THE Wheel Thread
 

Post pics of your wheels. OEM, aftermarket, 1 piece, 3 piece,no lip & 3" lip. This will helps other people to decide on what wheels to buy in the future.

Please post;

-pictures of the wheel,pic of the whole car with the wheels on it

-Brand & Model

-Specs, Size & Offsets

-Spacers,if so what size

-Where you got them from

Thanks

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-Jaz Hero

-19's 8.5 front, 10.5 rear

-7mm spacers rear

-http://dtmautowerkes.com (dont see them on their site anymore, or ebay)

Champion RG5
18x7.5 and 18x10
50et front and 48et rears offset
Wheel Enhancement

Wheels !
 

OEM 19" Carrera S Wheels with Crested Wheel Caps.

Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Tyres. ( Front 235 x 19) & ( Rear 265 x 19)

Good stuff fellas,keep it coming.

17 inch OEM 5 spokes and 18 inch OEM Sport Designs. I should have my new cross spokes this weekend so will post those when I do.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...ne986s/005.jpg

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18" turbo twists ( 993 Turbo Look/Technology )

Nexen N3000 tires on the rear ( 265/35RR18 ) and Fulda Carat Extremo tires on the front ( 225/40ZR18 )

Came with the car :D

Nick

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/DSC03729.jpg

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Eurotech wheels.
18x10 rear with 275/40/18 and 18x8.5 front with 225/40/18
only needed a 5/16th spacer on the back, front fits great

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...oxster3121.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...boxster312.jpg

http://stores.ebay.com/ModularWheels_Porsche-Wheels_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ13905967QQftidZ2QQtZ km

DJ are these the same specs as yours,except the 1" larger diameter?

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RUFF RACING 18X8.5 front and 18x9 in the rear. Powder Coated Seal Gray.

Porsche Carrera Sport Replicas
19 x 8.5 (55) - 19 x 10.0 (42)
Goodyear F1 GS-D3's - 235/35/19 - 265/30/19
No Spacers
Wheels & Caps

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yeah, looks like they are the same.
i emailed them when i was looking for wheels and asked how come they charge double the shipping cost as eurotech, and they were very rude, so i said forget it, i dont want to do business with someone that tries to rip me off on shipping. o well.
im happy w my wheels tho, so i dont really care.

19x8 and 19x9.5 TSW Montage. Hyper Silver. Also come in black or chrome. No spacers. 235-35-19 and 275-30-19 General UHPs.

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Fingerprints, not curb rash. :p

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...JsLowered1.jpg

Lowered by DJ. :cool:

18x10 and 18x8 Cross spokes

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...newwheels2.jpg
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ooo man, those will be a btch to clean. they look very nice on your car.

BBS 18" SportDesign

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/IMG_0240.jpg

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DJ did you run 275/40/18 for a specific reason? Was 265 small?

I woudn't mind running those wheels but I'd want to use 265/35/18 in the rear instead of 275/40/18.

How have the wheels held up for you?

I have the 275/40/18 on mine and I should have gone w/the 35's. If I hit a bump not even hard it scrapes the wheel well. Doesn't do any damage, but drive me freakin' nuts!! I'm running the 18" rims from a 05' boxster s btw. I'll post a pic tomorrow...too lazy tonight.

i can tell you what its hitting. mine did that as well, just needs a little bit of a grind.
its the connection between the 1/4 panel and rear bumper.
2 minute grind did the job...you can also see the little tab under it, just push it in as well
sorry, cellphone pic while working in garage :)
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NICE! I appreciate that. Might get to solving this problem today lol

by the way...here's a pic of my wheels/tires as posted above...

Very, very , sharp!

Gemballa Competition 18's
 

18 x 8.5 front, 18 x 10 rear - no spacers.
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nice and simple man, they looks great on the red.
you gonna do anything about those calipers?

Yup. Already got the caliper paint (in red, of course)and decals.

sweet.
should look awesome on your car, just looks weird to see a porsche w non-painted calipers, you kinda just expect them to be seen trough the wheels all nice and shiny :)

Your wheels look nice and the spoke style is easy to keep clean. Big plus!

Mine
 

BBS RS-GT's 18"

Fronts 8.5" and 20lbs each
Rears 9.5" and 22lbs each

Tyres - Bridgestone Potenza RE-01Rs 225/40/18 and 265/35/18

http://www.digitaljersey.co.uk/wheels/dsc00695.jpg

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BSA 18inch 18x8front 18x10 rear

Been looking to P/U a set of speedline or Rook 18" used for a while. Gary in S FLA (GoGosFLA) has a set on his 986 and they look great!

anyone have any recommendations on some 0" lip monoblock style (10ish spokes) rims in an 18x10et 42 rear and a similar aggressive offset and width for the fronts?
love the gt3 rs look with the satin black rims but don't necessarily want gt3 knock offs

wow. the boxsters that are lowered with 18s for some reason just seem to have the best stance and the best proportions of sidewall height, wheel gap and the right offset makes a really big difference. i think its somewhere around 45 to 40mm in the rear. maybe 42.

now to find some monoblock 18s

I just picked my car up today :)

It came with 18" cayman wheels, and IMO i don't know that i'd want anything else on it!

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ruff racing 18's 275/35/18 235/40/18
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Great idea for a thread. I'll post mine later. In the meantime, when you have a 3 inch lip for example what kind of spacers/adjustments do you have to do? Those spacers are damn expensive.

SSR GT3 3-piece 18" wheels in Gunmetal, 225/40 18 Front with 265/35 18 Rears and no spacers:

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18" Turbo look wheels: How do I know how wide my wheels are ? How do I know if I have the 7.5" fronts and 9' rears, or the 9" Front / 10" rears? Can I just slide a tapemeasure in there?

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Where did you get those and did you have the custom painted or ordered that way?
Thanks
Chris

Tirerack used to sell them, but I think SSR stopped making them for Porsches recently. They still make them for BMW, Audi, and Nissan GTR, others, but not in a 5-130 bolt pattern which is required to fit Porsche. It was offered in traditional silver or the gunmetal color, which are the ones I have.

At the time, they made these for Porsche fitments so that spacers would not be required, but make sure if you pick up a used set, to get the correct offsets for the Boxster. Mine are:
Fronts 18x8 / 5-130 / ET49
Rears 18x9.5 / 5-130 / ET43

CCW C10s in 8.5 x 18 and 10x18. Painted Competition Gray by CCW with matching center caps. A no-lip option.

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