19" Carrera Classics

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

That has to be a photoshop'd pic. 19's would fill the wheelwell much more than that. Here is a pic of my '99 w/ 18" Turbos and the wheelwell is almost completely filled - on Stock suspension...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[z12358]

Don't forget. The 19" OEM rim/tire setup for 987 has a SMALLER total wheel diameter than the 18" setup. I think I posted the numbers here somewhere few months ago. That said, the pic does look a bit weird -- as if the car needs lowering to get to the OEM look. Also, the sidewalls are much shinier and darker than the rest of the tire, so it looks like the tire stops at the sidewalls and the visual trick doesn't allow for the rest of the tire to fill out the wells. This is especially pronounced on black cars where the wells can't be clearly differentiated from the dark space and the dark tire.

I like the Carrera Classics and Lights very much and have been mulling over the idea to replace the 18" standards with either of them, but each time I see my Box I like the look of the standard 18s more. And each time I hit a hole I'm thankful for not getting the 19s. Perhaps in 2-3 years if/when I get bored.

Z.

[ddb]

Wow, those make the brake rotors look tiny. I love the look of larger diameter wheels with rotors that look as if they are almost too big. The F430 comes to mind....


ddb

MN that is not filled out, and that 987 with 19z needs to be slammed.

sorry to whoever's car this is that i post, i love the look of a slammed boxster, and stole this picture from somewhere that i saw your car.

this is what the boxster should really look like..............slammed on 19z carrera lights.

the last pic was a 2 inch drop...my car is a 1 inch drop, i soooo need a 2 inch drop, changes the way the car looks completly.

i agree perfect lap, i love cars slammed to the ground. i could never drive a car that hasnt been lowered. my last honda prelude was slammed 2 1/2 inches, but i found that i ruined the car by dropping it 2 inches. so i opted to save the porsche the misery and drop it only 1 inch.

[velvet_jones]

Kronix,
Your car looks freakin' SWEET!!!!!!!!

Thanks velvet, i see that you went performance, i decided to go with looks. i can't wait till i start my performance route, still sometime away. trust me i'll be asking you lots of questions about performance upgrades in time.

[z12358]

That silver Box on the pic is definitely too low for my taste. Yes, there can be too low. Think of the well arch as a top half of a circle. The wheel also forms a circle. Optimal beauty (for me) is achieved when you cut out as much space between the wheel and the arch WITHOUT moving the center of the well arch circle too much below the wheel's center (hub). When the two centers are aligned, then the lines of the two circles are parallel (matched). The mismatch (such as the one on the silver Box on the pic) is ugly. Kronix, I like how yours looks much better.

Z.