Will these wheels fit

[944 man]

Theyll fit onto the hubs, but the offset will be wrong. Your car has a nominal 23mm offset and these wheel have a nominal 52mm offset. In order for them to fit properly youll need 30mm spacers all around. You can get by by using the longer studs and factory spacers from an early 944 on the front, so youll only need to buy expensive spacers for the rear. When you take the original wheels off the factory spacers will almost certainly have stuck to the wheel face. Most people dont realise until they wind through the ends of the alloy nuts... Simon

 

[ChasR]

Yes they will fit but they will be 'wrong' in terms of fitment and looks for the car for 2 main reasons. Firstly, being a 1982 car, the offset will be miles off (the D90s were designed for post 1985 cars where the offset was more positive). Secondly, the 911 used narrower rims up front compared to the front of the 944 due to the weight on the front.

 

[944 man]

With 6" front the above method will leave them a little inset. Itll work better with the correct sixed fronts, which were 7": these wheels are a good deal rarer than the 6" 911 fronts which you have though. Id look towards North America (probably Canada) for the spacers, because theyll be a damned sight cheaper new than even used ones can be here. Simon

 

[wayne1]

Can someone please advise me whether these wheels will fit a 1982 944

Original set of Design 90 wheels from a 1989 Porsche 911 (964) C4. Wheels come with centre caps (with black logo) and Avon typres - approx between 5-6 mm of tread.

Maker's marks / part numbers:
Front Wheels:
6/52; GK-AISi7Mg wa; 964 362 112 01
Rear wheels:
8/52; GK-AISi7Mg wa; 8Jx16-ET52,3

Thanks

 

[wayne1]

Thanks for your informative replies; I am also considering purchasing a set of 16” Teli-dails again with a 52.3 off set. The 1982 944 that I am currently restoring is currently fitted with 15” Teli-Dials; no doubt these are not original fitment. I note that the rear hubs are fitted with spacers of approx. 8mm thickness. Were these spacers standard? I am a little confused at the comment; ‘You can get by by using the longer studs and factory spacers from an early 944 on the front, so youll only need to buy expensive spacers for the rear.’[/i] I assumed I would need 30mm spacers all round and the longer studs to suit. Assuming this is correct are the longer studs readily available, and would I be right in assuming the 30mm spacers would replace the existing ones rather be fitted in addition giving an approx thickness of 38mm? Thanks again Wayne

 

[944 man]

My front solution is a make-do-and-mend. Really youll need similar spaces to the rear. These need to be of the bolt-on type, which have their own wheel studs. This eBay vendor would be a good place to start in my opion. Ask him to reduce the carriage though, which he will... A pair from the same vendor. If your car has 15" dials at the moment, then theyll originally be off a 1985 944 (or even off a base 911 3.2 Carrera...). The first year of series two production shared the series one cars offset of 23mm. 1987-onwards cars had provision for ABS sensors in their hubs, which were about 30mm wider as a result, requiring that the wheels rims be inset by 30mm to compensate. Simon

 

[944 man]

With regards to the spacers youve described. Yes, they were original: Porsche widened the track of the car on the cheap. Series two cars dont have these, as their rear suspension was modified, with alloy trailing arms and different hubs/bearings etc.

 

[JamesO]

Get some 'cookie cutters', get them refurbed. No messing with spacers and look great with the rim polished. Deeper dish wheels look much better in my opinion plus their very cheap at the moment. The only downside is choice of tyre can be limited. I have the 'wrong' d90 wheels at the mo and will be changing the fronts when I get the chance.

 

[944 man]

The telephone dials already fitted will look equally good James, as they have a similar exposed rim width.

 

[JamesO]

Good point

 

[944 man]

Well refurbed ATS Cookies do look smart on a car though. Particularly on a wide tracked car, although I wouldnt recommend that for road use.

 

[edh]

there are early and late offset teledials according to PET there are sets of 7J/9J that are early offset (fitted to early turbos), and sets of 7J/8J (with option M458) with late offset

 

[944 man]

ET23mm 1986 Turbo telephone dials are as rare as rocking horse teeth now. Im confident that the Turbo fitment for both years was 7" front and 8" rear though. 9" inch telephone dial rears will be magnesium 944 Turbo Cup wheels, paired with 8" fronts. Simon

 

[edh]

You're right, 8J sorry - mis-read my PET []