Rear wheels are not the same offset from fender? 5/8"! Really?!

[jess p]

I appreciate your youtube videos. Just a thought on this. I remember with one of my 912’s I noticed a difference which equaled a half an inch from side to side when I loosed the engine mounts and the trans mounts, jiggled the eng/trans assembly then tightened everything back up. I couldnt figure out why so I adjusted everything till it was equal on both sides.

[hitch911]

I know porsche would paint the fender lips with a kind of a raised, dimpled, rough texture. Might check yours to see if they are all the same.

[kav]

Originally Posted by jess p

I appreciate your youtube videos. Just a thought on this. I remember with one of my 912’s I noticed a difference which equaled a half an inch from side to side when I loosed the engine mounts and the trans mounts, jiggled the eng/trans assembly then tightened everything back up. I couldnt figure out why so I adjusted everything till it was equal on both sides.

That's interesting. I wonder if the engine and trans are centered in the engine bay. Will measure thanks!

[kav]

Originally Posted by hitch911

I know porsche would paint the fender lips with a kind of a raised, dimpled, rough texture. Might check yours to see if they are all the same.

Yes I stripped and re-did all the undercoat / stone guard on the rear of the car.

[thetorch]

Originally Posted by kav

So you're the lucky one! Good to know thanks!

Ha! A lot of other asymmetries (like the depth of the torsion bushing hole for one - 5mm diff side to side! ), but maybe this tells you to start the investigation on the 10" side. Good luck and let us know what you find.

[kgieg]

My 74 is off also. I would say past body damage, they are old cars that were not always cherished.

[gwmac]

My 74 is similarly off

[pmax]

I understand the fenders measured off but do those tires look different or it's an optical illusion ?

[MBAtarga]

Originally Posted by pmax

I understand the fenders measured off but do those tires look different or it's an optical illusion ?

I'll go with illusion. The perspective angle is different in the shots. Picture on the left is at a higher angle looking down so that makes the curvature of the tire greater.