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Old 12-11-2005, 04:50 PM   #1
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pics of my new carrera 5 spoke look 18's

hi all here are some pics of my new wheels.. 18/8 and 18/10 on kuhmo spt's 225 on the front and 265 on the rear..let me know what you think...


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Old 12-11-2005, 05:07 PM   #2
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Oh man, left coast weather looks much more pleasant that what's going on here.

I dig the rims, I just got the same (non-chromed) ones last week, as you know. So are you pleased with WheelDynamics.net? They need to get some pix of our Boxsters on their site, they'd probably sell more of those rims.



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Old 12-11-2005, 05:16 PM   #3
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thanks jeph, yea i met carlos from wheel dynamics ,nice guy...there wheels seem pretty sold and good quality and a good price.. so i am very happy so far..
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What did you pay for them? Did you get them with tires pre-mounted?
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Old 12-11-2005, 06:06 PM   #5
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What did you pay for them? Did you get them with tires pre-mounted?
http://wheeldynamics.net/Wheels.html for prices...
According to this page, $1299 for chrome.
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Old 12-11-2005, 07:20 PM   #6
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hi prok , jeph is right 1299 + tax so 1400... i bought the tires from tirerack and paid like 550 or 560 deliverd to my house... carlos at wheel dynamics had them mounted for me...
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Any idea how heavy they are, who makes them and whether they are TUV, DOT or JIL approved?
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The guy at Wheel Dynamics could certainly tell you this. He told me they were made in Italy like the rest of his look-alike Porsche wheels, so we know they're not cheap Chinese made rims.
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Any idea how heavy they are, who makes them and whether they are TUV, DOT or JIL approved?
Yep, made in Italy (by whom, I don't know), TUV approved, 23lbs front, 26lbs rear
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Yep, made in Italy (by whom, I don't know), TUV approved, 23lbs front, 26lbs rear
Not too shabby. Probably Mille Miglia as they seem to have a lock on decent "replica" wheels.
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Old 12-13-2005, 10:17 AM   #11
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just in case your in the market for these wheels try Ernie's Alloys in Miami.
I got factory Porsche 5 spokes for $1900 delivered. 21 pounds.
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Hey Jeph...

Those are great looking wheels; I've been considering those on a 987.

How much clearance is there between the rim and the shock?

On my stock Boxster 9" rims I figure there is about 15mm or about 5/8" clearance. By my calculations, going with a 10" rims adds about 12mm to the inside of the wheel + plus the change in offset (+4mm) . That would seem to put the rim right up on the shock.

I'd like to consider these wheels but want to avoid spacers if at all possible.
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I got factory Porsche 5 spokes for $1900 delivered. 21 pounds.
Is that 21 pounds in the front or rear? Also, what's the widths of your wheels? Yours might be slightly narrower than these. Also, I'm going off FedEx shipping weights. Each wheel was packed inside 2 large (wheel-sized) boxes, so the 23 & 26lbs may be a little higher than the rim's actual weight.

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Those are great looking wheels; I've been considering those on a 987.

How much clearance is there between the rim and the shock?
I don't know how different a 987 would be from a 986, but you may want to contact wheeldynamics.net (sales@wheeldynamics.net).

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