I always ask myself: "What did Porsche do for the RS?" ...

 

Good point. That is the setup on the RS I believe - with the exception of not using the deep 7 version for rears.

 

^^ yes. Rs did have flares though.

Are you planning to flare your car in the rear?

i was considering doing a 7R innthe rear of mine with a 215 but having spent way too much time and $ squeezing max rubber on my RS and 964 i scrapped the idea. It seems... it may fit. But these cars are literally all different and setups are highly variable and i just saw too much conflicting info to want to chance paint burn in my car.

So it may work. And yes staggered looks great. But. It may not work.

A buddy had later 15x7 on his square and it worked with lower profile tires.

 

^everything I have read says that the newer 15/7 will rub up high with 215/60 tires but the 7R may be ok but need to confirm. The offsets are quite different on those two 7"versions so I think it will come down to the spacer used (spacers have to be used on 7R's anyway).

 

Yes but again it’s all setup. Keep in mind 7r looks from outside like a deep6. They added the width on inside, that’s why you have to run different spacers depending on width. 7r Prices aside which are silly!

There are a bunch of threads on this on EarlyS I’m sure you found....

heres one with some visuals too

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-7r-fuchs.html

 

^thanks for the link! I have been searching around and getting partial answers. It is all about setup - sounds like I need to find the right spacer size to get enough clearance from the trailing arm bolts and inner body, yet not push it too close to the outside fender flare.

Yes I did know that the extra inch is inside - really looking for the 7R for this wider tire. The deeper appearance from the outside does give a staggered look when paired with flat 6's up front although subtle. The tire sizes will also add to the staggered look - but this assumes I can figure it all out!

 

Bill,

I’m running deep 6’s in front and 7r’s in the rear, with the 185/215 setup with CN36’s. I have had zero issues with them. We had to use spacers ( I want to say like 5 or 6 mm, but I’d have to check to be sure) and also had to grind down one of the spring plate nuts for clearance.

I love them and am glad I went that way.

 

^looks fantastic! You car looks awesome - I may want more details on your specs. If there is any chance to get the measurement of the spacers please let me know. No rush at all.

 

Will do, though after a day wiring my new garage and a couple of beers later, not now. Will do tomorrow.

 

^thanks! seriously no rush. Speaking of beers, I had some great craft beers while in Bend last week. You have good stuff in the Pacific NW

 

Ok, I lied, I had to check...

It looks like it’s 6.5mm, and that sounds correct to my memory.

 

Awesome thanks!

 

Where in Bend did you go? I love Mcmenamins there, and Deschutes Brewery is a great tour. They have a pedal brewery tour which has a bike with like a dozen or so seats there too, which I gotta do one of these days. Fun town.

 

They have 18 breweries there -crazy for small town. Went to Deschuttes, 10 Barrel, Immersion, Cruz, Sunriver, Bend, Mt Hood. and another I can't remember the name. Were all over the state - not just Bend. Saw the bike tour - looked like a lot of fun.

 

Disassembling the motor. The pressure plate is aluminum. I have been trying to confirm if this was stock back in 1972 for the T? I see 3 different part #'s in the PET, but they don't show differences. I see that there are two options available today (cast iron and alloy), however, I am surprised that my T would have this on it unless all of them did back then? The aluminum pressure plate is more than twice the cost of the cast iron and referred to as the "sport" version when I checked Pelican. It shows Sachs part# 3032015399. It looks like it is in good shape and reusable - I watched a YouTube video of Steve Weiner showing how you assess the condition. Maybe it was installed at some point in my cars life and is not the original pressure plate. Oh and this thing is very, very light!

update - I should have noticed this sooner. The clutch disc is the rubber center type, which was used in the later 915's (I believe the 911SC), so my car must have had a clutch job at some point and they used the Sachs aluminum pressure plate when they replaced parts.