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99cobra66 09-15-2010 12:08 PM

anyone running 16x6 front 16x9 rear??
 
would the fuchs look alright on a carrera in these widths? or too much like this:

http://image.automotive.com/f/events...l_dragster.jpg

anyone have any pictures of their setup, if they are running this setup?

gtc 09-15-2010 12:35 PM

'89 Carreras came with 6's and 8's, which look pretty similar to 9's. They don't look too strange.

john walker's workshop 09-15-2010 12:59 PM

had that combo on my '87. worked fine. 9s clear the rear fenders better than 8s.

99cobra66 09-15-2010 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop (Post 5562815)
had that combo on my '87. worked fine. 9s clear the rear fenders better than 8s.

will the 6's look too recessed? aka not fill the fender well?

any pics of your previous setup?

911pcars 09-15-2010 01:33 PM

944 7x16s look like regular 911 6s due to the different offset.

Sherwood

john walker's workshop 09-15-2010 01:34 PM

6s were stock on your car. 7s work, but the tires often catch the fender lip if the car is lowered.

lindy 911 09-15-2010 02:04 PM

I personally think 6's are too narrow for the front. I have 7's with 225 / 50 / 16 on my '78 SC and they barely touched the lip. A little rolling and they were fine. I have TD 17 x 9 in the back with 275 / 40 / 17 and they are perfect. I'm selling the 7's to by 6's in order to convert to 17 x 7 for the front. The car has not been lowered yet, but that's next.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1284588050.jpg

Lindyhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1284588240.jpg

tcar 09-15-2010 02:16 PM

You can always use a 1" +/- spacer on the front with 6x16's, they look great like that.

70SWT 09-15-2010 03:39 PM

Nothing wrong with 7" at the front, but I like 6" wheels (and correspondingly narrow tires, within reason) on the front of 911s with rear wheels up to 9" width.

The main reason is the cost/benefit equation: steering feedback in the twisties versus tramlining over ruts in the road when on the highway versus low-speed (parking lot, etc) effort required to steer the damn thing in and out of a drive through. 911s work best with narrow front tires, IMHO.

mickey356 09-15-2010 06:24 PM

Lindy 911,
Could you be so kind as to post a side view of your car? Thanks.

John Brandt 09-15-2010 08:55 PM

lindy looks like he's got some positive camber.

99cobra66 09-16-2010 09:09 AM

i know someone has a picture of this setup! SmileWavy

john walker's workshop 09-16-2010 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STflared72T (Post 5563137)
Nothing wrong with 7" at the front, but I like 6" wheels (and correspondingly narrow tires, within reason) on the front of 911s with rear wheels up to 9" width.

The main reason is the cost/benefit equation: steering feedback in the twisties versus tramlining over ruts in the road when on the highway versus low-speed (parking lot, etc) effort required to steer the damn thing in and out of a drive through. 911s work best with narrow front tires, IMHO.

damn right! i had 8 and 8 on my 77 930 and the feedback was excessive. just going to 7s was night and day.

lindy 911 09-16-2010 10:04 AM

Try this for a side view.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1284660210.jpg
You can see the 17s make the 16 in front look odd. That's why I'm having a pair of 6s made into 17 x 7. I'll post when done.
Lindy


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