Widest wheel/tire under narrow (midyear) rear flare?

[Tom '74 911]

Hello,

What is the widest wheel & tire that will fit under a midyear's narrow rear flares? Will 16x8 fuchs fit with 225/50 tires?

Thanks,
Tom

[Joe Bob]

A 951 offset, 16x8 will fit with a 225.....depending on the tire manufacturer, you may need some neg camber and/or fender massage....

[MichiganMat]

Tom:

A 16x8 is not gonna fit unless its a 951 offset. I attempted to stuff a 15x8 under my old '74 Targa and it was not pretty, the rim will stick out from beyond the fender no matter what tire you run.

[Hotwatermusic]

225's on 16x7 Fuchs here. And rolled fender lips to fit that.

[Tom '74 911]

Thanks for the info. I did some searching to try to find the answer as I'm sure it's been asked before, but my keywords must've been bad choices as I came up empty.

Tom

[moneymanager]

Keep up the search. There must be 50 good threads here on wheel/tire fit issues.

[david c.]

All of these cars are slightly unique. What fits one may or may not fit another even if both are bone stock. Generally however you can get a 225 in the rear with some creativity and or luck plus rolled lips, stiff rear tbars, and either a 15x7 or preferably a 15x7r offset wheel like a Revolution wheel. Once I even had a pair of 930 front Gotti wheels that would fit a 225mm tire under the rear of my mid-year bodied 912E. Lots of choices and options out there.

[303462]

I had 15x7 wheels widened to 15x8. Did roll the lips and have 29mm bars. Did not have to add negative camber. No clearance issues with a 215/60. Not as much rubber on the ground as a 225/16, but over 8 inches of tread width and no rubbing ever. I like the fact that I am not wearing tires out on the inside edge anymore.