01-19-2011, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by stephen wilson
I was just checking the price on some HRE wheels I like, but they seem to list for $1000 to $1500 per wheel! I guess they're out of my price range for the moment!
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What are you looking for in a wheel set ? I've owned and toiled enough with wheels that maybe I could make a recommendation .
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01-19-2011, 08:59 AM
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Well, I was thinking about some winter tires, on a second set of rims, after I couldn't even get out of my driveway with 1" of snow on PSll's. I thought if I'm buying wheels, why not "upgrade"?
Ideally, 18" wheels, possibly .5"-1" wider than stock, no heavier, and easier to clean than my factory 987 S wheels. The car is a Black '06. I know you can fit 245's on the front, but how about 255's? I'd like to see if a 245/265 or 255/275 combination would reduce the understeer. I have considered the 5-spoke carrera lights as an option.
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01-19-2011, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by stephen wilson
Well, I was thinking about some winter tires, on a second set of rims, after I couldn't even get out of my driveway with 1" of snow on PSll's. I thought if I'm buying wheels, why not "upgrade"?
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If you are thinking of winter tires on wheels than you should go as narrow as you can, unless you are wanting to run your porsche wheels as winter set and purchase a wider set of aftermarket wheels to put wider summer rubber on at a later date.
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01-19-2011, 11:19 AM
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Yeah, that was one idea, use my current wheels for the winter/all-season set. I don't PLAN on driving in the snow, or even when the roads are salty, but I hate having to worry about a snow flurry if I decide to drive the Boxster to work.
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01-19-2011, 01:46 PM
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Tandrup,
I don't have any experience with those wheels, and had never seen them in person or in pictures until last year. Here are some pictures that I took of them on an AS 986. Hopefully they will give you a better idea how they would look on your car. I think they look nice.
Best of luck,
ddb
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01-19-2011, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ddb
Tandrup,
I don't have any experience with those wheels, and had never seen them in person or in pictures until last year. Here are some pictures that I took of them on an AS 986. Hopefully they will give you a better idea how they would look on your car. I think they look nice.
Best of luck,
ddb
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Thanks for sharing - they look great IMO. I think I might go for a set of those and hope that they will last long enough for the (relatively small) investment.
Thanks,
Lars
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