9hellheaven Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Would it be better to run with 9s and 8s on my turbo or stick with 9s and 7s as per original from the factory i think ? Would putting 8s on the front make the car handle poorly, and do people think they look better up front than the 7s ? I am thinking the same tyre sizes so maybe it's just a look thing but not sure if more to it than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bernau Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 No downside to 8s up front. Lets you run a 225 with the right stretch and they look much better. There are plenty of other photos of mine on 8s and 9s floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPerkles Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 great hip shot stop showing off ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rummy Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 that looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9hellheaven Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Nice pic, ok thanks i was'nt sure if it would make the steering feel different. Looks like the way to go then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevvy Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Nice pic, ok thanks i was'nt sure if it would make the steering feel different. Looks like the way to go then. It will make it feel different but for me it felt different in a better way. It does feel more planted especially under braking but I suspect you give up a little nimbleness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I run my SSE with 8's and 9's. 225/45/16 and 245/45/16 it drives and handles just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I run my SSE with 8's and 9's. 225/45/16 and 245/45/16 it drives and handles just fine. Have you ever run it with 7's on the front ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Before it was built into a road legal race car yes. The reasoning behind using 8's was to run a 225 front tyre plus spacers and fill the arches. It has a ZF diff 40% lock so could tend to understeer, but hopefully with the damper, torsion bar and anti roll bar settings, all should be ok. I usd to race a super sport with this set up and it worked very well. In fact I'm sure that Porsche Club allow all 3.2's to run 8's and 9's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 So to answer the earlier question, did it lose any nimbleness in going from 7's to 8's on the front ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Sorry GaryH did not read that. Personally I can't see that it would make any difference. Going from 15 to 16 diameter yes. 7 to 8 no way. Did I notice any difference. Yes I did but that was because the SSE had a complete suspension refresh and toyo 888's. Massive difference from how it drove when I first bought the car. From a marsh mallow to a scalpel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Blue Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Cutting eh ? Who changed these clocks G ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Cutting eh ? Who changed these clocks G ? I think M C had something to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9hellheaven Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Before it was built into a road legal race car yes. The reasoning behind using 8's was to run a 225 front tyre plus spacers and fill the arches. It has a ZF diff 40% lock so could tend to understeer, but hopefully with the damper, torsion bar and anti roll bar settings, all should be ok. I usd to race a super sport with this set up and it worked very well. In fact I'm sure that Porsche Club allow all 3.2's to run 8's and 9's. Graeme, I've got a pair of 7s and a pair of 8s. They need slight rim restoration and i was going to have the centre's in Riviera blue to go on my GP white 930. Would i be better trying to find a pair of 9s and go with the 8's on the front. Are we talking just better looks cos they fill the arches out at the front or with i see and feel better handling etc ? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I guess technically the gain is going from a 205 on the 7" rim to a 225 on the 8" rim. So more grip on the front. However tyre choice will also play a very big part in the level of grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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