18's --> 17's and Caliper Clearance
 

I've got a 2000 S w/18's and I believe larger brake calipers compared to a base model.

I'd like to get some 17's for DE's and AutoX - and I'm wondering if OEM's 17's will have trouble clearing the calipers - especially the fronts.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

TIA -

17s will not have trouble clearing the calipers. As a matter of fact, S models came from the factory with 17s unless opted for 18s as an option. 16s, however is what I believe will cause problems.

i just installed 17in wheels and they clear the S calipers

I have a base Boxster that that now has S brakes. This is a post that has a couple photos actually showing the clearance Boxster S II rims.

http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/42855-boxster-s-brakes.html

Awesome - thanks guys!

Sacrilege, but I have backdated a BoxsterS to the early calipers so we could run 15's :)

We tried running S calipers in our Grand Am car.. it made the bias even worse than what we had with the 2.5/2.7 caliper up front!!

I have a very nice set available off of my 2001 S. I am up in the DFW area.

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-parts-sale-wanted/46853-17-oem-s-twist-wheels.html