What are the widest tires/wheels that you are able to put on the 356? the stock wheels look nice but I like the look of the 5 spoke porsche, highly polished wheels...a great contrast to the red paint.
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What are the widest tires/wheels that you are able to put on the 356? the stock wheels look nice but I like the look of the 5 spoke porsche, highly polished wheels...a great contrast to the red paint.
There are differences based on the classic version, verses the "C" 'flared' version, verses the new "C2" wide flared version. Discs on the rear can also have an impact.
I have seen 255 50 17s on the rear of a C2. I run 225/50/16 wheels on the rear of my flared "C". I've heard of 195/60/15s under a classic. What do others have or have seen?
I have seen 255 50 17s on the rear of a C2. I run 225/50/16 wheels on the rear of my flared "C". I've heard of 195/60/15s under a classic. What do others have or have seen?
I have 195/65x15" on my IM "classic" (ball-joint front and IRS rear) with 4-wheel disk brakes; while the fronts are fine there's only about 1/8" clearance for the rears on 5 1/2" x 15" Mangel 4-lug chrome steel wheels.
I am going through this right now.
I am told with the IRS trans and rear discs, that i can ONLY fit 255/40-17's on it with whatevery offset that the polished 5-spokes offered by VS on the C2 will fit. I pushed for 275's and was told 'no go' on the rear, and on the front (disc) it'll be 225/50-17's.
Anyone ram any more under the skirts?
I am told with the IRS trans and rear discs, that i can ONLY fit 255/40-17's on it with whatevery offset that the polished 5-spokes offered by VS on the C2 will fit. I pushed for 275's and was told 'no go' on the rear, and on the front (disc) it'll be 225/50-17's.
Anyone ram any more under the skirts?
Not sure about the IRS, but on a swing, I fit 17x7.5 w/ 205/50's on my non flared speedster w/ 4 wheel discs and I think 7/8" spacer. I swapped out the axle housing for the shorter/older ones. It left me about a 1/4" to the spring plate and 1/4" to the fender. No clearance issuses. Oh and its lowered too.
j g, there are two issues you may want to consider. One is unsprung weight, the second is rotating mass. With that wheel and tire combo you will have lots of both. That will make for poor handling, lots of stress on the suspension and rear chassis, and major stress on the brakes.
It will look cool though.
It will look cool though.
The most you can get on a non-flared Speedster with IRS and rear discs is a 4-1/2" rim and a 195 tire. That is, unless you change the offset of the rim or shorten the axles.
j g, I agree with the other Ron. It may look good, but the car will be slower, both in a straight line and around corners. If form is more important than function, then go wide and enjoy.
I started reading this thread and gave myself a shock, when I came across a post from GB. Then I looked at the post date and realized that this thread was started way back in 2002. I wonder how many of us (that are still posting) were around when this forum had the old format?
I was a newbie way back in the winter of double aught, or was it in '01? Whhhyyyy, I can remember......
I have searched everything here from bongo drums to z-rated tires - trying to learn as much as I can.
The post about unsprung weight is spot-on, and one reason I have a pro-motor builder stabbing together a mill with 170hp as the goal. I want to be able to turn those big logs over - and to get them stopped I upgraded the rears (and fronts of course) to disc brakes.
This car will be fun (like a lot of yours I suppose), but it's not gonna be a speed demon by any means. I have relatively low expectations for performance (before bashing remember that expectations is qualitative based on what you have driven and what you expect), but hope the car performs slightly above my expectations. To that end I also put on front and rear sway bars, upgraded the IRS tranny to withstand the wide set up and increased HP, etc.....
It's cool that the archives have great info..........
The post about unsprung weight is spot-on, and one reason I have a pro-motor builder stabbing together a mill with 170hp as the goal. I want to be able to turn those big logs over - and to get them stopped I upgraded the rears (and fronts of course) to disc brakes.
This car will be fun (like a lot of yours I suppose), but it's not gonna be a speed demon by any means. I have relatively low expectations for performance (before bashing remember that expectations is qualitative based on what you have driven and what you expect), but hope the car performs slightly above my expectations. To that end I also put on front and rear sway bars, upgraded the IRS tranny to withstand the wide set up and increased HP, etc.....
It's cool that the archives have great info..........
It's amazing with the 22" wheel craze, how many installers are ignoring the issue of rotating mass and undersized brakes. Of course it's not just the installers. Nissan's Titan is having big issues. Has since 2004 or so. They are replacing rotors and calipers on Titans and Armadas about every 5000 miles! From what I hear, that has been going on for about 18 months with no fix yet. It must be costing Nissan a fortune.
Ron
Ron