Boxster S fitment and winter tires

[clueless1]

Right now the ONLY tire listed at tirerack in 17" is the Pirelli 240.

If I could find beat up 17" rims for $250 I'd buy the RIMS in a heartbeat. Not too sure about the 240s.

[brian325is]

I find many used tires and rims by using kijiji. You can break it down by city. Look up auto parts and put in Porsche for search.

Here is an example in Edmonton

http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-auto-parts-tires-tires-rims-17-Rims-and-Tires-Porsche-Boxster-W0QQAdIdZ233860332

[JTP]

Tire Rack has Blizzaks, Dunlops, ans Pirelli winter tires in the OEM 18" size.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?tireIndex=2&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2000&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=&frontWidth=225/&frontRatio=40&frontDiameter=18&frontSortCode=53650&rearWidth=265/&rearRatio=35&rearDiameter=18&rearSortCode=54300&tab=All

I used Blizzaks in the Alaska interior and they are awesome tires. Performed better than alot of studded tires.

[ekam]

You want narrower tires in winter so 18"s are no help.

Buy a set of 17"s now, sell your 18"s and buy a set of 19"s in the spring/summer.

[husker boxster]

I have a set of 18" Blizzaks that work great in snow and ice. Use your current set of 18" wheels and get a good set of winter tires. You'll be fine. If you buy 17's, you'll sell your 18's (who needs 3 sets of wheels?) to someone who'll use them for their snows.

[clueless1]

There are a lot of folks who say the same thing. But I'm still completely in the dark re the questions I initially posted about fitment????

[JTP]

Originally Posted by clueless1

There are a lot of folks who say the same thing. But I'm still completely in the dark re the questions I initially posted about fitment????

I don't know about tramlining or other fitment issues but if you went with 235 up front it shouldn't be an issue as far as fitment. I had 245/40/18 up front with no problems but I would not use that size for winter. I responded with a link to OEM 18" winter tire sizes in an earlier thread, in response to where you said you could not find winter tires in OEM 18" sizes.