Phone Dial Wheels on the 993?

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04-10-2015, 03:09 PM

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Phone Dial Wheels on the 993?

Rennlisters,
I always liked the look of the 80's phone dial wheels. Back then the 944 wheel set also fit the 80 vintage 911 Carerra. Has anyone mounted phone dials on a 993?

Here are the sizes:
Vehicle wheel size (offset), standard front, standard rear
'87+ 944NA 16x7" Phone Dials (52.3mm) 16x7" Phone Dials (52.3mm)
'86 944 T 16x7" Phone Dials (23.3mm) 16x8" Phone Dials (23.3mm)
'87-88 944 T 16x7" Phone Dials (52.3mm) 16x8" Phone Dials (52.3mm)

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04-10-2015, 03:29 PM

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Man, talk about retro looks! I imagine the "late offset" ones will clear the standard 993 brakes since the calipers are designed to work with a 16" wheel.

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04-10-2015, 03:30 PM

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Rennlisters, I always liked the look of the 80's phone dial wheels. Back then the 944 wheel set also fit the 80 vintage 911 Carerra. Has anyone mounted phone dials on a 993? Here are the sizes: Vehicle wheel size (offset), standard front, standard rear '87+ 944NA 16x7" Phone Dials (52.3mm) 16x7" Phone Dials (52.3mm) '86 944 T 16x7" Phone Dials (23.3mm) 16x8" Phone Dials (23.3mm) '87-88 944 T 16x7" Phone Dials (52.3mm) 16x8" Phone Dials (52.3mm) Andy

I love unorthodox style like that. A bit anachronistic but very cool. You'd have a lot more rubber to ride on. It would make the car feel a little more plush.
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04-10-2015, 06:23 PM

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It's very likely you'll want the last setup in your list: staggered fitment from a late-offset 944 Turbo. If of course the spokes clear the brakes. The 16" Cups that were standard on most 993 NBs have spokes that bend out quite a bit - I don't know if that is for brake clearance or not.

Or, scroll down for some replicas of the originals.

Other factory sizes:

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

Including what Butters said, I think they came in all these sizes:

15x6 ET36 (911 G-model)
15x6 ET52 (924 S)
15x7 ET23
15x7 ET23 (951 P/N for very early Turbo)
15x7 ET52
15x7 ET65 (928 auto)
16x6 ET52 (according to the above site. I don't know what this was on, perhaps a winter option wheel and/or briefly available on the 964)
16x7 ET23
16x7 ET52
16x7 ET65 (928)
16x8 ET23
16x8 ET52
16x8 ET52 (Turbo Cup magnesium)
16x9 ET52 (Turbo Cup magnesium)

Unsure about that mystical 16x6 Phonedial however.

Also in 15x5.5 with a 4x108 bolt pattern for the 924 2.0. Don't know the offset. They were not officially a Porsche wheel, but made by ATS (like all Phones, although IDK if they made the magnesium ones) with approval from Porsche for the design.

Don't bother looking for the magnesium ones. They're fragile and rare. Very expensive as well.

Strosek made these a while ago. They are hard to find though: