wheel spacers

[liv@usfamily.net]

Just picked up some reasonable 18" wheels ...
Hoping to try and fit them on my 911

Here are all the numbers on the backs of them
FRONTS
997 362 136 00
8Jx8H2 ET57

REARS
997 362 142 00
11Jx18H2 ET51

First of all has any one had any luck running these size wheels on a 911 with sc rear flairs?
second does any one have any input on what size spacers (if these will work at all) I will need to get to provied the correct back spacing for my car?



btw the tire size on the wheels which I plan on running the same size are
FRONT
235/40ZR18
REARS
285/30ZR18
Thanks to all in advance to any suggestions you can give me...

Brian

[Joe Bob]

I used 964 wheels....1 inch up front and 2 inch on the rears....but they were 7s and 8s.

[liv@usfamily.net]

ya kinda worried about the 11" in the back..I have run 8" up front before just raised up the torsion bar adjustment a little and was fine.....not going to be racing it at all just my "toy" street car

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by liv@usfamily.net

Just picked up some reasonable 18" wheels ...
Hoping to try and fit them on my 911

Here are all the numbers on the backs of them
FRONTS
997 362 136 00
8Jx8H2 ET57

REARS
997 362 142 00
11Jx18H2 ET51

First of all has any one had any luck running these size wheels on a 911 with sc rear flairs?
second does any one have any input on what size spacers (if these will work at all) I will need to get to provied the correct back spacing for my car?



btw the tire size on the wheels which I plan on running the same size are
FRONT
235/40ZR18
REARS
285/30ZR18
Thanks to all in advance to any suggestions you can give me...

Brian

the fronts can be made to fit w/ ~27mm spacers.

there is no way the rears will work on an SC/Carrera body 911

[liv@usfamily.net]

because of the offset? or the un godly 11" wide wheels? did a size compairison on a wheel / tire website and looks to be only 1 3/4" wider over all than the 16" tires / wheels I am running now...

Thanks Brian

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by liv@usfamily.net

because of the offset? or the un godly 11" wide wheels? did a size compairison on a wheel / tire website and looks to be only 1 3/4" wider over all than the 16" tires / wheels I am running now...

Thanks Brian

too much + o/s can be adjusted w/ spacers. The 11" wheel is just too wide. If you measure the rear wheelwell space you will find just enough room for a 275mm wide tire on a 9.5" wheel,

a backspace of 152.4mm requires moving the oil like and modification to the trailing arm bolts you can not have more that that, front space of 114.3mm puts the outer edge of the well near the lip, 152.4 + 114.3 = 266.7mm or 10.5" subtract the width of the lips and that leaves a wheel of 9.5" just barely fitting if it has perfect o/s, most wheels have .5" lips, though some are as thin as .375", if you have a thin lip wheel you might be able to squeeze a 10" in there but certainly not an 11 that will measure 11.7 -12" in overall width.

[liv@usfamily.net]

sounds like you really know what you talking about..looks like my new 18" wheels will be on pp for sale soon...really bummed...was thinking they would look aggressive and nice on my toy...as they say on wards and upwards right..thanks for the help next time I will email you directly before I do something stupid like buy wheels that have absolutly no chance of working on my car...Thanks