anyone running 16x6 front 16x9 rear??

[99cobra66]

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?

[gtc]

'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]

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

[99cobra66]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

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]

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

Sherwood

[john walker's workshop]

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

[lindy 911]

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.



Lindy

[tcar]

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

[70SWT]

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]

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

[John Brandt]

lindy looks like he's got some positive camber.

[99cobra66]

i know someone has a picture of this setup!

[john walker's workshop]

Originally Posted by STflared72T

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]

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