Bluesky4x4

Can anyone tell me what model these wheels came off of?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7945002296

Thanks

Mighty Shilling

Boxster

rsrdan

996.... although they look like boxter rims

Mighty Shilling

boxster.. Trust me....it's a Boxster

sweanders

They have 996 part numbers, but you could both be right.

Mighty Shilling

Well, IIRC the 996 twists were not raised in the middles such as those on the boxster. the ones that appear in this auction have the raised section.

Also, I remember when i worked at the Porsche dealer, I was looking at a boxster I was prepping for delivery that had those wheels on, and I commented on how f*cking ugly they looked.

Bluesky4x4

Thanks for the help. They may be fugly, but their mine for less than the auction and they definately look better than my 15" dial rims.

PCMAX

I recently bought a similar set of 996 rims for my car.
Warning if you have an early model you will need 1.5 inch spacers but they do look great on the 944.

Bluesky4x4

I have an 87 na, isn't that the first year of the wider track? Did you have any rubbing in the rear wheel wells?

They definately look good on your car!

Bluesky4x4

PCMax, which lug nuts did you go with? I have black lug nuts right now and was thinking that may not look right.

PCMAX

Bluesky4x4,
I didn't have any rubbing problems on the rears, I left the original spacer on + the 1.5" aftermarket wheel adaptor. No rubbing on inner or outer gaurds.
You probably wont need the spacers on an '87 car. There is some good wheel/spacer dimension info at
http://members.rennlist.org/951_racerx/
I had to buy an additional set of lug nuts to fit the wheel adaptors so I used the black ones for that purpose and used some silver painted ones for the wheels, you're right black will not look good on the wheels.
regards
Peter

fossil_fuel

Yeah less than $800, that is a steal. I don't care for them all that much myself but that is a wise purchase nonetheless.

David Ray

Make sure they're authentic - I've heard of craking and breaking with the look-a-likes. True Porsche wheels usually go for more than this price.

Matt H

You are both right, they came on Boxsters and 996s. The ones in the picture are from a 996 (9" rear wheel is only for 996, 8.5 is the rear for the Boxster). Aside from the rear wheel width there is no difference between the 996 and Boxster wheel. BTW, they are commonly referred to as Boxster Twists.

The 7" front is mutual to both models.
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