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Running Fuchs on an 87 944
I posted this same thing on rennlist and I also want to get the Pelican guys thoughts.
Im pondering the idea of trying to run Fuch wheels on an 87 with a late offset. Has anyone here tried this ?? I know this has come up ( with the answer being no) but a few people have said you can if you use a narrow wheel. Take a look at these pictures I found of a 1989 944 with fuchs they appear to be sticking out a bit in the rear but Im thinking the if I go down a size they should tuck in there. Thoughts ?? http://autolivery.com/assets/cars/KN450888-16sm.jpg http://autolivery.com/assets/cars/KN450888-10sm.jpg
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10-19-2009, 04:11 PM
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Looks like that car in the pictures is running a 6 inch wide in front, and a 7 inch wide in rear. If you go down a size, you will be running 6 inch wide wheels all around?? Looks like it might work, but it might look kind of funny!
 I have an early 944 with the offset you need! I want to run later wheels on my car, but I don't really want to use spacers. I wish I could trade you offsets! LOL! |
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10-19-2009, 05:40 PM
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Theres a fellow on rennlist who ran 7x15s with lots of negative camber.. and it worked. How stock is your suspension? What size tire do you want to run.
While it *could* work, the question becomes.. why? to be different? One advantage to the late offset cars (87+) is the huge number of factory and aftermarket wheels available to use.
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10-20-2009, 01:48 PM
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Why - I really like the look of the fuchs wheel.
Suspension is stock with exception of Koni shocks and struts.
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10-20-2009, 04:43 PM
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Would running alot of negative camber hurt anything ?
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10-20-2009, 06:08 PM
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How serious are you about doing this? Swapping the necessary suspension components to "convert" your car to early offset could be done in a weekend.
And I am with you, I LOVE those wheels. Maybe it's all those Hot Wheels cars from my childhood. . .
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10-20-2009, 06:33 PM
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What is all necessary to change ? If it involves shocks and struts im not b/c I just got Konis installed.
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10-20-2009, 06:58 PM
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