944 Tire Sizes

[arch12]

I have a 1986 base 944 with staggered 205/55/16 front and 225/50/16 in the rear. What is stock and is it typical to stagger sizes front to rear?
Rick

[9FF]

RTFM Stock on yours was 15in diameter 7in wide wheels with 195/65 tires not staggered.

[smudo]

Originally Posted by arch12

I have a 1986 base 944 with staggered 205/55/16 front and 225/50/16 in the rear. What is stock and is it typical to stagger sizes front to rear?
Rick

Those sizes came from factory on 944 turbo. If you have 16x7 and 16x8 staggered rims, but you don't want a staggered tire setup (e.g. to slightly reduce understeer), you can put 205/55 or 225/50 tires all around on those rims. However, even better results can be achieved with suspension modifications and/or alignment settings.

[DannoXYZ]

Check the width of the rims as well. You may have optional 16x7" 944 or stock 16x7/8" 951 set-up. Tyre sizes in themselves don't say much because it's doubtful these are the original OEM tyres that was on the car when it left the factory.