Suggestions to fill turbo flares?

[nkotselas]

I've got turbo flares with 7 & 8x16 Fuchs. It doesn't fill the flare even with the spacers. What do you all suggest for this?

I was thinking maybe 9's and 11's or maybe 8's and 11's for now to keep the cost low..
What do you all think? What looks good, what can I find tires for?
Thanks!

[Arne2]

Bigger spacers/adapters.

[lin7310948]

9 and 11 by 17 with 335s!

[Sicklyscott]

The lesson I learned recently is figure out the size tire you're going for first THEN decide on wheels. Apparently finding the equivalent tire size is impossible with 9 & 11 x 17.

If you can stand a bit bigger tire (in circumference) I suggest 9 and 11.

Your other option is move the 8's to the front and find a wider rear (9s were factory). I had a set of 7x16s widened to 10.5 by Stratton motorsports in FL. It looked awesome with some 21mm spacers in the rear.

[nkotselas]

Thanks for the replies guys. That black car is exactly what I'm looking for. My concern with moving up to 17's is the rollout and unsprung weight. I want the look but with just a 3.2 I need to keep performance in mind

[Noah930]

Stock wheels on the turbo were 7x9x16. So even those relatively narrow wheels should work to fill out the flares, if you had a turbo or factory turbolook.

I think your problem is that you likely have SC running gear but widebody flares. So your adapters/spacers aren't nearly thick enough to place your wheels outboard enough to look good. Your choices are: a) bigger adapters (but that's more unsprung weight); b) custom wheels with proper offset & backspacing (even more money); c) swapping in turbo running gear (money & labor).

[wayner]

If weight is your biggest criteria then get rid of any wheel spacers and have the wheels built to fit.

There is almost a 10lb difference per wheel between some brands.

Here are 275 on 10.5x17
This is a 1973 with stock trailing arms and no spacers. Wheels are custom made with a custom offset.

[Cherry Bomb]

Bigger spacers now. Proper wheels later.

Current 7" 205's & 8" 225's with fat ass spacers!

[nkotselas]

I'd like to wheels like wayner but that is a bigger project.
Cherry bomb, have you noticed any difference in driving feel after installing those spacers? And exactly how big are they? That's a look I can shoot for for the time being

[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by Sicklyscott

The lesson I learned recently is figure out the size tire you're going for first THEN decide on wheels. Apparently finding the equivalent tire size is impossible with 9 & 11 x 17.

If you can stand a bit bigger tire (in circumference) I suggest 9 and 11.

Your other option is move the 8's to the front and find a wider rear (9s were factory). I had a set of 7x16s widened to 10.5 by Stratton motorsports in FL. It looked awesome with some 21mm spacers in the rear.

and where the heck did you get 16" tires for a 10.5" wheel ? I run double stacked spacers on 8" wheels with 265/50-16. im gonna try to go back to 245 45 next time round.