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> Wide wheels/ narrow body revisited
spotontheroad
post Aug 9 2008, 04:44 PM
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I found a previous posting where someone asked "what was the widest wheel that could be fitted to a 914 with standard fenders/wings" and the concensus was that 7" will fit on the rear. What I would like to know is: what is the measurement of offset of such wheels and also what is the widest that can be snsibly fitted to the front and again, what offset?
Has anyone fitted Minilites to their 914 and if so what spec?
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post Aug 10 2008, 12:47 AM
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repeating myself...
but you'll find 1 in 10, maybe 1 in 20 that get 7inch wheels under truly stock fenders...

6 inch wheels are the safer bet for truly stock fenders.
(especially in 15 inch diameters)
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post Aug 10 2008, 12:56 AM
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QUOTE(brant @ Aug 9 2008, 11:47 PM) *

repeating myself...
but you'll find 1 in 10, maybe 1 in 20 that get 7inch wheels under truly stock fenders...

6 inch wheels are the safer bet for truly stock fenders.
(especially in 15 inch diameters)


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Before I got my flares I could fit a 7" under one stock rear fender but only a 6" under the other, and no the car was never wrecked, go figure...
Stick with 6 inchers if you don't want to mess with your stock fenders.
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spotontheroad   Wide wheels/ narrow body revisited   Aug 9 2008, 04:44 PM
r_towle   you could probably fit 8 inch or more rims...it w...   Aug 9 2008, 04:48 PM
Racer   Most Porsche 7x15" wheels have a 23mm offset....   Aug 9 2008, 04:57 PM
Garold Shaffer   Minilite makes a 6.5x15 that is a great fit on ...   Aug 9 2008, 09:47 PM
pete-stevers   i have pulled my fenders.. about an inch and a hal...   Aug 9 2008, 05:00 PM
Cire   i have pulled my fenders.. about an inch and a ha...   Jan 19 2010, 05:30 AM
brant   I found a previous posting where someone asked ...   Aug 9 2008, 05:50 PM
rdauenhauer   i have pulled my fenders.. about an inch and a ha...   Aug 9 2008, 06:21 PM
mskala   The best offset for the rear is about 36mm, which ...   Aug 9 2008, 07:18 PM
drgchapman   Just finished going through this whole thing. I ra...   Aug 9 2008, 08:00 PM
orange914   i'm running 205 x 15 kumo ecsta on 5.5 rim. a...   Aug 9 2008, 09:21 PM
Dan (Almaden Valley)   I ran 7" custom steelies on the Puttputt. II...   Aug 9 2008, 09:33 PM
Dan (Almaden Valley)   another shot of the 7x15s on the Phoenix Red car.   Aug 9 2008, 09:38 PM
brant   repeating myself... but you'll find 1 in 10, m...   Aug 10 2008, 12:47 AM
plymouth37   repeating myself... but you'll find 1 in 10, ...   Aug 10 2008, 12:56 AM
jcd914   Way back when I Auto-x'd my 914 (it ran back t...   Aug 10 2008, 01:33 AM
slow914   http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn316/legendpri...   Aug 10 2008, 04:47 PM
Justin Fischer   16x6 with 205/50's could have fit 205/55's...   Aug 10 2008, 07:42 PM
9146986   Most of the 911 Fuchs wheels that are fitted to 91...   Aug 11 2008, 07:01 AM
mskala   If you have decent negative camber, you may be abl...   Aug 11 2008, 09:26 PM
mskala   pic #2   Aug 11 2008, 09:26 PM
mskala   Also, my former setup, 205/45/16 Kumho Ecsta V700 ...   Aug 11 2008, 09:29 PM
Justinp71   These mini flares allow for 225s on 8 inch rims, h...   Aug 11 2008, 11:37 PM
spotontheroad   Many thanks for all the replies - the concensus se...   Aug 15 2008, 03:17 PM


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