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Old 01-29-2015, 09:43 AM   #1
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18x8 ET 57 with 245/40/18 and 18x9 ET 43 with 285/35/18 - will I need spacers?

I have some 18" Porsche wheels inbound for my 2000 Boxster S in the following sizes:

Front: 18x8 ET 57 with 245/40/18 mounted
Back: 18x9 ET 43 with 285/35/18 mounted

According to this site: 944racing

These look like OEM sizes for some of the Boxster 18" wheels as well as some of the Cayman wheels.

Looking at some of the threads where folks on here have had the Cayman S wheels installed on their Boxsters, some ran spacers and some didn't.

Mine are coming with some tires already installed, that are slightly wider than the OEM sizes:
Backs: OEM size is 265 (20 mm narrower than the 285 that I will have)
Fronts: OEM size is 225 (20 mm narrower than the 245 that I will have)

With these slightly wider tires, would I need to run some spacers? If so what size? Any recommended vendors?

Thank you!

Steve
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