16 inch Boxster wheels on CB disks...

[SuperRSi]

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]

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]

and the car

[Blue74l]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Don't you worry about that, your car will definitately turn heads.
Hope to see your car when its done.

[SuperRSi]

I look forward to it being done too.

Thanks,

Randy