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Old 03-05-2016, 04:57 AM   #21
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Great choice on the wheels and the side skirts.

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They look great. What are the actual size of the wheels with offset? Are you using spacers?

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Old 03-05-2016, 06:37 AM   #23
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The turbo twisties are just hideous looking, I have always thought the twisties are a bad choice for any car, of any era. The new ones are so much better looking it isn't even worth discussing.
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They look great. What are the actual size of the wheels with offset? Are you using spacers?

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The Boxster Carrera Light wheels don't require spacers. If you used the 996 ones I am sure you would have to use spacers. I have heard of it be done. However, they do protrude out of the wheel wells IIRC.

On mine the numbers stamped on the wheels by the stems are; Fronts - 7.5/50 - Rears 9/52.
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My fronts are 8/57 and the rears are 10/58.

They're off a 2006 997.
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Old 03-11-2016, 11:57 AM   #26
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The old 17 inch twists are front 7.5/et52, rear 9/et47.

The 18 inch are front 7.5/et50, rear 9/et52.
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If the old set doesn't have the Width and offset by the valve stem I believe that means the wheel is a replica, which can be good (as there are several reputable replica makers, Mille Miglia, and some of the Italian ones) or bad (as there is a lot of junk out there too). Also I didn't think that style came in a 17.

If the new 18" wheels are lighter, the new tires may be lighter too (less rubber because of a shorter sidewall? each brand is different) you may very well lose some unsprung weight...
The 17's say made in Italy Cup 3 on them. I can't see an actual brand name.

The 17's weigh 43.8 lbs each on the front and 50.8 lbs on the rear.

The 18's weigh 39 lbs each on the front and 44.8 lbs each on the rear.

This weight is with the tires mounted. The 17's have one year old Hankook V12's and the 18's have beat to hell Pirelli's on them. With new tires on the 18's I will probably gain some weight, but they should still be lighter than the 17's by at least 16 lbs total

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