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Aother Reason Why 911's are Great for the Track
So, today I am getting ready for a DE and I decide that taking my street tires may be good back up plan in case my R888's don't last the day.
Since I do not have a trailer, I decide to try to put them inthe car. I put them in my bags and what do you know, I got three of them behind the seats and one where my spare normally lives. I was able to load all my other stuff in the remaining space.   
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08-08-2011, 04:45 PM
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Aren't street legal race cars great?
I've wondered about fitting tires in there.......good to know.
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What size are your tires? Just curious because most of the time the full size tire doesn't want to fit in the spare location w/out losing some air.
I too would stuff my tires in the car. I'd put two laying down on the rear folded seats and the other two would ride shotgun with the seat removed.
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Hi Kevin:
The tires in my car are 205/55-16's on 6x16 fuchs. There are three behind the seat. You are correct that the full size tire does not fit in the spare tire well (sadly the 1/2 year only 1973.5 CIS fuel tank that DOES accept a full size spare was replaced by a PO with a later model) but I can still safely close the trunk lid. You may want to see if you can get all 4 in without pulling your seat.
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08-09-2011, 04:39 PM
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I was using 16x8/9 with 225/245 tires. So my tire collection was a good bit fatter than yours. Still, I managed just fine with the two in the rear and the two in the vacant passenger seat area. Believe me, I tried all sorts of arrangements short of using the Thule roof rack many guys use. I'd always get laughs from the group for how amazing it was that I could stuff so much much crap in my car for a track day.
Those days are over. The '87 has been retired to the garage and the '79 gets pulled behind a Chevy Suburban. Much more room to pack gear now. Still can't break the habit of bringing the kitchen sink to the track though!  I need to get a wheel rack on the trailer because throwing the extra set of wheels in the truck is for the birds.....
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08-10-2011, 08:57 AM
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ah the good old days before the slippery slope when it was easy.
pack the car and take off. if it didnt fit..it didnt come...you didnt need it.
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1979 Porsche 911SC
