Wheel widths for 72 911

[911kiwi]

My car is a 1972 911S, std body but rear wheels arches have been "rolled". Will 8 x 15's fit without touching the inside of the guard on hard cornering or big bumps? or are 7's the widest I can go. Also recommended "from experience" tire sizes please.
Thanks

[pwd72s]

8's without flaring??? You'd be among the first, if not the first to do that....far be it for me to say anything is impossible, though.

[911kiwi]

Thanks, thought so ...
How's the Irish Green 2.4S? Would the general consencus be 7s all round then? Tire sizes please???

[pwd72s]

7's all around on my car. Suspension beefed considerably (19mm sway bars f&R, torsion bars are 23-28, done long ago in Grady Clay's shop, Denver, Colorado.) to lessen lean, and I'm running 195/65 tires to give the fenderwells a full look. Some guys like 205/60 or even lower profile.

[kwikt]

I think I'm going with 7x15 with 205/50/15 Hoosiers for autoXing.



Kevin
72 911T/E

[pwd72s]

That sounds like a great Auto-X set-up...skinny profile tires are kind of like getting short gears for free! For the street, I may be weird, but I like being as close to original tire diameter as possible...speedo accuracy, fuel economy, and I dunno...I just like the look of fenderwells with rubber in them instead of air...