Wheel spacers

[PAH]

From what I have read, the bigge rthe spacers, the worse it is on wheel bearings, as it creates extra stress on the bearings. I understand that 5mm spacers are fine on the road, but not recommended if you are going racing or autocrossing. However, 17 and 21mm spacers may be a different matter.

I bet they'll look good though!!

[stunt]

Ok when i put the spaceers on y car i'll take the photo before and after for see the difference...

I think it will be more nice!

[RandallNeighbour]

An Italian guy in a Porsche. I bet you get a lot of dates with beautiful women, huh?

[Perfectlap]

17mm and 21mm?
That's BIG SPACE!
are you sure that's the size?

who makes the spacers?

I would suggest putting on only Porsche spacers.

Those wheel bearings according to BruceL. are $600 EACH!

Make sure your wheels have the EXACT correct offset and your lug nuts are not over or under torqued. Too much torque and you could be looking for trouble.

[Stryke]

I had the 5mm Porsche kit all around with Sport Techno's and it looks wicked!

I sold the car so I don't have it anymore but I would not go anything above 5mm on a Boxster both for looks and for mechanics.

[ntmatter]

Also keep in mind that the Porsche spends millions of dollars on getting the suspension geometry of a particular car just so - spacers will mess this up and the bigger the spacer the worse your handling will be. The same applies to wheels - wide wheels with big offsets look cool, but most will underperform the stock setup at the track.

[Adam]

There must be alot of ill-informed info out there because I was told that wider is better for the handling. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Porsche widen the 987 1/2-1inch over the 986?