whhels/tires for a narrow 911

Lewis Ledyard · 08:06 AM

Does anyone know which wheels are on pwd72s' car in the second post of the attached thread (green car w/o stripes)? They look like 15X7. What is the max tire that would fit on those rims on a narrow-bodied (1971 911T) car?

Porsche Stripe Opinions...

I have also e-mailed pwd72s.

Thanks

k9handler · 04-21-2003, 07:50 PM

I would say a 16x7 would be the max...thats with a 215.60.16 tire and some camber.

jeff1hughes · jeff1hughes's Garage

Just read in excellence that Bruce doesn't recomend anything wider than a 6" on the early body cars, either 15 or 16 diameter. The only exception he lists is the 15x7 from the Carrera RS, proper offset to still fit with no issues!

RoninLB · 04-21-2003, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lewis Ledyard

They look like 15X7. .

Thanks

yep.. on all 4..............Ron

rs911t · 04-22-2003, 07:01 AM

Pwd72s has late offset 7x15 all around. I think he's running 195/65.

Jim Richards · 04-22-2003, 07:46 AM

We have 215/60x15 tires on late offset 7" rear wheels on our narrow-bodied 73E. It requires additional negative camber to prevent rubbing.

Lewis Ledyard · 04-22-2003, 08:06 AM

Thanks. Does anyone know if 205/55s will fit on late offset 15X7s? I guess they should if 215/60s fit. It's my wife's car (911T) and it has the chrome trim around the fenders. She wants to keep the chrome trim, so I am not sure whether fender rolling will work.

Jim Richards · 04-22-2003, 08:17 AM

BTW Lew, we have the chrome wheel opening trim, too. The right rear rubs slightly under hard cornering with -1° negative camber. I'm planning on adding a little more negative camber.

dd74 · 04-22-2003, 08:19 AM

205-55-15s should work fine on 15x7s. My next tire will either be a 55 or 50 series. Currently I have 60 series.

Also, narrow body 911s can fit 15x7 rims. In some cases, the fender lips need to be rolled. I have a narrow-body 911 and have been running 15x7s with no problem for a while.