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SuperRSi
September 1st 2003, 21:29
Has anyone installed 16in Boxster wheels on the CB Performance front disk brake kit on a Super late (79) front and rear? I have all the parts now and am proceeding, but I am worried I will get things half back together and need something else. Like Maxx struts or spacers etc. Soooo, if you have done it already let me know. Oh, yeh I know Boxster 16" wheels are for girls. But I bought my new set of tires and wheels for $300. and thus can get one car back on the road. Maybe...
Thanks,
Randy
Blue74l
September 1st 2003, 23:44
Now you have upset me :(
What for you say Boxster 16" are for girls
I am running on a 74L
16 x 6" x 40ET front with 195 50 series
and
16 x 7" x 50ET rear with 205 55 series
I have stock Australian discs on the front
I run a thing called a V Force strut. Lowered adjustable with a 85?mm OD spring.
Heaps of room. I could go 7" front and still fit under stock guards
Blue74l
September 1st 2003, 23:46
and the car
Blue74l
September 1st 2003, 23:51
hmmmm couldnt edit
Any way
what is the ET of your wheels??
you WILL need thin struts. otherwise it will rub
You shouldnt need spacers - i didnt.
I was running Design 90's on the rear and they were 52ET or 54ET and i needed a spacer 5mm there.
You need to turn one of the spring plate bolts round and gring a bit off the head.
You also need to cut away a bit of the bump stop bit
SilverBullet
September 2nd 2003, 10:15
I've got the same rims as Blue74L . They look great:) , Well for me all Porsche rims look real great and cool on bugs.
Yes, you only need a small dia. springs for the front, ie coilovers, otherwise all will fit without spacers.:)
SuperRSi
September 2nd 2003, 15:59
Recently there was a reply to a thread about 16" Boxster wheels which said they were for girls, so I decided to close down the idle babble about 16,17,18 and talk direct to those who had installed the 16's.
I appreciate the info and I will order the front shock/spring set up.
I don't know offset without looking at them later.
Thanks for the help,
Randy
SuperRSi
September 2nd 2003, 17:53
Wow, Silver Bullet I just found your pictures in Member Rides and the 16's look great. I am installing them on my 79 convert which is black, so hopefully they will look as good on mine as your two cars.
Thanks again,
Randy
SilverBullet
September 2nd 2003, 21:34
Don't you worry about that, your car will definitately turn heads.:)
Hope to see your car when its done.:)
SuperRSi
September 9th 2003, 20:54
I look forward to it being done too.
Thanks,
Randy
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