to be able to move on load/lift. use the tire size calculator to see how much you're off in height from a stock wheel ... http://www.914world.com/specs/tirecalc.php (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy |
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| Wide914 |
Sep 4 2006, 10:31 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 24-April 06 From: Toronto, On - Vancouver, BC Member No.: 5,917 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Sep 3 2006, 05:06 PM) QUOTE(Wide914 @ Sep 3 2006, 05:35 PM) I have a 914 with steel gt fenders, i want to put a pair of 18in techarts on it fronts are 7.5 width with 42 offset and the rears are 9.5 width with 47 offset. i set the rears under the car and they seemed to fit into the fender if i was to get a 1inch spacer.. am i crazy or will these be able to stuff inside them seems like it works but some say they are to wide??? i don't see a problem with the 7.5 in the front, but the 9.5 in the rear will be *tight*, especially in 18" height ... they may fit in there dry, but you gotta think about the camber change when you hit a bump in the road, the wheel will need some inside AND outside space to be able to move on load/lift. use the tire size calculator to see how much you're off in height from a stock wheel ... http://www.914world.com/specs/tirecalc.php (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Andy Thanks for the reply Andy thats a good point about the camber change that had crossed my mind, i will do some more calculations thanks for the link JP |
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