I thought it was VW, but yes, they are the same front and rear on the
924.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Would U. Believe <mcdangerous@verizon.net>
To: garywinblad@comcast.net, Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
Cc: Tiger Talk List Tiger <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:29:45 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Porsche Wheels on a Tiger?
On other models, Porsche uses different offsets and widths for front and
rear. I'm not sure about the 924, which was built in collaboration with
Audi, if I remember correctly. If they used staggered wheels on the 924
too, are the fronts or rears a better fit? ...or, do they just fit directly
as a set? Thanks. M
On 8/18/10 11:35 PM, "garywinblad@comcast.net"
wrote:
> I have them on my Tiger. The offset (whatever it is) is pretty near
> perfect, much better than the LAT-70. They are 14x6 BTW.
> There are two problems with fitment.
> 1. There is a "ridge" inside the bore that is too small id for the Tiger
> front hubs. The PO of my car had installed about a 1/4in spacer
> behind the wheel to get by this problem. I took a rat-tail file and a
> couple beers and removed the ridge until they fit.
> 2. The Porsche uses a semi-spherical lug nut. The PO sort of
> countersunk the hole to take the Tiger lug nut. I think the hole in
> the wheel is too large diameter too. It works but is less than ideal.
> The better method is to have a custom wheel place put in a steel
> insert, Cullen Bennett in Phoenix did this. He also had the wheels
> polished, wow, they look really good like that!
>
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Parker
> To: Bill Waite
> Cc: Tiger Talk List Tiger
> Sent: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:53:26 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Porsche Wheels on a Tiger?
>
> Two questions arise: what's the size of the center hole, and what's the
> backspace. From the picture, that looks like quite a positive offset. Like
> if that's a 6" rim the backspace looks to be pretty close to 5 or 5 1/2".
> (the stock 13 x 4.5" Tiger / Alpine rims have a backspace of @ 4".)
>
> Tom
>
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Bill Waite wrote:
>
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220656367696&vi
>> ewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123
>>
>>
>> OK... has anyone ever tried this type of Porsche wheel on a Tiger?
>>
>> Might be a nice option if it really fits...
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bill Waite
>> Grand Rapids, MI
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