why do my wheels look daft?
- Thread starter Julesbeav
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944 man
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Two issues. 1982-1985 cars (and 1986 cars too, even though theyre series twos) use a 23mm offset wheel. This equates to a reasonablly noticable visible rim on a seven inch wheel.
1986 model year telephone dial wheels are similar and will fit correctly.
1987-1989 model year 944s require a wheel with a 52.3mm offset. Somewhat confusingly a 'bigger' offset actually equates to less visible rim and the 7" telephone dial wheels from these cars will only suit earlier offset cars when used with 30mm spacers.
This problem is usually compounded when fitting 52.3mm offset wheel to series one cars (1982-1985), by the spacer that is fitted to the rear, sticking to the original wheel when its removed, so if the rear wheels look ridiculous with the nuts broken through by the studs, then youll need to pry the spacers off the old wheels first, then buy some 30mm spacers to finish the job. This can be very difficult by the way, and you may need to use a big hammer!
This doesnt happen on the 23mm offset 1986 cars because their new alloy rear suspension was designed for a wider track 944, rather than adapted to a wider track as the series one cars 924 Turbo derived running gear was and they dont use spacers and elongated studs.
Simon
1986 model year telephone dial wheels are similar and will fit correctly.
1987-1989 model year 944s require a wheel with a 52.3mm offset. Somewhat confusingly a 'bigger' offset actually equates to less visible rim and the 7" telephone dial wheels from these cars will only suit earlier offset cars when used with 30mm spacers.
This problem is usually compounded when fitting 52.3mm offset wheel to series one cars (1982-1985), by the spacer that is fitted to the rear, sticking to the original wheel when its removed, so if the rear wheels look ridiculous with the nuts broken through by the studs, then youll need to pry the spacers off the old wheels first, then buy some 30mm spacers to finish the job. This can be very difficult by the way, and you may need to use a big hammer!
This doesnt happen on the 23mm offset 1986 cars because their new alloy rear suspension was designed for a wider track 944, rather than adapted to a wider track as the series one cars 924 Turbo derived running gear was and they dont use spacers and elongated studs.
Simon
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