New rims and tires on 2000 'S'

[Quickurt]

Those wheels look better on the 986 than they did on the 987.
A guy down the street from my shop has a set on his seal gray 04-S.
He had them painted the same as my anthracite OZs, after he saw mine. IT looks reall nice, but I think they look great silver on your red car!

Glad you're happy, and I don't think it looks higher, except that first shot taken from ground level. My low angle shot of my 987 makes it look like it sits higher than it does, also.

[WhipE350]

Thank Kurt,

Ya I had seen the same rim chromed on a red 986 and really really liked it, I figured it would still look good in silver too. Very pleased.

I put Fuzion tires on them, I think the ones I got are made by Bridgestone. Trying to get them broken in. I was going to go with the Hankook again since I was so pleased with them on my other rims, but figure what the heck try something else. The car handles noticeably better with the new rims, the rear tires are some what noisy because of the brand change, wider tire, lower profile...but they are new so I'll give them 300 miles.

The car did look funny in that first pic, I had jacked it up on a side hill so it was riding a little high. It is possible on flat that it is a little high in the front, could be the Bilstein HDs...need someone from a non-RoW 986 to send me some measurements so I can check. If it is it just a small amount, no big deal to me, handles great and looks sweet.

Cheers.

[xtremecc]

Those wheels look sweet on your car. I love silver instead of chrome. good choice and good upgrade. I dont think there is nothing wrong with your springs or suspension. When i jumped from 17" to 18" I also noticed a slight increase in height. I do believe that my ride gained about 1/2 more in height due to bigger rim and taller tire. I did compared stock 17" and 18" unmounted tires/rims and again, It was about half an inch difference. After the fact, I installed Eibach springs and even though they claim they are compressed and ready to use, I also noticed differences in height in almost all wheels. Took several weeks for the new suspension to settle properly. I still notice sometimes slight differences but mostly due to uneven ground. Give it a couple of weeks before tearing it apart to see if that solves the problem.

[WhipE350]

xtremecc, thanks. Yup no tearing apart here! How do you like the Eibach? How's the ride for normal back and forth to work? Also I was wondering did they lower your car too much in the back? I thought about getting them when I did my shocks but didn't know enough to chance it. Send me a pic of your car if you have one.