turbo wheels - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

donjuan143 · 09-27-2005, 09:21 AM

I have a 2000 boxster with 17" wheels,
I just bought an after market turbo look wheels with the following specs:

front:
size 18x8
offset 45

rear:
size 18x10
offset 50

as I'm new to this could someone please tell me if it will fit my boxster, if not then what i have to do inorder to get it fit!
do i need to use spacers? what size?
if i need to use spacer then shall i use it to both the front and rear wheels?

please note that I'm very new to this so please answer me in a very easy way

RandallNeighbour · 09-27-2005, 10:10 AM

Here's the easiest way to answer you:

Call Ernie's Alloys in Miami, FL. He's an Ebay seller, and I don't know exactly how to contact him because I have forgotten the number, but peruse Porsch rims on Ebay and his auctions will pop up everywhere.

He sells spacers of all sizes and will help you. He's very knowledgeable and very nice. I'm a newbie too and he was patient with me and all my stupid questions.

I'd tell you the offsets for my 1997, but I don't know what the 2000 model's specs are. I know they are different.

I'm betting you'll need some spacers for the back though. That's a wide tire. And you may want to put them on the front just to fill out the wheel well a bit as your fronts are only 8 inches and the ones I'm looking at are 9 inches wide.

Hope this helps!

donjuan143 · 09-27-2005, 11:30 AM

thanx but i need straight answers

RandallNeighbour · 09-27-2005, 11:42 AM

Ernie will give you straight answers. Call him. If you need spacers, he sells them quite cheaply and you can take care of that right over the phone with him.

RandallNeighbour · 09-27-2005, 11:43 AM

Oops! Sorry I didn't see you were posting from overseas.

I tell you what. I'll try to find out for you and post the info here.

donjuan143 · 09-27-2005, 11:51 AM

thanx your the best

Perfectlap · 09-27-2005, 01:04 PM

How much did you pay for your Boxster and those wheels over there in the hot part of the world?
visit wheelenhancement.com and send them an email, they are very prompt about replying
one of the leading online sellers of Porsche wheels.

donjuan143 · 09-27-2005, 11:13 PM

I bought them for around usd 1000.

still nobody gave me a clear answer