Fuchs upgrade

saxony_wu · 04-24-2010, 06:20 PM

Bought a set of of 7 & 8 turbo fuchs for my 88 regular body 911. Car is not lowered and not using spacers. Thinking of getting 205/55/16 for front and 245/45/16 for rear.
What is the optimum tire size in this case? Can I use 225/50/16 for rear as well?
Expert suggestions please....Steve

Oh Haha · 04-24-2010, 06:40 PM

205/55 and 245/45 fit pefectly on a narrow body.

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The problem will be finding tires.

245/45 is becoming hard to find although Tire Rack does have some listed.

225/50 is more available and will work just as well on an 8 inch wheel.

Do not mix brands if at all possible as the result MAY be handling/ride issues

Oh Haha · 04-24-2010, 06:41 PM

205/55 front
245/45 rear
Sumitomo HTRz

Flieger · Flieger's Garage

I use 205/55-16 front and 225/50-16 rear on my 16x7+8 Fuchs.

tcar · 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flieger

I use 205/55-16 front and 225/50-16 rear on my 16x7+8 Fuchs.

Ditto.

Fit perfectly... look great, and mine is lowered to Euro height.

We didn't used to call SC's and Carreras "narrow bodies". Those were the up through 77 cars...

saxony_wu · 04-24-2010, 09:19 PM

Thanks guys for your input...

geoz · 04-25-2010, 04:01 AM

Do you by any chance know the ET values for these rims? Thanks in advance.

Oh Haha · 04-25-2010, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcar

Ditto.

We didn't used to call SC's and Carreras "narrow bodies". Those were the up through 77 cars...

You are correct, Sir. I called his a narrow body as he referenced the wheels coming off a Turbo.

Sorry about that.

porschenut · 04-25-2010, 05:42 AM

225/50/16 is optimum on an 8" Fuchs. 245/45 can be used but it's better on a 9" wheel.

saxony_wu · 04-25-2010, 07:07 PM

I think I'll go with 225/50/16. I checked with a few local tire stores and they have problem getting 245/45/16 as well.
Thank you all....Steve

tcar · 04-25-2010, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoz

Do you by any chance know the ET values for these rims? Thanks in advance.

From memory, so I'm not positive:

16x8 are ET 10.6

16x7 are ET 23.3

IIRC

tcar · 04-25-2010, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oh Haha

You are correct, Sir. I called his a narrow body as he referenced the wheels coming off a Turbo.

Sorry about that.

No problem, with all the newer p-cars being wider than the old 930's, many call the SC and Carrera narrow bodies.

I just happen to be old enough to remember when the 930's were new (and SC's and the older Carreras). And there were still a fair number of long hoods driving around as daily drivers.

Sorry, WAY off thread topic.