Some of the recent threads have got me thinking about this.
The OEM Boxster wheels seem to weigh around (according to
here)
Fronts 17x7 18.5 to 20'ish pounds
Backs 17x8.5 21 to 23'ish pounds
(If anybody has better weights please let me know and I'll update this thread)
Spec Boxster rules (pdf, unsure if I have the right/latest version) state that the fronts used have to weight at least 18.5 pounds and the rears have to weigh at least 20 pounds, so this is probably around the lower bound for OEM wheels in Boxster sizes.
Anyway, to get back on track, I saw the following Fuchs wheels that got me thinking..
http://www.fuchsfelgeusa.com/wheel/16600/fuchsfelge-fuchs-17
They are a few pounds lighter - I wouldn't mind a set of 17x8 fronts and 17x9 backs, although I am probably unlikely to buy a set of these for $3,032
Oz seems to make a lot of 18" Wheels in Porsche fitments, but I have never seen any in 17".
Someone like CCW or BBS probably could put together a 3 piece wheel but it would probably cost a fortune.
949racing.com has a popular line of 6ULs in 15" and 17" sizes, and they are supposedly coming out with some 18" Porsche fitments but they are unable to make any 17" in Porsche fitments.
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Max PCD is 5x120 for our current 17" 5 lug tools so any Porsche fitments (5x130) would require new tools. For most new variants, we need to find a variety of fitments that can use the same tool to keep costs down. In this case, the market for 5x130 17's would largely be limited to the 986 platform. Probably not big enough to bring costs down to the right level. We made a conscious decision to limit our current 17" tooling to 5x120 to keep weight down. Sorry!
The 18" with various sets of offsets for the Cayman and Boxster and 993/996/997 is right in the sweet spot. We already have plans to begin work on those variants Q2/17 for potential release Q4/17.
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To close a long winding post, does anyone know of any lightweight 17" wheels in Porsche/Boxster fitments?
If I had a choice I wouldn't be opposed to a nice light set of 17x8 and 17x9 wheels
