 7x16 Fuchs narrow body tire choice, 205/50 or 205/55 for 7x16 Fuchs |
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| lonewolfe |
 May 12 2016, 07:00 PM
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I have a set of 7x16 Fuchs from a 911 SC that I plan to put on my '72 narrow body car. I realize there may be some fender lip rolling and possible fender pulling needed. My question is how much more difficult will a 205/55 be compared to a 205/50 tire for the rear fender clearance. Has anyone tried fitting both these sizes? The appeal of the 55 series tire is it's very close to the original tire diameter and will have a more accurate speedo reading and a little lower RPM's on the highway. Any thoughts on this.
I have done a number of searches but not found anything addressing this question. |
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| JRust |
May 12 2016, 07:15 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,309 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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I ran 215/45's on 7x16" fuchs. Only rolled lips & no fender pulling. I did have my rear camber in a bit too. Was tight but fit
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| DBCooper |
May 12 2016, 07:43 PM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(JRust @ May 12 2016, 05:15 PM)  I ran 215/45's on 7x16" fuchs. Only rolled lips & no fender pulling. I did have my rear camber in a bit too. Was tight but fit Same here, but 215/50's on 911 Fuchs. Rolled lips and a bit of pulling, tight but no rubbing. |
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lonewolfe 7x16 Fuchs narrow body tire choice May 12 2016, 07:00 PM
mepstein It's not a question of if you will have to rol... May 12 2016, 07:04 PM
somd914
I ran 215/45's on 7x16" fuchs. Only roll... May 12 2016, 07:19 PM lonewolfe
I ran 215/45's on 7x16" fuchs. Only roll... May 12 2016, 07:24 PM
lonewolfe
I ran 215/45's on 7x16" fuchs. Only rol... May 12 2016, 07:51 PM DBCooper Not many, apparently, I only found this, post numb... May 13 2016, 04:31 PM lonewolfe
Not many, apparently, I only found this, post num... May 14 2016, 01:24 AM somd914 Downside of 215/50 and 215/45 is a limited tire se... May 14 2016, 06:03 AM tomrev I wanted to lower the car without too much camber ... May 14 2016, 06:18 AM |
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