jta944

I'm thinking of purchasing a set of ATE Spa 17" 2- piece wheels for my car. Can I fit 8" wheels w/ 235/45/17's on the front and 10" wheels w/ 285/40/17's on the rear? Or should I just go for 8" all around? Anyone know what the weight difference is between these aftermarkets and a pair of '86 951 phonedials?
Yes, I'm still contemplating wheels&tires and no, I can't seem to make up my mind. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />

Danno

Well, you can go up to 17x10.5/11.5" if you wanted. Quick tip: Do not use the the Wheels table in the 944FAQ. It's full of errors and will confuse the h*ll out of you.

Basically the '85.5-86 944NA and the '86 951 share the same 23.3mm-offset wheels as the earlier cars. HOWEVER, these cars didn't come with the stock 21mm rear spacer that the earlier cars had, thus wheel-offsets will be a little different than the earlier cars when you want to go to <a href="http://members.rennlist.com/951_racerx/WheelsFAQ-SizusMaximus.html" target="_blank">"Sizus Maximus"</a>. Not to mention they look a little funny in stock trim with the rear wheels inset about 1" more than the front.

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