951and944S

To guys who have tried both/either method, and can advise me before I go either route -

I have a 968 that I am looking to widen the track width to match +2 1/4" per side, 41/2" total fender flares with side skirts.

Is there any detrimental effect to just reconfiguring my Fikse 3 pieces wheels to accommodate the width and/or would it be better if I had a hub extender machined to make up the differences..?

TIA,

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Cory M

Best would be to lengthen your control arms, but of the 2 choices you listed I think widening the wheels would be superior to adding spacers.

951and944S

Thanks Cory, yeah, arm mods off the table. I try to shy away from as much custom stuff as I can even if it were legal.

Makes carrying spares a lot more simple.

I have two sets 17" Profil5S and with normal body perfect fitment the fronts only have a 2" outer so I won't really be too extreme with a dish of 4.5" after reconfiguring them.

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stownsen914

Out of curiosity, are you widening the wheels, or just moving them outboard?

Definitely second the motion to reconfigure your wheels rather than running larger spacers, or even worse, running hub adapters to wider the track.

Some may argue that either way, you will put undue stress on your wheel bearings moving your wheels outboard. There will be additional stress on the bearings of course, but certainly no worse than if you used wider wheels to fill the flairs rather than the narrower ones on a wider track.

Scott

951and944S

Yes Scott, widening wheels is my easiest option .
I have noticed that other cars in class are using a machined flange extender.
I was just curious if anyone had advice like, tire wear, sensitivity to suspension settings etc.,that they might have experienced to warn me off one method or the other before I proceed.

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winders

Form a mechanical perspective, changing wheel offset is no different than adding spacers. The stress *IS* exactly the same on the bearings.

951and944S

10-4.

The consensus seems then to just go ahead with reconfiguring the wheels.

And a plus for me is, I won't have a custom part that may fail 500 miles away from home and I don't need spares.

Thanks guys,

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Coochas

Make sure that the widening that you're planning will still allow the car to fit in your trailer. I've heard of people going too wide without figuring this in!

951and944S

Lol, good point for future searches.

I have a buddy in same current predicament.

There is no "in" for me though.....Sloan Kwik Load open trailer and I have more than 2.5" per side.

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