How wide can I go on 18x10 + 18x8.5 on a C2?
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Mine are '99s. I'm not sure about the Mk2's. But i do know that the 996 and 997 NB's are all very similar.
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@Slakker: based on your experience, I could even go wider, but one question - are you lowered? Because the OEM ride height I could probably put tractor tracks and never touch the fender, but since I'm lowered (to GT3 height), my tire wouldn't clear the fender if it protruded.
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Update for anyone interested. I ended up getting 235/40R18 in front and 275/35R18 in the rear. The front is REALLY tight - on full lock, the wheels rub against the fender liner (but OK otherwise). However, they're spacered by 10mm, and they're very flush against the fender. Looks very good. The rear? There's a black hole in there. I need a minimum 10mm spacer to make the sidewall flush with the fender, which makes me think I could have easily gone 285 with a 5mm spacer, or maybe even 295 or so. In front, though, any wider and I would either not clear the fender liner or hit the fender when I bottom out (in fact, even now, I think it'll be a bit iffy). In the rear, Slakker was right - lots of space.
Thanks for all the help!
Thanks for all the help!
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I don't think any of the combos should be an issue. I have two sets of wheels I use on my car.
Cargraphic with 8" wide 40 mm offset in the front and 10" width 47.5 mm in the rear. Tires are 245/35 and 285/30
and the other is
Stock MkII GT3 wheels with 8.5" wide 40mm offset and 11" with 65mm + 5mm spacer in rear which means my effective offset is 60mm in the rear. The tires are 235/40 and 295/30.
The car is lowered quite a bit and I will say, I do have some camber on the four corners but I have never had any rubbing except with the 245s on a locked turn with fender liner. That is it. If you need some pictures to see how it looks I can post. But it does look awesome
Cargraphic with 8" wide 40 mm offset in the front and 10" width 47.5 mm in the rear. Tires are 245/35 and 285/30
and the other is
Stock MkII GT3 wheels with 8.5" wide 40mm offset and 11" with 65mm + 5mm spacer in rear which means my effective offset is 60mm in the rear. The tires are 235/40 and 295/30.
The car is lowered quite a bit and I will say, I do have some camber on the four corners but I have never had any rubbing except with the 245s on a locked turn with fender liner. That is it. If you need some pictures to see how it looks I can post. But it does look awesome
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I don't think any of the combos should be an issue. I have two sets of wheels I use on my car.
Cargraphic with 8" wide 40 mm offset in the front and 10" width 47.5 mm in the rear. Tires are 245/35 and 285/30
and the other is
Stock MkII GT3 wheels with 8.5" wide 40mm offset and 11" with 65mm + 5mm spacer in rear which means my effective offset is 60mm in the rear. The tires are 235/40 and 295/30.
The car is lowered quite a bit and I will say, I do have some camber on the four corners but I have never had any rubbing except with the 245s on a locked turn with fender liner. That is it. If you need some pictures to see how it looks I can post. But it does look awesome
Cargraphic with 8" wide 40 mm offset in the front and 10" width 47.5 mm in the rear. Tires are 245/35 and 285/30
and the other is
Stock MkII GT3 wheels with 8.5" wide 40mm offset and 11" with 65mm + 5mm spacer in rear which means my effective offset is 60mm in the rear. The tires are 235/40 and 295/30.
The car is lowered quite a bit and I will say, I do have some camber on the four corners but I have never had any rubbing except with the 245s on a locked turn with fender liner. That is it. If you need some pictures to see how it looks I can post. But it does look awesome
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