Flaring Fenders - Need advice

lv2race · 07-20-2006, 06:06 PM

Hello,

I have a 1966 2-liter 911 that I race in the SVRA. I've been using 6" wheels in the rear but now would like to go with 7 x 15 in the rear mounted with 225/50-15 tires.

I need to flare the fenders but would like to get away with the minimum amount possible to retain the looks of the car. Does anyone know how deep and how wide the flare would need to be in order to get the wheel under the fender with the minimum amount of flare? I'm going to have a body shop do the work and I will probably get better results if I can give them dimensions to work to.

Thanks

rattlsnak · rattlsnak's Garage

i'd use SC flares. If all the other bumper stuff is still early look, they are harder to notice.

911pcars · 07-20-2006, 06:50 PM

How about an alternative approach? That is, locate and install the 7x15 Fuchs as fitted to the 911R; or have standard Fuchs widened to whatever you can fit under the standard wheel wells. A slight wheel well bump-out might help too.

911R Fuchs:
Offset: 49mm
Part no. 901.361.012.05

Standard 7x15 offset is 23.3mm
Part no. 911.361.020.41

The drawback is the R Fuchs wheels are quite expensive (~$2000 ea. for nice ones).

Midyear rear flares (69-74) are larger than yours (66-68), but the fit is still iffy when fitted with standard 7x15 Fuchs. Final fitment also depends on the tire size, brand, model, vehicle ride height, torsion bar size, etc.

Hope this helps,
Sherwood
Wheel chart

RoninLB · 07-20-2006, 07:06 PM

Soon as I start paint the valence installing flares would be a consideration. I like the RS flares x4

Mark Wilson's pic
SC vs RS

Rear Flares - their Taxonomy, Systematics and Evolution

911pcars · 07-20-2006, 07:27 PM

Forgot to ask. Does your vintage racing org. restrict body mods or are flares okay? I'd think they'd put some restriction on this so guys don't get carried away with "if big is good, than bigger is better".

Sherwood

lv2race · 07-20-2006, 07:34 PM

The SVRA does not allow plastic fenders in the class I'm running. I'm running with single plugs and the riules state "wheel arches may be modified only to cover legal tires". The tires are legal and I talked to the competition director and he said that flaring enough to fit the tires is legal. If I was running with twin plugs then factory spec fiberglass body parts would be legal along with 8 x 15 wheels. To answer another question I'm running Toyo 205/50-15's.