hi i am trying to upgrade to HRE 19 inch wheels but need to know if these will fit my narrow body..... front wheels are 8.5JX19, offset 51mm and the rears are 11JX19, offset 45mm......

 

are your fenders rolled?

 

i will if i have to..

 

I think they are too wide but Ferd should know for sure....

 

who is Ferd?

 

redridge

 

I hope they fit as they are awesome looking....

 

I believe those are WB rims as the offset for the rears are 45 and NB cars are in the 60-67 range usually for an 11" wide rim.

 

Fronts will fit, technically you could even push them out another 10mm

rears are toooo wide for a stock narrow body. Honestly they are a little wide for a widebody but still OK. again i have no clue what your fenders actually look like due to the conversion, so I can't be of much help, but you're looking at about 63mm offset being the max for a stock stock narrow body 996 for an 11 inch rear. 45 is 18mm, or 2/3 of an inch over.

I don't know much about rolling fenders on these cars, but you can ask a local shop. Depending on how much material you have to work with at the hub, a combination of rolling fenders and grinding the wheel hub might get you to an acceptable appearance, but it's risky, and I personally would not recommend it. If you can get those wheels in a narrow body offset you should.

 

Front wheels will fit, but rear wheels will not. They wil stick out 33mm more than a stock 10" wheel with 65mm offset. The wheel itself will be beyond the fender well and look something like this.

 

darn the guy wanted 2400.00 for them and i think retail they are 6k ......i guess no new rims for me..........

 

should've gotten a real turbo.

 

well it's is cinco de mayo

 

hey thats tippy's old 996... reminds me of Ed, buy 1st ask ??? later...

 

If they fit you need to be cautious of weakening your suspension. 19s are strictly too much for the 996 suspension,--their stiffness will impact the suspension.