Show me your narrow body wheels!

[G50911]

I'm working on an early (1968) narrow body project and want to get ideas for wheels. Show me what you got and include size, tire size, offset, etc.

[Roger 911]

Here is my '72 with Boxster wheels. 16x6 ET55, 16x7 ET40, 205/55, 225/50 Dunlop Star Spec, 1" bolt on adapter on the front, nothing in back. I use it for street and DE. I have had these wheels on there since around 2000. They work great, no rubbing ever.





Naturally, your '68 is the "super narrow body", so I can't say if these would fit as well on your car.

Good luck!

Roger

[Reifle]

The top pic. shows my 15 X 6 with 185/70 Toyos



The second pic. actually shows 16 X 8 with 225/50 Contis. Way to big and lots of rubbing...

I switched the second set with 205/50 Dunlops... much better handling and no rubbing.

[G50911]

here's a pic of the project i'll be working on. i added some decals in photoshop to get some ideas of what i want to do. i'm thinking the outlaw wheels look pretty sweet but am interested in possibly a fuchs/minilight combo too.

[G50911]

like this...

[gsjohnson]

68 SWB: Rears have been widened to 7" with a 34 mm offset. Fronts have been widened to 6". Tires are 205/60/15 on all 4 corners.

[RichardNew]

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[Tidybuoy]

Here's my '74: 195/55/16 Fr on 16x6, 205/50/16 R on 16x7 (fronts have 7mm spacers).

[JQ911]

Originally Posted by G50911

here's a pic of the project i'll be working on. i added some decals in photoshop to get some ideas of what i want to do. i'm thinking the outlaw wheels look pretty sweet but am interested in possibly a fuchs/minilight combo too.

My vote gets the widened 6&7 steelies like on post #6. It would look awesome on your 68.

[G50911]

anyone got 15x7's on rear with 205-50's and 15x6's with 205-55's? can 15x8's fit without rubbing out back?

[catuck]

Vern, any rubbing in the rears? I have 16x7's with 225-50-16's and they rub, I'm thinking of going with 205's.

[10zz964]

Deep6 and 7R

[G50911]

^^wow^^

what size tires?

[MrMagoo]

It is possible to get 15x8s or 16x8s on a narrow body car, but they're not going to be off the shelf fuchs. It's not well know that its possible. Basically, you take a pair 15x7s or 16x7s and weld an inch of back space on them. I know that Harvey Wiedman can make them because I have four. He makes them specifically for the narrow body cars. Depending on how low your going to make your car, you may have to roll the fenders. I think Clint Smith at Rebel Racing also makes a 8x17" wheel for a narrow body car. The attached link shows Clint's car, and I'm pretty sure those are 8" rims on the back. I think his fenders are rolled as well

http://rebelracingproducts.com/images/RebelRacing_006.jpg

Good luck!

[catuck]

Might be nice if I post the pic of my car, as I said, 16x7's with 911 offset all around, 225-50-16's. To fit, I rolled the fender lips. I also run a lot of neg camber for autocross, and they still rub in the rear. Looks good though!

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by catuck

Vern, any rubbing in the rears? I have 16x7's with 225-50-16's and they rub, I'm thinking of going with 205's.

I've never had any tire rubbing. I have the rear camber set at -2 1/2". I've run 205/50/16 as well as 55/16 and no rubbing on either size.

[Tidybuoy]

I've seen some narrow body cars with 16x8 951 Fuchs. Their offset adds the width to the center of the car so you can get a wider tire under there.

[bgyglfr]

Another biased vote for widened steelies.

[Roger 911]

Originally Posted by 10zz964

Deep6 and 7R

I believe 7R wheels are currently trading at a similar price per/ounce as gold, assuming gold hasn't fallen too much

Roger

[gsjohnson]

There sure is a lot of folks who don't know what an early narrow body is.