Euromeister wheels on 951 or s2?
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Euromeister wheels on 951 or s2?
Does anyone have pictures of 17’ Euromeister wheels on a 951 or s2?
I’ve been contemplating buying a set but have only seen pictures of them on NA cars.
I’ve been contemplating buying a set but have only seen pictures of them on NA cars.
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Note that with regard to wheel fit, an 86 turbo (like yours) and an S2 are different cars.
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86 turbos are early offset (23.3), all others (87 and later) are late offset like the S2 (52.2)
86's can run lower/early offset wheels and also run higher/late offset but will need approximately 30 mm spacers to push the wheels out towards the fender lip.
Whether the 17" euromeisters will fit your car depends on their width and offset, so you must get that information before determining if they will fit... Diameter doesnt matter, only width and offset.
Their website shows that Euromeisters come in a variety of widths and offsets (as shown here), so if there is a set you are interested in, please share the specs. So for example, looking at the options for the Fuchs replicas, if your car is an 86, most of those ET23.3 wheels should fit -- although 7" wide is pretty skinny for a rear wheel and they dont appear to have anything wider in et 23.3 for the rear wheel. The stock rear wheel is 8" at et23.3 so for example the 9" wheel at et11 will stick out an additional 25mm approximately, almost 1 inch, if you were to run it on the rear. You would have to measure and see if you have that much clearance off the stock wheels, assuming they are the 8" et23.3 phone dials.
Offset is measured by the mm of offset from the centerline of the wheel. Lower offset = more "dish" to the wheel, hence why early offset phone dial 944 wheels are 23.3 and have more dish than the later offset phone dials at 52.2 despite being the same widths of 7"/8". Offset is relative to wheel width, hence why when determining fitment you need both the wheel width and the offset and ideally your current wheel width and offset to conduct measurements on (your baseline).
Did you have a particular Euromeister wheel you were interested in?
86's can run lower/early offset wheels and also run higher/late offset but will need approximately 30 mm spacers to push the wheels out towards the fender lip.
Whether the 17" euromeisters will fit your car depends on their width and offset, so you must get that information before determining if they will fit... Diameter doesnt matter, only width and offset.
Their website shows that Euromeisters come in a variety of widths and offsets (as shown here), so if there is a set you are interested in, please share the specs. So for example, looking at the options for the Fuchs replicas, if your car is an 86, most of those ET23.3 wheels should fit -- although 7" wide is pretty skinny for a rear wheel and they dont appear to have anything wider in et 23.3 for the rear wheel. The stock rear wheel is 8" at et23.3 so for example the 9" wheel at et11 will stick out an additional 25mm approximately, almost 1 inch, if you were to run it on the rear. You would have to measure and see if you have that much clearance off the stock wheels, assuming they are the 8" et23.3 phone dials.
Some math and how to calculate fitment off of stock/existing wheel:
9" = 228.6mm/2 = 114.3mm, 114.3-11et = 103.3 mm front spacing.
8" stock rear wheel = 203.2/2=101.6 - 23.3et = 78.3 mm front spacing
103.3 (new wheel) - 78.3 (stock wheel) = 25mm outward
Now, go measure whether you have an additional 25mm of space between your current wheel/tire and the inner lip of the fender (leave 5mm for contingency) - if you do, the 9" et11 wheel will fit!
9" = 228.6mm/2 = 114.3mm, 114.3-11et = 103.3 mm front spacing.
8" stock rear wheel = 203.2/2=101.6 - 23.3et = 78.3 mm front spacing
103.3 (new wheel) - 78.3 (stock wheel) = 25mm outward
Now, go measure whether you have an additional 25mm of space between your current wheel/tire and the inner lip of the fender (leave 5mm for contingency) - if you do, the 9" et11 wheel will fit!
Did you have a particular Euromeister wheel you were interested in?
Last edited by walfreyydo; 08-01-2024 at 03:41 PM.