GT flares - alignment with tires and wheels, Proper spacing for GT flares and wheels/tires Options

[Dinobx]

Hello all,

OK, so I'm going through the process of mounting some GT flares. I'm using 7x16 and 9x16 inch fuchs. On the rear of the car, I have some modified 914 5-lug hubs which I'll be getting rid of soon. I'll be mounting 911 hubs and rotors.

Is the alignment of the 914 and 911 hubs the same? That is, can I mount my fuchs on the rear and expect to have the same spacing from the trailing arm outward?

Second item. The factory used spacers on the rear for the GT. I have some 2 inch spacers but I'm concerned that this is too much. Any assistance on that would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Dino
74-914 3.6 915

[GeorgeRud]

The 9x16 rear Fuchs will not need 2" spacers, you won't have enough space with the stock GT flares. I'm running 8x15" fuchs in the rear, and only use a 1/4 " spacer to fill the flare with a reasonable clearance on the 225 wide tire.

The later style wheels need a large spacer to make up for the much different offset, but the Fuchs should not. There is some room in front for spacers, bkut if you mount the wheels too far out with spacers, you are going to have some very real issues with the steering angle.