Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Performance and Technical Chat

 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 09-06-2011, 05:44 PM   #5
Registered User
 
Johnny Danger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,810
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Topless
The fastest Boxsters on the west coast are on 17s. The new lightweight Boxster Spider 19s are pretty good and comparable in performance but the tires are 2X the price of the same width in 17 inch and selection of quality 19" tires is still limited. Those drivers that shred a lot of race rubber run 17s for that reason.

Certain that it is , 17's are far more appropriate for track use than 19's . There's simply not enough rubber to run 19's under those conditions . However, for street "tuning" there's a practical application for running lighter, larger diameter wheels .
__________________
Don't worry … I've got the microfilm.
Johnny Danger is offline   Reply With Quote
 



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:12 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page