Running 17"'s on a 944 n/a

WizPorsche944 · WizPorsche944's Garage

In the spring I will be looking to get a set of 993 Cup II's for my 87 n/a. I like to know a few things. I was told to use the 968 castor blocks, what actually are these ? Any other suspension upgrades I would need ? I already have Koni's and plan on doing bigger f & r sway bars.

Dantilla · 01-01-2010, 10:11 PM

I've got 17" Fikse wheels on my 944S.

I just bolted them on and tossed the Phone Dials aside. Everything else is still stock.

jamesjedi · 01-02-2010, 06:52 AM

With 17 inch wheels, it is recommended to upgrade to the 968 caster block. It can be hard to find caster blocks, but if you search for control arm bushings; you will find them. There are some after market products that claim to be better than OEM? Not sure what that means. I believe Paragon has them, and probably Linsey Racing.

As for not having had any problems, remember that you are driving 3000 pounds of steel and glass. If you do have a failure of the control arm, it could be VERY bad.

sl66ICEcuba · 01-02-2010, 11:06 AM

I put cup 2's on my car without any upgrades and they run perfectly fine, no problems as of yet and I have been using them HARD for a full season.

patotsky15 · patotsky15's Garage

hey i have a 88 944n/a. i was wondering if it is possible to put 17'' turbo twist wheels on it. or would i have to change rotors etc?

cwiert · cwiert's Garage

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Originally Posted by patotsky15

hey i have a 88 944n/a. i was wondering if it is possible to put 17'' turbo twist wheels on it. or would i have to change rotors etc?

nope. you don't have to change anything.

dangerous · dangerous's Garage

I've been running c2 replicas 17" on an 85.5 for over a decade with no other mods, no prob