Bought some 18" rims and have a question

[Topless]

If you want to sell your old 17s I might know a buyer. He is in SoCal.

[CoBeerToad]

Read that article and learned there is supposed to be a guide thingy for installing the wheels. I'm happy now. That was a real pain when I did my brakes last summer. I love this board.

[The Radium King]

i have 10" o.z. rims with no rubbing; it may be due to 986s vs 986 uprights, as well as rim offset.

regarding centre caps, i can't get porsche caps to fit aftermarket rims; diameter is correct but clips are different. i could glue them but that's kinda hack; running with o.z. centre caps instead. anyone want some ebay aftermarket black centre caps?

[SF-Rockster]

Originally Posted by Topless

If you want to sell your old 17s I might know a buyer. He is in SoCal.

I have some 17" that I'm not using if you know someone that wants them lmk.
Thanks
Andy.

[Ckrikos]

So I took the car out for a ride tonight. I'm so so on the 18" wheels / tires. I actually think the 17's drove better but the 18's still need breaking in so the verdict is still out. I could feel the road a lot more, I felt like the tires tracked the road a little bit and I had a steering wheel shimmy above 85, not sure if it was the road or the car. I can't remember how my 17's felt at these speeds. The shimmy I think is due to the higher psi I was running on the fronts. I was running 32/36. Tomorrow I'm going to try 29/36 and see how it drives. If not any better ill ask tire rack to rebalance the fronts. Finally I'll need a new alignment as I haven't had one done in a very long time, possibly 8 years. The tires gripped better as there is more of a contact patch with these tires. With regards to looks the 18 win hands down, but actual performance so far goes to the 17's. I'm going to keep my 17's for winter tires or another set of summers.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Ckrikos

So I took the car out for a ride tonight. I'm so so on the 18" wheels / tires. I actually think the 17's drove better but the 18's still need breaking in so the verdict is still out. I could feel the road a lot more, I felt like the tires tracked the road a little bit and I had a steering wheel shimmy above 85, not sure if it was the road or the car. I can't remember how my 17's felt at these speeds. The shimmy I think is due to the higher psi I was running on the fronts. I was running 32/36. Tomorrow I'm going to try 29/36 and see how it drives. If not any better ill ask tire rack to rebalance the fronts. Finally I'll need a new alignment as I haven't had one done in a very long time, possibly 8 years. The tires gripped better as there is more of a contact patch with these tires. With regards to looks the 18 win hands down, but actual performance so far goes to the 17's. I'm going to keep my 17's for winter tires or another set of summers.

Who balanced the wheels, and by what method ?

[Ckrikos]

tire rack with a hunter machine.

[iceberg]

Nice car CK! I bought the same 18 inch Sport Ed 4 set from Tire Rack last summer. I don't have the money for Michelin and went for Sumitomo. Tire Rack also balanced the set but I was getting vibrations at 70 to 80. The car runs great when I had my 17's with complete suspension upgrades. Turned out, the original Porsche metal tire valve caps that I took from the old set and put in the new ones. They screwed the weights. I had all 4 wheels forced balanced at a local Firestone shop with the metal caps. Runs perfect now.

[Ckrikos]

I use the plastic porsche caps. The silver ones that cover the entire stem. I am surprised that 18's are so sensitive. I plan on getting an alignment too. I was planning on taking the car to STS as they have a hunter machine and computerized alignment machine. I was going to ask them for the following alignment specs

Front Camber: -0.7 degrees
Rear Camber: -1.6 degrees

Front Toe: 0.0
Rear Toe: 0.1