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16 x 8 wheels 85 928S
Will a 16 x 8 with a 52.3 mm B/S fit on the rear of a 1985 928S, US version?
The stock wheel on the 85 928S is 16x7 with a 65mm B/S. Also does the 16 x 8 fit on a 225/50 16, or does it have to be a 245/45 16? |
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08-30-2010, 06:11 AM
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I'm using (edit) 245/50 16 tires on 16x8 S4 stock rear wheels on an 85 with stock S spacers.
And, same setup on an 84. The fender lips needed to be crush and rolled out a little bit to accomodate the sidewalls. I did it with a wood dowel while somebody rolled the car back and forth. There are tools available for a more professional job, maybe a wheel shop has one. An alternative would be a slightly thinner spacer, say, 1/2 to 2/3 the width of the stock aluminum S spacer. Not sure about the 52.3 specification in your post. Seems like it might stick out too far. Pictures / specifics about your target wheels might help somebody give better input. I have a set of 55 offset 8 inch Boxster wheels also that I've test-fit and the tires hit the fenders similarly to the S4 rims and required fender rolling. You need the wider tire for the 8" rim. Last edited by Landseer; 08-30-2010 at 10:33 AM.. |
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08-30-2010, 06:49 AM
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When I ran 16x7 wheels I had 21mm spacers and 225s on the rear with no problems. Now I have 16x8 on the rear and run 245s on the rear and have a 1" gap between the fender and tire with no spacers. Hope this helps
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08-30-2010, 08:16 AM
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Without the spacers though, right?
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08-30-2010, 10:34 AM
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That is correct. 52 mm backspace with no spacers and 65mm backspace with spacers.
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08-30-2010, 01:08 PM
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The 16x8 are 52mm and the 16x7 are 65mm just for clarification.
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08-30-2010, 01:11 PM
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84/5/6 S bodies are the same.
Pictures one and two, below are of an 84S with S spacers and S4 rims. 245/50/16 Fenders were pulled outwards a bit to make them fit. (one side was tighter than the other, too, FYI) Third picture is of an 86S with S spacers and standard S rims. 225/50/16 standard tires. S4 8 inch rims w/ spacer   standard-issue rims w/ spacer 
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