Boxster winter tires - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Gert Swart · 01-20-2008, 07:23 PM

Can you fit the front wheels on all 4 corners with good 205x17/18 winter tires(2001 BOXSTER S) they say the narrower the tire the best traction you have!!Please help.

turbo23dog · 01-21-2008, 11:30 AM

For some basic information, try Tire Rack's Winter Tire Tech page at

http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=126

racer_d · 01-21-2008, 11:59 AM

I'm not sure I would want a 205 on the rear. Maybe a 225. Unless you will be constantly driving on/in snow, the skinny rear tire will make the car trickier to drive in DRY conditions.

For the 986 S, the base wheel was the 7 and 8.5 x 17. The Non S base wheels were 6 and 7 x 16s. If you have the base wheels already, why not try fitting one on the back to make sure it clears the brakes and suspension?

shaman1204 · 01-21-2008, 12:12 PM

I bought Cup wheels w/winter tires from a fellow board member and all four are front rim/205/55-17 tires. They fit fine on my 2001 Base, no issues with clearance in the back, it just looks a little funny because the tires are so narrow in the rear. Have not had a chance to test them in snow as of yet. It figures as soon as I buy them and slap 'em on we haven't had any good accumulating snow. As far as handling, I can't really tell a huge difference, but I don't corner with them like they're summer tires on 80 deg pavement.