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Originally Posted by Jaak
Hi Johnny,
please see the ad for the rims/wheels a few posts above. That is the information I am going by. I am not familiar with the 2006 19" Camen rims that he has for sale and how they would fit on my 2002 Boxster S. The new cars I know have a 19" chart associated with the cars, have not found one for my 2002 S. The stock wheels on mine are boring and takes away from the car and my earlier attempt failed thanks to UPS ...
Friends P-Car shop did not recommend the 19"s for mine .. on newer cars he said would be OK.
Thanks for the assistance,
Jaak
PS ... I know about the staggered sizes (this is my second Porsche in 7 years, hang around friends shop) but I can only go by what is in the ad. Don't want to assume ...
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Jaak,
I think its fair to say that perhaps the 2 most important reasons why Porsche enthusiasts upgrade their wheels are for both aesthetic and performance benefits. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. With that said, its up to the individual to choose a wheel of his or her liking. However, as far as performance is concerned, as I am sure that you know, the objective is to reduce rotational mass. By reducing rotation mass acceleration and braking are improved .. blah blah blah..so forth and so on. As far as I'm concerned the wheels that you are considering really don't meet the aforementioned criteria. Yeah, I'm sure that they are nice wheels and that they would probably look good on your vehicle, but in reality you would simply adding another heavy cast wheel to the equation. Moreover, given the sizes and offsets of those particular wheels, I don't think that you would achieve the look or "stance" that you are likely hoping for. My advice would be to look into a light weight forged wheel with a low offset. Something in the range of 19X8.5 (front) and 19X10 (rear). And depending upon your suspension set-up, offsets in the range of + 40 to +45 in the rear and +45 to +47 or so in the front. Keep in mind, that these are summary recommendations.