Kepa

Hi,

Please tell me from where to get a light weight wheels in 17" for 3.2 carrera, in reasonable price !

Also can you tell me correct offset for 18" wheels on that car ? (and wide as well)

Thank you advance,

Ed Hughes

!8" will look like hell.....

Define reasonable price. You can go to Pacific Western Performance or Zuffenhaus for light Fikse/"Fuchs" 17's, but they will be well north of $3K.

rusnak

I think the "G" series was the middie '74 impact bumper, no? As Ed said, Zuffenhaus, Speedline/ Ruf, Fiske come to mind offhand but are not compatible with modest price expectations.

g-50cab

Call up Jeff Alton -

Pacific Western Performance Inc.- TURN3 Autosport Inc
Fikse/Forgeline/HRE. Pagid pads in stock at the best prices.
Sales, install and setup of sports/race upgrades.
1.888.304.3953
604.313.3494
604.534.3147 (fax)

He'll hook you up (bought my last three sets of wheels from him) info@pacificwesternperformance.com

my last set of wheels from Jeff (17's)

Ed Hughes

I think G is early Carrera.

g-50cab

Thought H was carrera - I can tell you that about the maximum you can go (from personal experience) on a 1984-1989 3.2 Carrera is 17 x 8 and 17 x 9 offset (ET) of 28-30 on the front. Rear around 15-17 - you can run a 235 front wheel and 275 on the rears. You have to roll all the fenders and you have to trim the spring plate bolts and make sure all the oil lines are tucked away.

a 225/255 is a much easier fit.

Ed Hughes

Porsche noted "program" letters along the line. The G program was 8/85-7/86 according to my reference book that I just looked at.

The OP does cite 3.2 Carrera.

rusnak

Well, this is weird. I think I need to dig up Ludvigsen or Frere. Wikipedia sites overlapping G and H designations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_classic

Kepa

Hi folks, with series G i meant 3.2 carrera..

I now have RUF wheels and they are heavy as hell, what im looking for is light weight wheels for track days only..

In europe its hard to find for example. 17" BBS LeMans

Bill Verburg

I have an I series Carrera, G series(there are 2 of them) 3.2 Carrera will want the same wheels.

I have Kinessis K5 8 & 9.5 x17, these are no longer available. If I was buying today I'd go w/ either 8 & 9 x15 for the gearing advantage or 8 & 9.5 x18 for the tire availability, but 8 & 9.5 x17 has some interesting possibilities too.

don't make the mistake of thinking that 18s have to be taller than 17s. It really depends on the tire you want to use. Here's an example 235/35 x17 R6 is 24.7" tall but it's the only 275/35 x17 tire, the rest are 275/40 x17 which are all ~25.7" tall. R6 in 285/30 x18 are 24.9" tall

additionally look for a good front match, I've used 235/45 and 275/40 on the 17s but but the gearing hit was unfavorable so have gone to 225/45 & 255/40

anyway whether 17 or 18 front 8 needs ET25-30 (target 30 for more room at the lips), rear 9 wants ET10 to 15(target 15 for more room at the lip) 9.5 ET19 (target 19 there is no wiggle room here)

I agree that Jeff is a great source of wheels,

Fikse and Forgeline should be at the head of the list of wheels to look at

ron mcatee

I, G, H, ? Just state the model year.