Has anyone experimented with fitting even wider rears such as 245/45R16 P7...
Has anyone experimented with fitting even wider rears such as 245/45R16 P7 https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/pirelli-collezione/cinturato-p7/245-45yr16-pirelli-cinturato-p7-n4.html
Not 45 series, but I've used these tires on my 8" wide rear rims with no issues. They really looked good on the car. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I feel the other way on the issue -- 225/50-16 is already a little smallish in diameter IMO for the 308 rear (being smaller diameter than the 205/70-14), so the 245/45-16 being even a bit smaller diameter than the 225/50-16 isn't a plus. I preferred to use 225/55-16 on my ex-308 at the rear so would've gladly used 245/50-16 if they would've been available then (and there was/is no fender/wing clearance issue). JMO.
Perhaps, but it was my intent back then to fill out the wheel wells a bit (as Steve rightfully notes above). No clearance issues or rubbing whatsoever - in fact, there's room to go even bigger should anyone ever wish to do so for some odd reason. Only problem noted is that this wheel / tire can no longer fit into the frunk's spare tire area. So if I ever have a flat rear tire and need to swap it for the spare, the front lid will not latch closed. When the time comes to replace the rears again, I'll likely use this 245 / 50 size once more.
I’m running 225/50-16 front and 245/50-16 rear on 8’s and 9’s HRE’s. Have BFg comp 2 A/S and the rears rub the wheel arch lightly on heavy suspension compression. I can reduce rear offset with some hub machining which I’ll do next time I swap wheel sets. They fill the wheel arches to my liking and provide the right proportions and fit my eye. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I am using Pirelli P Zero 245/45 R16 on the rear. The side wall profile on 245/50 Is taller and makes the tire look bulky. In addition the 245/45 profile nearly matches the 225/50 R16 on the front so the tire diameter looks the same. Been using those Tires sizes for years with no issues on my Hayashi Wheels. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Have a set of rare original 16” Magnesium if somebody is looking for upgrade The picture should be correct but not sure if those are the 16”... Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Well the 245/45R16 tyres are a Porsche 930 fitment, so Pirelli are making them again in a P7 so you can fit something period which will work well with your car https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/pirelli-collezione/cinturato-p7.html
I recently purchased the Pirelli retro P7's (in +0) from TireRack in 225/50-16 for the front, and 245/45-16 for the rear on Cromadora 16x7 and 16x8 Wheels. So far, so good...here are a couple of pictures. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login This is a set of time correct (production stamp 78) very early Speedline (much rarer than Cromodoras) 7x16. Early cars seemed to run 7 inch all around... correct me if wrong. they’ll probably don’t go back on the car after this flawless refinish... if anybody is interested. Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Looks like you have 4 front wheels there. Rears on the factory option list were 8x16. I have a set of these too but don’t consider them safe to use after 40 odd years.
You will make good money from those, but I agree..it's four of the optional 16" set FRONTS. Our base 14"s were 6.5" wide base spec, 7.5" wide all around optional. The optional 16" set was 7" wide front, 8" wide rear. But those being legit 1978 castings make them valuable, I might take two as spares.
I would agree as the Quality Control on those early castings was amazingly...poor. But an inspection for cracks and deformation would let me run them with peace of mind....below 100MPH...LOL!
I looked into getting some copies made in magnesium a couple of years ago. The manufacturer in Italy told me they had made the original speedline wheels in the 1970s!!! They no longer had the tooling but they specialised now in reproduction magnesium castings. Unfortunately it was just too expensive. They are a lot lighter though.
Well the offset is same on front and rear... so would be no issue to drive. I don’t think you’ll make them slip at drive off with the power of an early 308 just because they’re just 7“ wide instead of 8“ Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Awesome wheels!! Hayashi = HRE. The Japanese company wanted to break into the higher end European market, but didn't think they could do so with a Japanese name...so Hayashi Racing Equipment because just HRE. Aaron
