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Old Aug 24, 2022 | 03:17 PM
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I have a 912e on factory wheels. I want to change them out and looking at 16x7 et 23.3 on all four corners. Am I going to have any issues or have to roll fenders? I on stock height but will be lowering as well.

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Old Jan 16, 2025 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by benarce
I have a 912e on factory wheels. I want to change them out and looking at 16x7 et 23.3 on all four corners. Am I going to have any issues or have to roll fenders? I on stock height but will be lowering as well.

Thanks in advance.
why would you do that?

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/cla...rsche/912.html

it will not handle as nicley, The ride will not be as good.

Sorry that is all a bit harsh. I do feel i should chime in when people think they want to do this. I'm keen to check that people who are doing this understand that they are only doing it for fashion reasons, because they think it looks better. i don't like people to misguidedly spoil the drive of their car fitting more modern wheels and tyres thinking it is going to be better without realising that there all sorts of invisible differences within a cars geometry that make it able to take advantage of larger tyres.

the difference between the foot print of a classic 165R15 tyre and something like a 205/55r16 will be immense. the effects on the steering will be substatial, slow vague and heavy, on the back end it will grip completely and then let go, there will not be the progressive grey area between grip and drift. lets not even get into the tracking on mortorways.
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Old Jan 17, 2025 | 03:39 PM
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Porsche designed the 912 For optimum performance using the 165R15. As they say, it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
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