7" fuchs on the rear

[BOYER73S]

Can I fit 7" fuchs dated 6/72 to rear of standard 1972 car with 205/60/15 and not have any rubbing issues??

[NickP]

Clyde- I have been running 7's (also date stamped 6/72) with 205/60/15's on my 73 for 7 years without any issues. My car is set at a pretty low ride hide as well. Not sure if the oil lines on a 72 present different issues though. Happy to snap some photos if you need some.

Nick

[vicrola]

Clyde...I on the other hand can't put 7's on the rear of my '72. It's lowered, and even with 205's I had issues. I think I heard it said that with the early cars like ours, each one is just a little different from the next, as to wheel fitment.

[kentf14]

Likewise, I also ran 15X7" Fuchs with 205/60/15's on the rear of my '73. They were fine for normal driving but rubbed high up in the well on aggressive corners. My car has beefed up TBs and sways and isn't especially low.

[MountainRoads]

Likewise, I also ran 15X7" Fuchs with 205/60/15's on the rear of my '73. They were fine for normal driving but rubbed high up in the well on aggressive corners. My car has beefed up TBs and sways and isn't especially low.

What he said, except mine is a '71. Only rubs if I push it really, really hard in the corners.

- MR

[popowitz]

I run 205/55/15's on my '73 to avoid rubbing. The car is set up low and is mostly used for canyon driving. I've been told that I can run 60's but under spirited conditions they will rub. The appearance of the higher aspect ratio is not worth it to me if it means potentially damaging the body.

-DP

[Harvey Weidman]

From another thread on the subject.

"Late 7s on a LWB. The short answer is no. The long answer is yes, with fenders rolled, decambered, big torsion bars, big sway bars, not too wide a tire and you don't date fat chicks....etc hope that covered all of the "they fit my car just fine crowd" And I ran them on my car for years....with 205/60X15s..."

H

[Jim Breazeale]

You have about a 1 in 20 chance of not having problems with rubbing. Sure you can drive your car very gently with less than a half a tank of gas and no passengers and, probably not have issues with rubbing. But, what's the fun in that?
You have to remember that the wheels will not rub, just the tires. The tire contacts the inner rear quarter panel about 3 or 4 inches above the wheel opening. When that happens (you will not hear it or feel it) you will get a nice burn spot with paint bubbles. Do you really want to risk that? The car is not going to perform any differently with the 7s on the back with the same size tire as the front, anyway. What's the point? Porsche put 15 X 7 alloys on the back of RSs. RSs have flared fenders for that reason. If you want a bigger tire patch and not have any fit issues, get a set of 16 X 6s and shod them with 205 X 55 X 16s.

Regards

Jim
PS: This subject comes up ever couple of months probably will for ever.
71 911T (Rgruppe hot rod) with 15 X 8 alloys on the back with RS flares.

[kenikh]

What Harvey said...you can make them fit, depending on how much love and massaging you are willing to do to your car and wheels. You could even tempt the Porsche gods by flycutting a mm from the inner face of the mounting surface of the wheel and/or rotor face to get some added fender clearance if your car is an outlier. NOT recommended, BUT it has been done.

[geneulm]

I ran 7"Rs on the back of my 73 with 215s... albeit with spacers. They now live on the front... with the same spacers.