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any pics of 944/51 with the "NEW" 19"fuchs??

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Old 03-27-2011, 04:12 AM
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Here's a 10-min photoshop. Hope whoever took this picture/owns this car doesn't mind it being used here. Not perfect at all but it gives you the idea.

I think it could look kind of cool, but I imagine that depends on the angle and suspension setup of the car. Works with this one.
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Old 03-27-2011, 08:05 PM
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I think they look nice, but I fear the 19" maybe a little too large. I think 17" is more like the perfect rim size for these cars and even some 18" looks great like the ccw's.
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yea having seen some cars with 19's they are too big. imo
<--- 18's btw
Old 03-28-2011, 05:42 AM
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I am running 16s and ride is already on the firm side, so was thinking 19s would make car too firm. I love how my car rides (and looks)with 16s, so wouldn't consider using and larger than 17s unless racing it. I also think they would look odd but what looks right is a personal thing.
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Originally Posted by YoungerThan944
Here's a 10-min photoshop. Hope whoever took this picture/owns this car doesn't mind it being used here. Not perfect at all but it gives you the idea.

I think it could look kind of cool, but I imagine that depends on the angle and suspension setup of the car. Works with this one.
Nice mock up. Brings a tear to my eye though....
Old 03-28-2011, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Cyberpunky
I am running 16s and ride is already on the firm side, so was thinking 19s would make car too firm. I love how my car rides (and looks)with 16s, so wouldn't consider using and larger than 17s unless racing it.
There is a lot more to ride quality than side wall height.

Updating every bashing in your suspension to fresh factory rubber for example. Most of these cars are running around on dried up, hard brushing.

What style and how fresh are your shocks?

New Porsches run on 19 and 20" wheels and have stiffer chasis.

Biggest problem is most of the old cars that are getting bigger wheels are also getting super stiff shocks and springs added to them and IF they update bushings its usually to some thing harder than stock.
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Originally Posted by 333pg333
Nice mock up. Brings a tear to my eye though....
I think it looks good.

Those man hole cover things have brought tears to my eyes since day one.
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Great wheels but way to large on a 944-
Old 03-28-2011, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Cole
I think it looks good.

Those man hole cover things have brought tears to my eyes since day one.
The tears are because that is my old car which is no longer with us...
I don't mind the look of those Fuchs on the car too. Luckily taste is subjective and we can put whatever wheels we like on our own cars.
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Originally Posted by 333pg333
The tears are because that is my old car which is no longer with us...
ah........
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how abotu some side profile pics, that link i put up has a perfect pic of the wheel
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Originally Posted by Cole
ah........
Not so ahhhh.....
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^ ouch, still a good lookin car
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Geez your old car was nice Patrick! Lifting the inside front

I'm looking forward to seeing what the black beast looks like now!
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Originally Posted by *bj*
Geez your old car was nice Patrick! Lifting the inside front

I'm looking forward to seeing what the black beast looks like now!
Like a black beast should look like!


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