[z12358]

I haven't measured those distances on mine. The rim+tire diameter of the OEM 19" wheels is about equal (or even a bit smaller) than the diameter of the 18" wheels on the 987. So I think your 19" wheels are not what's making your Box sit higher. Actually, it's not the actual hight that makes your car look high -- it's how little the wheel fills the wheel well (or how much gap there is between the wheel and well). Not recommending this but just for the sake of argument, if you put larger diameter wheels (rim+tire) than stock, I would imagine the car would sit slightly higher than stock but would look like it's actually lower because of the smaller gap between the wheel and the well.

Actually, (and sorry to highjack the thread here) I would welcome some input and experiences with placing larger diameter wheels (rim + tire) on a Box or any car in general. I would imagine there would be some suspension and camber issues, and obviously the speedometer and the odometer would be miscalibrated proportionally to the diameter difference.

Z.

P.S. I agree that the wheel-to-well gap needs to be 1" smaller on your car for it to look right. Same with mine and all US stock Boxsters. European stock Boxsters are lower than the US stock, as mentioned in another thread recently.