Flare Question

[klaucke]

I say stay with what you have, but if you decide to flare, go for the SC flares. They are much cleaner looking than the turbo flares, you can leave the front untouched, it is more aerodynamic, and you don't need a lip and whale tail to make it appealing. What's sexier, an ST or an RS body? I say RS all the way...

[evill]

Originally posted by JackOlsen
I honestly prefer the narrow look.

And yet...

You're NOT HELPING here Jack. Your 911 is one of the cars that keeps me awake at night ;^)

I love the looks of your car. I also have always wanted an IROC look ever since I saw them race on ABC's Wide World of Sports when I was a kid.

I'm planning to strip and paint in the winter, well have to see what my mood is like then. Today though, I like the narrow body.

Ed

[klaucke]

After looking at that pic of Jack's car for about the 1000th time, I feel the front flares on his car kind of ruin the original 911 shape. Granted, I love Jack's car and think it looks amazing, and his front fenders work for what he wants out of the car, but realize the factory didn't mess with front fenders shape (effectively) from 65-93 for a reason: they look good. And for what I believe your needs will be, you don't need 9 inch front wheels

[evill]

Originally posted by cowtown
Those are 7Jx16 Fuchs with 205/40(!) tires all around. The previous owner set it up like this. The tires look cool but are a bit too low-profile IMO. I'm replacing them with 205/50 ES100s this week. Then I may try a 215 or even 225 in the rear.

I've dialed in about 2.5 deg. of rear camber to try to keep the back end in, but it has a bit of a tendency to oversteer.... /

Evill, your car looks great. I need to clean up the window trim and make it shiny again, like yours.

Collin, I have 16's, 6's in front and 7's in the rear. Front tires are 205/55 and rears are 225/50's. The rears just hang out of the wheel well a bit too much. I need to add my adjustable spring plates to the rear and lower it to match the front. I'm hoping to add some neg. camber to the rears to get the tires to tuck in. If I can run the 7's in the rear with 225's and the narrow flares, I'll be totally stoked.

Ed

[ttweed]

Ed-

If you don't have big power in the back and track the car all the time like Jack, I think it is a waste (and a bit of a pose) to put Turbo flares on the car. Keep the narrow body, or just put SC or Carrera flares in the rear if you want to fit a wider tire there.

TT

[DanS911]

I'm partial to the full "Turbo Look" MY '76