How do you fill the wheel arches on a 1986 car?

[Richair]

ORIGINAL: edh

What does that mean Simon?

Fit the wider front arms, hubs and rear hubs from an '87 onwards car I presume. Also just to clear up as it was mentioned earlier in the thread, all 951's have the narrower strut mount flange irrespective of track width (18mm I think).

Just out of interest OP, I notice you said your 951 has big reds fitted so any idea how these have been fitted to the '86 early offset hubs?

 

[Masher]

ORIGINAL: Richair

ORIGINAL: edh

What does that mean Simon?

Fit the wider front arms, hubs and rear hubs from an '87 onwards car I presume. Also just to clear up as it was mentioned earlier in the thread, all 951's have the narrower strut mount flange irrespective of track width (18mm I think).

Just out of interest OP, I notice you said your 951 has big reds fitted so any idea how these have been fitted to the '86 early offset hubs?

That was done by the previous owner. I can take pics once I have the car back though.
Cheers
Mick

 

[Richair]

I'd really appreciate if you could as I'm very interested to see what rotors are fitted as the biggest problem is finding a shallow enough rotor to fit...

Cheers

 

[edh]

You don't need big reds/black Rich, just use the brakes less []

Lindsey sell a kit for early offset turbos with custom 2 part discs
Won't be cheap once you've bought the 17" wheels & tyres as well

Looks like 9products do them as well
http://www.9products.com/rotor-hat

 

[944Turbo]

ORIGINAL: Richair

ORIGINAL: edh

What does that mean Simon?

Fit the wider front arms, hubs and rear hubs from an '87 onwards car I presume. Also just to clear up as it was mentioned earlier in the thread, all 951's have the narrower strut mount flange irrespective of track width (18mm I think).

Just out of interest OP, I notice you said your 951 has big reds fitted so any idea how these have been fitted to the '86 early offset hubs?

Was Mick's car a 951 originally though? I seem to recall it used to have the other style front?

 

[Masher]

ORIGINAL: 944Turbo

ORIGINAL: Richair

ORIGINAL: edh

What does that mean Simon?

Fit the wider front arms, hubs and rear hubs from an '87 onwards car I presume. Also just to clear up as it was mentioned earlier in the thread, all 951's have the narrower strut mount flange irrespective of track width (18mm I think).

Just out of interest OP, I notice you said your 951 has big reds fitted so any idea how these have been fitted to the '86 early offset hubs?

Was Mick's car a 951 originally though? I seem to recall it used to have the other style front?

Quite right. it was a 2.5L NA which was converted to a turbo. The Autofarm invoices suggest 951 front struts were fitted to the car though and adapter plates fitted to mount the brakes. Why the previous owner didn't simply buy a turbo and modify it I'll never know.

Cheers
Mick

 

[Swindon_Mick]

ORIGINAL: Richair

Fit the wider front arms, hubs and rear hubs from an '87 onwards car I presume

I did this modification to my track car recently when I upgraded the brakes to M030s - in addition to the front arms and hubs you also need to fit the trackrods from a later car otherwise you get a lot of toe-in....!

Mick

 

[Richair]

ORIGINAL: edh

You don't need big reds/black Rich, just use the brakes less []

Lindsey sell a kit for early offset turbos with custom 2 part discs
Won't be cheap once you've bought the 17" wheels & tyres as well

Looks like 9products do them as well
http://www.9products.com/rotor-hat

I know, you're right Ed plus I shall be spending my pennies on posh suspension before anything else. I'm yet to fit new front rotors, but on the road I have no issues at all with the brakes even on a very enthusiastic lap of the Triangle at the weekend. I'm putting the issues experienced at the ring down to me driving like a pussy... I'll stick some newun's on though before a winter track day or two.

I think those rotor hats are for fitting m030 brakes on later offset small brembo cars though.

 

[944Turbo]

ORIGINAL: Masher

ORIGINAL: 944Turbo

ORIGINAL: Richair

ORIGINAL: edh

What does that mean Simon?

Fit the wider front arms, hubs and rear hubs from an '87 onwards car I presume. Also just to clear up as it was mentioned earlier in the thread, all 951's have the narrower strut mount flange irrespective of track width (18mm I think).

Just out of interest OP, I notice you said your 951 has big reds fitted so any idea how these have been fitted to the '86 early offset hubs?

Was Mick's car a 951 originally though? I seem to recall it used to have the other style front?

Quite right. it was a 2.5L NA which was converted to a turbo. The Autofarm invoices suggest 951 front struts were fitted to the car though and adapter plates fitted to mount the brakes. Why the previous owner didn't simply buy a turbo and modify it I'll never know.

Cheers
Mick

I wonder which hubs it has then, do you know what offset the current wheels are?
Tony

 

[Masher]

Current wheels are the same as my 964 17 x 7 ET55 front and 17 x 9 ET55 rear.
Cheers
Mick