I'm taking the plunge-01 Boxster- need advice

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by icedude

Ok, I gotta ask you, where do I get those wheels? That is one hot set of tires you have on there. I am planning on replacing the rims when I put new tires on it which when I buy it will be about 10k miles later. Are they Porsche rims and if so, where would you recommend I get them and also what is a good tire reasonably priced? I'm not going to drive it crazy so I figure to go easy on tires but I don't need track hugging Z rated type tires. I'm not saying I want cheapies and replace them twice as frequently but I don't feel I need the big daddys. Also, how much would it cost me to put a new exhaust like yours on? I don't want it too loud or unnatural. Again, great looking car Boxtaboy.

Paul

Thanks Paul. Well, the wheels are SSR GT3 18 inch 3-piece semi solid forged rims (larger sized pic posted below). They are not Porsche wheels, but SSR made these in offset sizes that fit the Boxster perfectly without having to use spacers. Porsche currently doesn't offer wheels with a fat lip, and I like that kind of look, so these work well for me. They were purchased from Tirerack, but they no longer carry them. If you want, you can, however, still get them from here, by locating a local dealer who can order them for you.: http://www.ssr-wheels.com/wheels/werfen_181920.asp

The wheel sizing to fit our cars without the need for spacers is:
Fronts 18x8 ET49 (18 inch wheel/8 inches width/offset 49)
Rears 18x9.5 ET43 (18 inch wheel/9.5 inches width/offset 43)

The exhaust is a Dansk with dual tips. You can buy them from a number of different places. Here's one of them: http://www.************************************************************/product.asp?pf_id=P914200&dept_id=4577

As for tires, I have the high performance Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3's, and I think they are terrific tires but they stopped making them in sizes for the Boxster recently, so I'll need to switch to another brand in my next set. Previously, I ran with Pirelli Pzeros, which I liked too. You don't want to skimp on tires, IMO, because they are the only thing holding your car to the road.

Good luck with your purchase, and have fun with the car!