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ekam · 08-22-2008, 10:59 AM

Did they come with the car when you bought it?

These 'carrera light' wheels from Porsche come in 2 set of sizes.

For 996 - 225/40/18, 8x18" front, 285/30/18, 10x18" rear
For Boxster - 225/40/18, 7.5x18" front, 265/35/18, 9x18" rear

If you have 265 rear tires then you should have the 9x18" rears. You can tell by looking at the tires if it's too narrow for the wheels.

I think they're _perrrfect_ on a Boxster without bodykit. I also agree that less is more and these 5 spokes look totally elegant. As you can tell I'm a big 5-spoke fan and my last car also had nice clean stock 5 spoke wheels.

I also like BBS-style mesh wheels but I don't think they will look nice on a boxster without bodykit.

08-22-2008, 10:59 AM	#4
ekam Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,656	Did they come with the car when you bought it? These 'carrera light' wheels from Porsche come in 2 set of sizes. For 996 - 225/40/18, 8x18" front, 285/30/18, 10x18" rear For Boxster - 225/40/18, 7.5x18" front, 265/35/18, 9x18" rear If you have 265 rear tires then you should have the 9x18" rears. You can tell by looking at the tires if it's too narrow for the wheels. I think they're _perrrfect_ on a Boxster without bodykit. I also agree that less is more and these 5 spokes look totally elegant. As you can tell I'm a big 5-spoke fan and my last car also had nice clean stock 5 spoke wheels. I also like BBS-style mesh wheels but I don't think they will look nice on a boxster without bodykit. Last edited by ekam; 08-22-2008 at 11:05 AM.