Coyote99

I am considering 17" rims for my 1989 911 Carrera Jubilee edition so I can upgrade the brakes (ever heard of this idea...lol).

Any way I have a chance to get a set of 17 inch sport design wheels off of a 2000 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet. Front wheels are 7 inches wide with Kuhmo Ecsta 205/50r-17 tires, rear are 9 inches wide with Kuhmo Ecsta 255/40r-17. Backspacing on rims is 50 front and 55 rear. Bolt spacing on these wheels is standard Porsche 5x130.

I am wondering if these will fit and what kind of spacers I'll need for these, if any.

Sorry for the newbie post question if this has been covered a thousand times here on Rennlist.

TIA

Rick964

You will need spacers, probably around 1 inch, but do not take that number as gospel. Offset on an 89 is about 23mm so from the newer 50 and 55 offsets you need to fill in with the spacer. Are you planning on using this car on the track? Many race bodies do not permit spacers like these on track cars. For this dimension you will need the type of spacers that bolt to the car with the existing lug studs and then have their own studs to mount the wheel on.

Coyote99

Rick,

Thanks for the reply, that sounde s like a big spacer and the whole point is to track the car otherwise I'd not bother with the brakes.

I found a set of Fuchs replica rims at Linsey Racing that can be ordered to fit.