Maximum wheel J size

[jon8710]

Hi all 

I’m looking to improve the stance of my SC 

and might look to go 8j on the front and 9j on the rear with ET15 would this work without any rubbing? 

[proporsche]

i have on mine 951 8th and 9th offset no problem at all front 205/55/16 rear 245/45/16

Ivan

[Type911]

Eat spinach though.......................

[tea boy]

Can I just say that there is really no such thing as a 'J size'.

The number, 6, 7, 8 etc is the wheel width and the J denominates the bead seat profile.

You have to fit tyres with the same bead profile as the wheels.

That said, J is by far the most common bead profile for cars.

I think that if you want 8" wheels on the front you probably want 951s (pre ABS 944 turbo) like Ivan has on his and secondly, you want a gym membership.to build your upper body strength.

Right, I'm taking my anorak back off.

[proporsche]

On 21/11/2023 at 22:14, tea boy said:

Can I just say that there is really no such thing as a 'J size'.

The number, 6, 7, 8 etc is the wheel width and the J denominates the bead seat profile.

You have to fit tyres with the same bead profile as the wheels.

That said, J is by far the most common bead profile for cars.

I think that if you want 8" wheels on the front you probably want 951s (pre ABS 944 turbo) like Ivan has on his and secondly, you want a gym membership.to build your upper body strength.

Right, I'm taking my anorak back off.

Interesting ..i have those rims on my 911 since 1996 and never accrued to me having problem to steer;-))))on the other hand i played hockey in California almost every day a do go to gym even nowadays--just finished at my home gym..time for a Czech beer;-)

[Chris T]

Cheers Ivan! 🍻 I also have 8s on the front and have no problem steering, even with a smaller diameter steering wheel than standard. You get used to doing all the steering with the car rolling when possible, and let's remind ourselves, ALL cars were like this before power steering became commonplace on everyday cars.