Proper offset on 16x9 rears for Carrera

[997Sbeebe]

i'm looking at either swapping my full set of Fuchs or just the rears for a matching set of 16x9s. i've looked through various threads, but i can't find what the proper offset should be on a 9" rear to fit a 3.2 Carrera and fill the wheelwells. are people using the 15mm 16x9, which i believe is the Turbo rear rim? i'm looking at a set of 7s and 9s right now in et23 front and et15 rear - is that the proper fit for a Carrera?

any help is appreciated.

[997Sbeebe]

follow up question; assuming i do swap out the full set (for the set i'm currently looking at), what can i expect a set of 16x7 and 16x8s (in the pic) to sell for - roughly?

[TheSt|G]

Don't the 8"s and 9"s look the same from the outside/flushness to fender?

[will hung]

15mm offset is the only option for 16'x9" Factory Fuchs.

The 16"x9" Fuchs are only 8.3mm further outboard than a 16"x8" 10.6 offset Fuchs.

[Joe Bob]

Couple of comments......

With the minimal amount of performance tires being made a 16x9 will most likely have run a 50 series tire. 245/50....the same I have on my 8s.

Why sell the 7s? Keep them and match the 9s in paint or refinish both to match.

If you want to fill the wheel consider a spacer.

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by 997Sbeebe

i'm looking at either swapping my full set of Fuchs or just the rears for a matching set of 16x9s. i've looked through various threads, but i can't find what the proper offset should be on a 9" rear to fit a 3.2 Carrera and fill the wheelwells. are people using the 15mm 16x9, which i believe is the Turbo rear rim? i'm looking at a set of 7s and 9s right now in et23 front and et15 rear - is that the proper fit for a Carrera?

any help is appreciated.

yes, Fuchs 9x16 ET15 have 108mm of front space and 138mm of backspace. Wheels w/ up to ~114mm of front space and 152mm of back space can be used but at the extreme edge of the envelope lips will need to be massaged and oil lines moved and even trailing arm bolts shaved, the indicated 9x16 will have none of those issues w/ 245/45 x16 tires

[mclmk8d]

I have Potenza RE11s on my 16X9s, 245/45-16...Tire Rack has them

[clutch-monkey]

i run 9.5's with Et13 offset on the rear. 15 sounds right for 9's