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anyone running 16x6 front 16x9 rear??
would the fuchs look alright on a carrera in these widths? or too much like this:
 anyone have any pictures of their setup, if they are running this setup? Last edited by 99cobra66; 09-15-2010 at 12:13 PM.. |
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'89 Carreras came with 6's and 8's, which look pretty similar to 9's. They don't look too strange.
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had that combo on my '87. worked fine. 9s clear the rear fenders better than 8s.
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944 7x16s look like regular 911 6s due to the different offset.
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6s were stock on your car. 7s work, but the tires often catch the fender lip if the car is lowered.
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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.
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You can always use a 1" +/- spacer on the front with 6x16's, they look great like that.
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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. |
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Lindy 911,
Could you be so kind as to post a side view of your car? Thanks.
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lindy looks like he's got some positive camber.
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i know someone has a picture of this setup!
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Try this for a side view.
 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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