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Rims On 77 S
HI GUYS FIRST POST NEW OLD CAR.
WHAT TO DO?WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 15"FUCHS ON SO I CHANGED TO 16 6S&7S .PROBLEM IS AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW IS THAT THE REARS RUB TIRES ARE 225 55 16 I LOVE THE LOOK BUT I AM WONDERING IF I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RUNNING 6S ALL ROUND OR WOULD 15 6S AND 7S WORK IF SO ,WHICH WOULD LOOK BETTER. PLEASE HELP$SLEEPLES IN TORONTO! |
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10-23-2004, 05:38 AM
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Martin,
I have a '74 "narrow body" with 6jx15 Fuchs on the front with 205/60/15 and 7jx15 with 205/60/15 on the rears with no problems! I had rubbing on the rears when I tried 8jx15 with 215/60/15. The rubbing only happened when I had the kids in the back seat. Hope this helps!
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First , please lose the all caps, it's really rude
Second, 225/55x16 is wrong for any 911, 225/50 x16 can be made to work on 7s or even 8s(either needs+23.3mm o/s) if you want to do a lot of juggling of ride height, camber, lips etc.
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10-23-2004, 06:20 AM
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My '77 narrow body has 6x15" 205/55 front and 7x15" 215/60 rears with 22/28 t-bars and negative 1.5 rear camber with no rub. I've rolled the fenders slightly in the rear.
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10-23-2004, 06:22 AM
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Sorry for the caps thing .It was 9 in the morning here and I was half asleep. no offense.The rear size is 225 50 16.
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10-23-2004, 07:28 AM
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Welcome. If you search you will find info on rolling the fender wheel arches to allow more clearance. You will also find info on ride heights.
Where are you located in Toronto?
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10-23-2004, 07:37 AM
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Pickering actually.thanks Paul
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10-23-2004, 07:48 AM
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A really useful tool is
Search here is a short list of results from searching "narrow and rims" Photos of 15x8s on my narrow body '74 anybody running 225/50 15" on front of narrow body ? Cookie Cutters rims, will they fit? Add flares or not ? whhels/tires for a narrow 911 it goes on and on
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10-23-2004, 07:53 AM
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What looks better,16 6s all around or 15 6sand 7s ?lease help!
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10-23-2004, 01:13 PM
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I would try to make the 16s that you have work. Those of us with 15s are finding it harder to get decent tires.
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10-24-2004, 12:09 PM
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