i love the look of those spacers. How much did they run and where did you get them? your running 5mm spacer correct?

Nothing like a freshly clay'd and polished panel on a sexy car.

Here is my friends car after I detailed it. :)

Yes, it's the 5mm kit that Porsche dealer sell from the anniversary edition Boxter S. I got mine for around $300 from Rick Knab at Suncoast. You'll also need the longer lugs which he sells. :)

Thanks Stryke,
yeah the car looks good. I am planning on new wheels here soon. I am looking to get some 19" wheels. Just not sure which ones I am going to get yet.

wheel option
 

I think the kinesis wheels look darn good...the k58/59 style appeals to me, and I like that they offer different color options...I just got a price quote on some k58's (the 18" version) in 8 f 10 r with a medium grey anno w/ polished lip and they're going to run about $4,500...ouch. great looking and light wheel though.

If any of you guys are interested in wheels then feel free to use Arling at Lucent Motors in CA and tell him that Gil aka Stryke sent you. He is the best in the business. Excellent service and the best prices. I highly recommend him.

http://www.lucentmotor.com/

I have no affiliation with him but he's a friend through business and is highly regarded by many Porsche enthusiasts. :)

yeah those are pretty nice. How much do they weigh? Anyone know how much the stock 18" wheel wiegh? Idealy I would like to reduce the wieght of my wheels by half. Hopefully I can find something nice and strong and yet extremely lightweight.

My hollow sport techno's are bigger than my stock ones and weigh significantly less. When you go with a wider wheel though you will slightly reduce acceleration so the light weight is washed out by the wider tires. Still improves handling though, especially with the spacers. :)

here's a consideration
 

I know some people are down on wheel spacers, but one way to go it the way my car is set up. (I'm not taking credit for it...I bought it this way)
I've got big spacers 15mm front and 21mm rear with stock width (7.5" f 50mm offset, 9" r 52mm offset) rims. this way you get a nice, wide stance, without the added weight of wider wheels or wider tires. The issue I have with my setup is that I'd like a lighter wheels, so I'm strongly considering staying with the wheel size that I have, continuing with the spacers, and just swapping for a lighter wheel.
My car doesn't have any extra body work, so that's a difference between our setups...but with my stock bodywork and a 20mm drop my setup fills the wheel wells great and gives it that great aggressive look. here's a pic of the rear to give you an idea.

when you talk about lightweight, you cant beat BBS and Kinesis wheels. However if you want cool and and a really mean look, go with DPE's or HRE's with a 3in deep dish rim in the back and 1.5 dish in front. They will look awesome esp with a custom offset they can do.

jfmillr / Stryke:

Nice cars!

How difficult was it to install the B&M short shifter kit and linkage and how long did it take? How do you like it?

Stryke, did you install your Litronics? How difficult was the installation and how do you like them? Are they self leveling or do they need to be aimed after installation?

TIA,

Derek

My Litronics came with the car as an option. The B&M took me 2 hours and can probably be done the second time around in an hour. I would not drive another car without it. Best $200 ever spent on the car! :)

sell me you litronics!!!!!!!!!

I didnt go so big on the wheel spacers. I only did 10 mm on front and back. Any bigger and my tires would rub the endge of the wheel well. I have 275s on the back and 225s on front and with the offset I am already pushing the boundries.
FYI I had the litronics installed and it was a little bit of a pain having everything wired properly, but they make all the difference in the world. Much better then the stock headlights mine came with...

Not selling my litronics, but I got them for right at $1050 from Suncaost in Florida. If your interested I would suggest buying them through them. Much cheaper then most places....

Unless you have 30 pounders, reducing wheel weight by half will be next to impossible. When you get down to the 15lbs range, the wheels usually don't look very good. They are more for the hardcore track junkies where it's function over form.

If you get something custom like the Kinesis wheels, you can specify the offset, thereby eliminating the need for wheel spacers (and a little bit of unsprung weight).

Here's a really cool website with weights of many different wheels.
http://www.wheelweights.net/

Damn, I just noticed on the website that the SSR GT3's are a porky 24+lbs. :(

actauuly I was wrong about it being half the wieght but not too far off. I found my ATS wheels are 7 lbs lighter then the factory wheels I have, so I guess it is about 35-40% lighter rim weight.