sml

wow ... 245 on a 10.5" wheel.

i had some mini-stretch with my 265 on a 10" wheel.

dimma man

My last car had a 225/35 on a 10" wheel, but didn't want that much stretch on a 964, It's just to much.

sml

omg

agustafson

SML Thank you for the links! They are in further than I was thinking and yes it is really close to the inner suspension arm, I'm thinking I would like to play with some spacers to push them out tires I have mounted are some Falken 255/35-18 on the back.

Been working on the car since Jan. full repaint to black again with all new gaskets and int. upgrades with exhaust setup and couple small other things! Waiting on a reliable Windshield guy to actually show up for appt. to insatall front windshield.

I'm hoping I can get the stance and look that dimma man has!!!!!!! Looks Killer!

dimma man

thanks guys!

GeorgeK

So, you are running wheels in a diameter never homologated for the car, with tires too small on them, and in widths too wide to use without altering the geometry at the cost of tire wear/performance, and at a height that is unsuitable for any surface but a racetrack.

I'd hate to drive that car at speed, or on any real-world road.

dimma man

car will be alligned when the suspension is set up like I want to. How many people drive 964 with 18" non oem wheels 10" in the back with 255's on them, porsche never approved 18"

Its my sunday car not a trackday car.

grtz

GeorgeK

Could very well be mutually exclusive.

sml

boring ... 18" is good ....

sml

try taking your stock 964 to a racetrack and see how much fun you have.

sure they are 20yrs old, but they are super-slow in stock form.

GeorgeK

Very true. However he is not tracking the car.
He is taking too wide rims, stretching too narrow tires on them, the adapting geometry so that nothing gets fouled.
For a genuine daily driver, 17" are bettrr suited, 16" being even better. And in my neck of the woods, 18 will simply not pass inspection.

sml

despite your non-substantiated opinions that it is wrong, at the end of the day, his car will be faster than your car and it will look far better.

ChaseN

Really? The inspectors actually know what size wheels are approved by the manufacturer? That's wild.

Here in Virginia, the inspectors more or less beep the horn, flash the lights, and make sure the tires/brakes/shocks/bushings aren't roasted. And honestly I can't say that its a problem, not like cars are falling apart & causing accidents...

GeorgeK

Post 13: 205s stretched over a 8.5" wheel? Are you trying to pull off some type of stretch/stance fitment?
Post 14: Yeah, not approved
Post 31: wow ... 245 on a 10.5" wheel.i had some mini-stretch with my 265 on a 10" wheel.

Can you read at all? I don't care about the looks of his car. It is too low, with too large wheels that necessitate geometry adjustments that are likely not with the aim of performance, but to allow the car to simply roll and turn without fouling the arches or wheelwells. That is not the general aim of the car.

And I maintain that on a street driven car (like he says, sunday driver), the best compromise in performance/confort is 17" wheels, or if confort is wanted, 16".

Furthermore, I never commented about which car is faster. I know that It is NOT the 16" tires that are preventing me from being any faster.
Edit: About substantiating my opinion: There is the tiny point that the factory, you know the people who built these cars in the first place, expressedly mentions not to use 18" wheels on this car, and even made specific parts for use with larger wheels than stock on the next version (steering rack brace).

Chase: here in Switzerland, at the bi-annual tech inspection, the first thing the expert does is to pull out the swiss homologation sheet for the car, and go to town. Wheel diameter, width, tire size, brakes, car height. So there is NO WAY you'd pass with 18" wheels, and 17" had better be Porsche wheels or be Porsche-approved with paperwork.

g60pops

some serious tyre stretch on the rears, is that tyre stretch tuv approved as i know some stretch is allowed by tuv?