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Old July 20th 2024, 12:48
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Boxster wheels

Greetings all. Time to kick this site awake.

So, I've spent years collecting wheels for my '74 1303, all 15s. I have a set 15x5.5 steel wheels that used to be Porsche 944 space saver spares, a set of the red allow space saver spares, also 15x5.5, and I have a set of 15x6 phone dials. I like 15s on on a Beetle. Obviously, based upon my wheel collection, I have 5x130 pcd.

That said, I'm building my car for autocross (combo street/autocross) and the only class I can run in with my mods, and NOT be thrown in with the big dogs is a street tire class. In this class, the tires must be 200 tread wear rating or above....so high performance or ultra high performance summer tires. I have discovered there are very few options for this type of tire in 15 inch. However, if I go to 16 inch wheels, there are 25-30 different tires available in the sizes I could use. Thus, I am in the hunt for 16s.

It was one thing to put my 15 inch wheels sets together over time, one wheel here, one wheel there. Now, however, I need to get 4 wheels reasonably quickly. For me to buy 4 at once, they need to be reasonably affordable. After scouring various pages, I've found my best option, price-wise, is the 16x6 Boxster 5 split spoke wheels available as Boxster FRONT wheels from 1998-2004. It appears most Boxster folks upgrade away from these wheels or go wider. Whatever it is, they're seems to be many available. So, all that for my question.

Will these wheels fit on my '74 Super? I would use 4 16x6s. They are ET52. I run my car lowered about 2.5 inches and I have coilovers with 2.5 diameter springs. I did look through several threads on here about offset and other things, but it's just easier to hear from people with real world experience.

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Old July 21st 2024, 21:20
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Old July 21st 2024, 23:44
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Not sure how many even check this site anymore.. if its any help..i have 17x7 with 55mm offset on all 4. fronts are fine.. rears i have a 22mm spacer (i could go 30 and get flush with the fender) and had to change to a hex head bolt on one of the trailing arms. I dont think the 16s with that offset should be a problem..just not sure how big the coilovers are. Of course best bet..get 1 done with a used tire and check the fit. Not sure if this was any help..but i hate to see threads go days unanswered.
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Old July 22nd 2024, 14:59
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I'm running 16x8 eet10 squared on my super. I'm also running the KW v2 coil overs front and rear. with my offset I don't have any issues with wheels hitting the springs. but i feel 16s do look best on a super IMO. and yes my fenders have been pulled and stretched.

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Old July 22nd 2024, 16:16
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What about 16x6, et52 front, 16x7, et52 rear? I found a great deal on a set of 6s and 7s. Would be totally worth it if the 7s fit ok. I also love t run 225/50 on the back (205/55 front)

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