[Dr K]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

I was thinking of the bolt ordering episode.

While I don't have the assortment that Jazz has, there are quite a number of Dorkis who have availed themselves of my assortment of hardware that I bring to the track. A few have returned their "borrowed" bolts or nuts. I figure what goes around comes around regarding the others.

BT: since we're dealing with millimeters and I don't want to pull the brake caliper and rotor, [I]estimating[I] is not the way I was hoping to go, esp. with such a knowledgable group of Porsche DIY'ers as available on this board! I figured SOMEONE would know...

[gogo911]

70 bucks plus shipping to alleviate the pain. Go with 72mm and be done with it.

I have two spacers for sale....

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

Is this another one of those panic situations caused by poor planning, Peter?

No he just borrowed my 951 8s Sunday. If used without spacers they would make the rear track ~ 2" less

Originally Posted by gogo911

I have two spacers for sale....

What size, how much?



BTW I have a bunch of stock ones. If I think of it later I'll mearure one tonight.

[good hands]

Originally Posted by Trak Ratt

No he just borrowed my 951 8s Sunday. If used without spacers they would make the rear track ~ 2" less

put the 8's up front and run the 7's in the rear.

[Dr K]

Originally Posted by good hands

put the 8's up front and run the 7's in the rear.

Hmmmm. Spoken like somebody who'll be racing against me... (you know, Scott, you're 4-6 seconds a lap faster than me, don't you )

[hoophead]

You can dremel out a chunk of the parking brake mounting plate (right behind the adjuster screw-thingy) to give you enough room to slip in new studs without taking the hub off. You'll also need to remove the adjuster, obviously. Otherwise you are going to need a couple of new wheel bearings along with the studs because you'll have to pull the hubs.

[cmartin]

Why not check what you have on the car, figure out the new wheels requirements then add a few mm for good measure? How do we know what you have installed on your car?

[Dr K]

Originally Posted by cmartin

Why not check what you have on the car, figure out the new wheels requirements then add a few mm for good measure? How do we know what you have installed on your car?

Great idea. Unfortunately, the Targa is on the lift and the race car in my neighbor's garage, and I need to order soon or I won't have them on time. I did pull a wheel off the Targa this morning but no time to remove the caliper, rotor, and then wheel, especially for the car that ISN'T getting the new studs.

[BlackTalon]

Why do you need to remove all that to measure??? Measure how much the stud sticks out of the rotor, add the rotor thickness, then measure from the back ot the rotor to the other side of the hub and add that in.

[kaefer]

If this is a short term thing why don't you just borrow wheel adapters? Or are wheel adapters not allowed on a race car?