New Look - Wheels, Tires, Center Caps & Lugs

[Pat]

I love it!

Very nice!

[SC986]

Well, well, well. I should say you've got one more mod to do before we get the Boxsters together Man that really looks great D! It really tranforms the look of your Boxster!

What tires and sizes did you go with?

Looks like your still happy with the hardtop off. Mine hasn't been off for three weeks.

Congrats!!

[ddb]

Thanks very much guys.

After a lot of reading I went with Goodyear F1 GS-D3's - 235/35/19 & 265/30/19. I was told/warned that I shouldn't go any larger on the rears due to clearance issues. I now know how others have felt when mounting larger tire/wheel combos. It didn't look like I would have enough clearance, but they work just fine.

It was between the Goodyears and PS2's. I knew the PS2's were great tires, but was also impressed with all of the reviews I read on the F1's. I haven't had Goodyears since I had VR-50's on a 1984 C4 Corvette decades ago, which were terrible. I went with the F1's based on the reviews, because I was able to save a few bucks, and lastly because I like the way they look.

SC986, I still haven't had a chance to install my interior pieces, but hope to do so soon. I'm loving the car without the hardtop although it is usually too hot for me to ride around topless. Your car looks great with the hardtop! Do you plan on keeping it on indefinitely?

ddb

[SC986]

Yeah, hardtop is on for good since we are sharing the same heat! I figure I'll either go hardtop or no top. The soft top is a thing of the past unless I get caught in rain.

Still need to get the window moldings right, alot of highway wind noise and the roof storage that came with it put up.

[jwilson95]

DDB-

Those are my favorite wheels Porsche has right now ever since I saw them on a 997 at my dealer. I also love them on Cayman and now the Boxster obviously.

Interested in how the 19's change the handling/ride.

Are they Porsche OEM or knock off/repros and where did you buy them?

thanks,

[ddb]

Jeff,

I agree - these wheels look good on all of the current Porsche cars. I had seen pictures of them on a 987, but when I bolted them to my car it was the first time seeing them on a 986.

I haven't driven the car enough to give you an accurate description of the change from 17" to 19". I drove really slowly because I was concerned with clearance issues when I put them on yesterday. I did some lock to lock turns, etc. and so far no signs of any problems.

They are replicas purchased from http://www.wheelsandcaps.com/porsche_specials.html via eBay. They are very flexible on pricing. Send me a PM for some more details if you're interested in getting a set. They would look really good on your Seal Gray 986S!

ddb