20" rims on rear of 986 Boxster

[wesleygr4]

Is there anyone or do you know of someone who has 20" rims on a 986 boxster?

My question is, can you fit 20" rims on the rear of boxster without any body work needed?

PLease guys respond if you know as im working on a project car and need some advise.I would honestly want to have 20 rims on the rear but only if there is no work needed.Prefer 20x85 or 20x10? any ideas guys?

[Johnny Danger]

What happened to all of the responses to this thread ??

[harryrcb]

That's because no one knows for sure, To most of us it doesn't make sense to put 20" on a Box, but if you are determined to do so, go ahead and do it. Make some careful measurements, you can get the outside dimensions from tire rack as to diameter and width of the tires on wheels and make sure you get the correct offsets. I daubt (again I don't know ) that you will be able to fit 10" wheels on the back. Good Luck

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by harryrcb

That's because no one knows for sure, To most of us it doesn't make sense to put 20" on a Box, but if you are determined to do so, go ahead and do it. Make some careful measurements, you can get the outside dimensions from tire rack as to diameter and width of the tires on wheels and make sure you get the correct offsets. I daubt (again I don't know ) that you will be able to fit 10" wheels on the back. Good Luck

Oh, well, I thought that there were some pretty insightful answers given to this topic.

p.s. A 10 inch wheel will fit on a 986 . However, offset is important.

[brian325is]

There are several 20" wheels listed on ebay for the Boxster. 20x8.5 front and 20x10 rear.

The problem lies in that the sidewall of the tire becomes very thin at that diameter. Ride quality and durability deteriorate.

I also think that for a proper look 19 inch is the max for the car, Anything else starts to look cartoonish.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by brian325is

Anything else starts to look cartoonish.

You mean like THIS?

[harryrcb]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Oh, well, I thought that there were some pretty insightful answers given to this topic.

p.s. A 10 inch wheel will fit on a 986 . However, offset is important.

I didnt' think that a 20 x10 would fit, I have 18 x 11 on my car but I did flare the fenders out. Learn something everyday..

[Adam]

The wheel diameter doesn't matter (except if you go smaller then you can have caliper clearance issues) What is important is the wheel width and the offset and overall tire diameter. As long as you stay within the correct width/offset range and keep the outside tire diameter close to stock you'll be fine.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by harryrcb

I didnt' think that a 20 x10 would fit, I have 18 x 11 on my car but I did flare the fenders out. Learn something everyday..

Are you sure that you are running an 11 inch wheel on the rear ? Throughout all of my experience with wheel applications, using an 11 inch wheel on a 986 boxster seemed impossible .

[Filastein]

I've got 10" rims on the rear and the tires sit about 5mm from both the inner fender lip and the strut. Thought I might have to roll the fender but so far, so good.

Harry... How exactly did you flare your fenders?