19X11" on Boxster 986 without any mods

[Appleguy]

I had custom rims made for my car and 19x10 was the most aggressive they would do knowing that the car will be driven daily. As seen, you can fit an 11" but you will have to do a lot of work to get them to fit (I.e. rolling the fender lips, negative camber, etc.).

My car with 19x10 rears with 275


Good luck on your decision and don't forget to post photos when done!

Cheers

Mark

[SpyderRS]

Mark, my wheels are custom made too, and i can confirm to you it works perfect!

[Appleguy]

Originally Posted by SpyderRS

Mark, my wheels are custom made too, and i can confirm to you it works perfect!

Oh no doubt about that. They look great!

I am just saying that I wasn't willing to do the extra modifications to get the 11 to fit. My car will ultimately be given to my son when he turns 16 so I didn't want to go too extreme with the settings.

Cheers

Mark

[madmods]

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[Stroked & Blown]

The whole point of fitting a wider wheel is to properly mount a wider tire. An 11" width wheel with a 265 tire is a waste.
You can fit a wider tire PROPERLY on the 986 with a 10" wheel & not bother with any fender rolling nonsense.

[SpyderRS]

Originally Posted by Stroked & Blown

The whole point of fitting a wider wheel is to properly mount a wider tire. An 11" width wheel with a 265 tire is a waste.
You can fit a wider tire PROPERLY on the 986 with a 10" wheel & not bother with any fender rolling nonsense.

Sorry, but your statement is nonsense too! when u fit a wider tire on a 10" wheel, you don´t can do an agressive fitment ! without any modifications only a 9,0 or 9,5" with 285/30 is possible... 10" and offset 31 with 285/30 combined with lower suspension don´t fits without modifications at the fender!

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by SpyderRS

Sorry, but your statement is nonsense too! when u fit a wider tire on a 10" wheel, you don´t can do an agressive fitment ! without any modifications only a 9,0 or 9,5" with 285/30 is possible... 10" and offset 31 with 285/30 combined with lower suspension don´t fits without modifications at the fender!

Who said anything about running a 285/30 ? I run a 275/30 with no modifications to the fender .

[SpyderRS]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Who said anything about running a 285/30 ? I run a 275/30 with no modifications to the fender .

Johnny, of course there are no issue with this height! Try it to get lower and then we can talk about again! Also 19" don´t enhanched the performance of a 986 Boxster. on the contrary, it deteriorates!

[madmods]

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[stateofidleness]

no offense man, but that pic of your rear wheel looks absurd. there's nothing "exotic" about a small car with big ass heavy 19" rims to slow it down. you sure you don't want to just buy a Solstice?

I have little to no experience with wheel fitment on the Box, but I don't think I need to. Simple physics tells me that your car might work "perfect" in a straight line, but the moment you make any kind of turn at speed, that thing is riding on rim.

Just my $.02, but there's no way that thing is "perfect". I'm with Danger on this one.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by stateofidleness

no offense man, but that pic of your rear wheel looks absurd. there's nothing "exotic" about a small car with big ass heavy 19" rims to slow it down. you sure you don't want to just buy a Solstice?

I have little to no experience with wheel fitment on the Box, but I don't think I need to. Simple physics tells me that your car might work "perfect" in a straight line, but the moment you make any kind of turn at speed, that thing is riding on rim.

Just my $.02, but there's no way that thing is "perfect". I'm with Danger on this one.

Not to fan the flames any further, but there appears to be about a 25mm gap between the tire wall and the lip of the wheel .

[SpyderRS]

Originally Posted by stateofidleness

no offense man, but that pic of your rear wheel looks absurd. there's nothing "exotic" about a small car with big ass heavy 19" rims to slow it down. you sure you don't want to just buy a Solstice?

I have little to no experience with wheel fitment on the Box, but I don't think I need to. Simple physics tells me that your car might work "perfect" in a straight line, but the moment you make any kind of turn at speed, that thing is riding on rim.

Just my $.02, but there's no way that thing is "perfect". I'm with Danger on this one.

Do you meaned me? If so, please take a look at the sizes, which i use. there are 18" rims and 3-piece custom made with forged center disk, so the wheels are very light.

I drive this rims since 2005 and more than 30thsd. miles without any issues... wether on german autobahn in highspeed or on the race track in Hockenheim, so you can believe it, when i say it works perfect... not easy to tell what, if you've never driven in such a car with.

of course, looks a beautiful 19 "wheel better but that does not mean that it also runs better with it. as I know, that victor wheel wheights are not the lightest, because we have a customers 993tt conversion so equipped.

[stateofidleness]

Originally Posted by SpyderRS

Do you meaned me? If so, please take a look at the sizes, which i use. there are 18" rims and 3-piece custom made with forged center disk, so the wheels are very light.

I drive this rims since 2005 and more than 30thsd. miles without any issues... wether on german autobahn in highspeed or on the race track in Hockenheim, so you can believe it, when i say it works perfect... not easy to tell what, if you've never driven in such a car with.

of course, looks a beautiful 19 "wheel better but that does not mean that it also runs better with it. as I know, that victor wheel wheights are not the lightest, because we have a customers 993tt conversion so equipped.

I was saying, that if you want to put 19" rims on a Boxster, they're not gonna be light unless they're VERY high end rims and even in that pic with the 18", there's no room left to even squeeze a 19" on. You also posted a follow up pic of a 993 (sexy car btw) which has wiiiiide flares and the space for a larger rim.

How does you car handle turns? Do you not have "curb rash" all over your rims? Check out this video: Shannonville - 08 Accent Low Profile 16" Alloys - YouTube

I don't track mine so I don't know if there's a "technical" term for that effect, but in the pic of your rear wheel, there's no way in hell you're not riding rim on any kind of turn at decent speed.

[SpyderRS]

Originally Posted by stateofidleness

I was saying, that if you want to put 19" rims on a Boxster, they're not gonna be light unless they're VERY high end rims and even in that pic with the 18", there's no room left to even squeeze a 19" on. You also posted a follow up pic of a 993 (sexy car btw) which has wiiiiide flares and the space for a larger rim.

How does you car handle turns? Do you not have "curb rash" all over your rims? Check out this video: Shannonville - 08 Accent Low Profile 16" Alloys - YouTube

I don't track mine so I don't know if there's a "technical" term for that effect, but in the pic of your rear wheel, there's no way in hell you're not riding rim on any kind of turn at decent speed.

As i say, there´s no issues, all wheels doesn´t have a "curb rash", since they are installed. When use the right tire pressure, it handle without any issues.

[madmods]

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[ohhh my]

Here's my box with 19" by 9.5" you don't need 11 in the back to have a nice clean look. No rubbing issues at all.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by ohhh my

Here's my box with 19" by 9.5" you don't need 11 in the back to have a nice clean look. No rubbing issues at all.

Looks great . I always felt that the Victor wheel was a good choice for the money .

[madmods]

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[stateofidleness]

Agreed. That looks nice.