Re: [T3] 17 inchers under a notch

[Matt Sanderson <mrsanderson@telus.net>]

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The carrera cup wheels width is around 7-9 inches, i think. yea i want 
to keep the lines from the factory, if that possible. i was thinking of 
getting the adapter from 4 bolt to the porsche 5 bolt pattern.

> it is better to get wheels with an et of 52 and space them out towards 
> the wheel arch lips as much as you can typ3 cars originally came with 
> wheels of 45 et
What do you mean by this?
Thanks for your help.

Matt Sanderson

On Friday, November 12, 2004, at 01:05  PM, Neil Verdon wrote:

> hi
>  what width is the bigger question? and do you intend to keep the 
> outward appearance of the arches the way it came from the factory? 8in 
> can be done on the rear 6,s is better on the front 7in will fit but 
> you will have some rub on the inner wing if you dont fit some form of 
> limit stop on the front axle arms .
>
> will you run adaptors from 4 bolt to porsche 5 or do you plan on 
> custom drilled discs and drums?
>
> it is better to get wheels with an et of 52 and space them out towards 
> the wheel arch lips as much as you can typ3 cars originally came with 
> wheels of 45 et
>
> 17,s are definately do-able.
>
> neil verdon 66sqr on irs 2,2ltr typ4 16x6 polished c2 alloys all 4 
> corners.
>
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