17 inch front and 18 inch rear on a 951?
10-20-2010, 03:20 PM
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Racer
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17 inch front and 18 inch rear on a 951?
Is it done before?
I can buy a set RH zw1 cup wheels but they are 17 inch for the front and 18 inch at the rear. How would that look?
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I can buy a set RH zw1 cup wheels but they are 17 inch for the front and 18 inch at the rear. How would that look?
mmmm
10-21-2010, 01:02 AM
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Three Wheelin'
it would look like 17s in front and 18s in rear. alot of high performance cars have stagard wheels stock. usually smaller fronts and bigger rears. i know some of these drifter guys on here mismatch wheels...
10-21-2010, 07:38 AM
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yes ,it has been tried 9jx17 with yokos a005 slicks 230/625x17 cup 1,et 47 and rr 10jx18 carrera 2002 five spoke et 65 on Yokos 265/645x18. with cup suspension and MO30 rollbars.
i wouldnt reccomend it,too much understeer if you have 80 %lsd for tack use.
with std 40%lsd or TORSEN ,may be ok.
i wouldnt reccomend it,too much understeer if you have 80 %lsd for tack use.
with std 40%lsd or TORSEN ,may be ok.
10-23-2010, 10:24 AM
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Some years ago, when 18" r-comp tires became available, a few local guys converted some of their 17" HRE 3-pc rim halves to 18" on the rears only - so they ran 17 fronts, 18 rears. 18s were prefered on the back because the 285/18 tire is a shorter diameter than the 275/17, so it reduces the final drive gearing.
I recall there was probably half a dozen or more sets of these wheels floating around in the local area. I bought a set second hand, but resold them somewhat soon after w/o ever using them.
These days, most guys have gone to 18s all around. I did find these pics of a set of these 17/18 HREs on a 968, from about 5-6 years ago.
Performance wise (on the track), I dont think there is a significant disadvantage between the staggered setup and 18s all around. Tire width/contact patch are the same on the front. Just a hair more sidewall flex with the 17s, which is not significant enough to compensate for (just a slight difference in feel).
For a street car, there is no reason not to do it. Just whether you like the look or not.
I recall there was probably half a dozen or more sets of these wheels floating around in the local area. I bought a set second hand, but resold them somewhat soon after w/o ever using them.
These days, most guys have gone to 18s all around. I did find these pics of a set of these 17/18 HREs on a 968, from about 5-6 years ago.
Performance wise (on the track), I dont think there is a significant disadvantage between the staggered setup and 18s all around. Tire width/contact patch are the same on the front. Just a hair more sidewall flex with the 17s, which is not significant enough to compensate for (just a slight difference in feel).
For a street car, there is no reason not to do it. Just whether you like the look or not.
