Hollow spoke turbo wheels offset & fitment
08-07-2002, 04:16 PM
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Hollow spoke turbo wheels offset & fitment
Hello Guys,
I trial fit a rear 10x18 ET 65 wheel in a friend of mine 1986 944 Turbo (951) and they fouls a bolt (sway bar) of the spring plate (for about 5-10mm) !
He is really want to install these wheels and I have to ask : some modification to the bolt ? (any ideas?) or spacers ? is there genuine spacers of that thickness available ?
Thanks guys,
Jim
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I trial fit a rear 10x18 ET 65 wheel in a friend of mine 1986 944 Turbo (951) and they fouls a bolt (sway bar) of the spring plate (for about 5-10mm) !
He is really want to install these wheels and I have to ask : some modification to the bolt ? (any ideas?) or spacers ? is there genuine spacers of that thickness available ?
Thanks guys,
Jim
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08-09-2002, 07:32 PM
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Hunter:
AFAIK, the Porsche hollow spoke technology wheels ( in 18x10 for rear axle) offset is 40mm. The non-hollow spoke version offset is 65mm. I might be wrong on this but I believe the wheel you are talking about (65mm offset) is the non-hollow spoke version.
There are all kind of spacer for the wheel, just to make sure that you use a hub-centric version and you might have to use a longer stud. In certain cases, the spacer use a new set of lug nuts and comes with its own studs for mounting the wheel (using original lug nuts).
HTH,
AFAIK, the Porsche hollow spoke technology wheels ( in 18x10 for rear axle) offset is 40mm. The non-hollow spoke version offset is 65mm. I might be wrong on this but I believe the wheel you are talking about (65mm offset) is the non-hollow spoke version.
There are all kind of spacer for the wheel, just to make sure that you use a hub-centric version and you might have to use a longer stud. In certain cases, the spacer use a new set of lug nuts and comes with its own studs for mounting the wheel (using original lug nuts).
HTH,
08-09-2002, 08:35 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by PramTT:
<strong>AFAIK, the Porsche hollow spoke technology wheels ( in 18x10 for rear axle) offset is 40mm. The non-hollow spoke version offset is 65mm. I might be wrong on this but I believe the wheel you are talking about (65mm offset) is the non-hollow spoke version.</strong><hr></blockquote>
FWIW, there are both hollow and solid spoke versions of both 40 mm and 65 mm offsets.
<strong>AFAIK, the Porsche hollow spoke technology wheels ( in 18x10 for rear axle) offset is 40mm. The non-hollow spoke version offset is 65mm. I might be wrong on this but I believe the wheel you are talking about (65mm offset) is the non-hollow spoke version.</strong><hr></blockquote>
FWIW, there are both hollow and solid spoke versions of both 40 mm and 65 mm offsets.
08-09-2002, 08:57 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by Hunter:
<strong>Hello Guys,
I trial fit a rear 10x18 ET 65 wheel in a friend of mine 1986 944 Turbo (951) and they fouls a bolt (sway bar) of the spring plate (for about 5-10mm)</strong><hr></blockquote>The '86 turbo is an early offset car that normally uses 23 mm offset wheels compared to the nominal 52-55 mm offset of the later cars. What you really want are the 40 mm offset wheels... or you can fit a spacer.
<strong>Hello Guys,
I trial fit a rear 10x18 ET 65 wheel in a friend of mine 1986 944 Turbo (951) and they fouls a bolt (sway bar) of the spring plate (for about 5-10mm)</strong><hr></blockquote>The '86 turbo is an early offset car that normally uses 23 mm offset wheels compared to the nominal 52-55 mm offset of the later cars. What you really want are the 40 mm offset wheels... or you can fit a spacer.
08-10-2002, 05:26 AM
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I've got a parts list (with part#) and procedure on how to make that combination work. Check out the 944 Wheels FAQ section of my <a href="http://http//members.rennlist.com/951_racerx" target="_blank">951 RacerX website</a>.
