New to me 986 S.....

[JayG]

First of all welcome and it ain't real without pictures

Yes, get rid of the 19's
18's are find and if you are going to track or autocross the cars, look into getting a set of 17" wheels as well. You will eat tires, at least sticky ones and they are less $$ in 17" than 18". Also the potential performance increase due to the unsprung weight

I run Pilot Super Sports in 18" as my DD tires and Re-71's in 17" for play. Frankly I would have gone with Sumi HTR ZIII for my DD tires, but the Super Sports were free

[Eastcoastmod]

Here are a couple of pics I took earlier to see if it was a stock ride height or not. measured 26 rear with new tires and 25.75 front with bald tires.

[Eastcoastmod]

FYI I usually send a pic with my middle finger in it when I get called out since I'm new here, I held back

[CHRISP357]

Originally Posted by Eastcoastmod

FYI I usually send a pic with my middle finger in it when I get called out since I'm new here, I held back

I believe it was Mahatma Gandhi who said "Unless your name is Tupac and you just got shot five times, you look like a complete douche with the "flipping off the camera" pose."

[911monty]

Originally Posted by Eastcoastmod

Here are a couple of pics I took earlier to see if it was a stock ride height or not. measured 26 rear with new tires and 25.75 front with bald tires.

Hey Welcome; Looking at your pics it appears your wheels have some mix of lug bolts. They do not appear correct to me. Might want to pull and have a look, Especially the ones that have the grade stamps on them.

[Eastcoastmod]

thanks Monty
I assume you mean lug nuts since there is no way you can see the bolts/studs. They will all be changed when I buy new rims. It's on the hoist now getting an alignment and a quick look over before I order new rims.

[paulofto]

Originally Posted by Eastcoastmod

thanks Monty
I assume you mean lug nuts since there is no way you can see the bolts/studs. They will all be changed when I buy new rims. It's on the hoist now getting an alignment and a quick look over before I order new rims.

On the Boxster they are 'lug bolts' not nuts and studs. Yours do look a little unusual, almost like machine or stove bolts.

[911monty]

Originally Posted by Eastcoastmod

thanks Monty
I assume you mean lug nuts since there is no way you can see the bolts/studs. They will all be changed when I buy new rims. It's on the hoist now getting an alignment and a quick look over before I order new rims.

Well a short read you might be interested in then since you're buying new wheels. The ones you appear to have are probably Dorman from a parts house and do not have the conical ball. FYI Woody has used ones for ~2.50 each.

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/51168-aftermarket-lug-bolts.html

PS; Also since you appear to be unfamiliar with Euro cars, now may be a good time to practice changing a wheel. The side of the road in a business suit is usually not the time to learn how to start a lug bolt. Hint: there is a rod in the tool pouch that some find useful. Happy trails.

[2000986s]

Love my 18" BBS wheels. 8 in front and 10 in back gives this car a great look.