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Originally Posted by wwdwgs
MW,
If you remove front and rear wheels, look at the part numbers and "stamped" offset, in order to determine dia, width and offset.
15" dia tires are not that hard to find. At the least in USA.
If you do want to replace these "original" wheels with an "updated", larger dia, be mindful of the width and offset!!!
The front hubs may have spacers (like mine), which push out front wheels (and rub fender lips).
If your wheels are real Fuchs, then try to keep them.
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thanks for that, as you can see in the pic the calipers are rusted up, wheels are dragging. I'll pull things apart , see if they push back, maybe change the seals and brake hoses and paint the calipers up nice. Ill sand the discs and decide if I need pads or maybe just a cleanup, or maybe new disks.. I'll record what I find on the mags an see if there are any spacers.
the car did come with the sport seats and the rear bumper air deflector thing like the S2. I'm not sure if these features were added or maybe there were some optional choices when buying a new car.
any idea if other Porsches would have shared the same wheels?
I've been biding my time to get out there under it, in a couple weeks I get a cherished week off so I can start and there are so many directions to go in, thought brakes first, then fuel system, change all the fluids, belts , some hoses etc. and maybe I can work towards actually starting it. fuel system is so gunked up and belts are too old, so I didn't even want to crank it over. I figured since Ill be into all the brakes , Ill change the master too and try to at least get that done.. maybe just the brakes are a good place to start.
I sometimes wonder, if you know you are going to have a car sitting and know that the calipers will rust, is there something that can protect calipers from rust, that wont also mess up the braking?