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[Ian c]

And I think the Fuchs are only available for a wide body 997 ?
Have a look on them and there'll be marking showing width and et
Eg 8J et50 or 8J19 et50

[Ramos0513]

Originally Posted by Ian c

And I think the Fuchs are only available for a wide body 997 ?
Have a look on them and there'll be marking showing width and et
Eg 8J et50 or 8J19 et50

I forgot to mention. They are not original Fuchs, I wish they were. But they look just like the real deal. Not sure if the measurements are the same though. Been busy all day haven't gotten a chance to measure it. but will try to get a measurement and a picture in today.

[Ian c]

Now I'm home and on my iPad I can you your pics better ,
It looks like the rear is sticking out a good inch past the fender and the fronts look to be just about flush .
I think they're 8s and 11s 997 offset .
You can fit a porsche 5mm or h&r/ruf 7mm on the front to give a little more clearance , but you'll have to be carefull of hitting the fender on full compression if they're not fully rolled .
What size tyres on them and How is the clearance between tyre and lower spring basket ?

[Ramos0513]

Originally Posted by Ian c

Now I'm home and on my iPad I can you your pics better ,
It looks like the rear is sticking out a good inch past the fender and the fronts look to be just about flush .
I think they're 8s and 11s 997 offset .
You can fit a porsche 5mm or h&r/ruf 7mm on the front to give a little more clearance , but you'll have to be carefull of hitting the fender on full compression if they're not fully rolled .
What size tyres on them and How is the clearance between tyre and lower spring basket ?

235/35zr19 for the front
275/35zr18 for the back

It does not rub at all when wheels are straight. It looks like so but it does not.

Problem comes in when I turn.
I was thinking I can just roll the inner fender ? If that's possible or the other option to cut , which I really don't want to do.

[Ian c]

I think you must mean 275/30/19 on the rear .
Tire sizes are ok .
If you take the Front wheel off , youll see marks on the inside telling you offset and width (some porsche wheels have this info next to valve stem) and we can work out from there If you can physically move the wheel out with a small spacer , say 5mm .
The problem is the wheel then hitting the wheel arch bodywork .
Another alternative is to loosen the plastic fender-liner and push it in towards the car before re- tightening to give yourself a bit more play .

[jsceash]

Your going to have a hard time with 11" wheels on the rear they will hit inside un-spaced. When you space them out probably need 20MM they will rub under the fender unless you roll the bead of the fender all but flat. The front 8" wheel you'll need about 15MM spacer to not rub the inside. This is how I run my front wheels with that size tire. Really suggest you ditch the 11" wheel for 10" wheels and 7 to 10MM spacers.

9 1/2" wheels fit nice on the rear with the 275 tire

[Ramos0513]

Originally Posted by jsceash

Your going to have a hard time with 11" wheels on the rear they will hit inside un-spaced. When you space them out probably need 20MM they will rub under the fender unless you roll the bead of the fender all but flat. The front 8" wheel you'll need about 15MM spacer to not rub the inside. This is how I run my front wheels with that size tire. Really suggest you ditch the 11" wheel for 10" wheels and 7 to 10MM spacers.

9 1/2" wheels fit nice on the rear with the 275 tire

You think so? I haven't noticed any problems on the rear that I know off. No rubbing either.
spacers should give me more clearance ? And stop the rubbing ?
That's my last resort . I really like the wheels I'm hoping I can find a way to make it work.

[Ramos0513]

Originally Posted by Ian c

I think you must mean 275/30/19 on the rear .
Tire sizes are ok .
If you take the Front wheel off , youll see marks on the inside telling you offset and width (some porsche wheels have this info next to valve stem) and we can work out from there If you can physically move the wheel out with a small spacer , say 5mm .
The problem is the wheel then hitting the wheel arch bodywork .
Another alternative is to loosen the plastic fender-liner and push it in towards the car before re- tightening to give yourself a bit more play .

I'm sorry yes it's 275/35zr19. On the rear
I been so busy haven't had a chance to get any measurements I'm off of work tomorrow I'm hoping I can get this fix then.
And yes pushing the fender in was the first thing I wanted to try maybe with washers.