Need some advice on rims!
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I have a 1987 944 turbo and I'm thinking about putting the turbo twist rims on it and have a few questions. First one is I can only find them for sale in 18 inch and I thought they made 17 before. Second is will they fit my car just fine? Please help!
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looks like 17 exist...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/boxst...els-tires.html
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/boxst...els-tires.html
As for wheel widths they made them from 7.5 up to 10 or 12 inch wide. If you stick to an inch bigger than stock you'll be fine. They won't affect your speedometer the overall diameter of the wheel/tire will not change much with the correct profile tire.
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Pretty sure those are aftermarket even if the poster says they are OEM. I've never seen 17in OEM twists but I could be wrong.
As for wheel widths they made them from 7.5 up to 10 or 12 inch wide. If you stick to an inch bigger than stock you'll be fine. They won't affect your speedometer the overall diameter of the wheel/tire will not change much with the correct profile tire.
As for wheel widths they made them from 7.5 up to 10 or 12 inch wide. If you stick to an inch bigger than stock you'll be fine. They won't affect your speedometer the overall diameter of the wheel/tire will not change much with the correct profile tire.
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There are plenty of 17" Turbo Twist replicas on the market for cheap. I've had 4 or 5 sets of them over the years. I think most of them were made by Mille Miglia or Borbet.
![](https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e355/bmx944/my%20944/Gold%2086%20turbo/103_0500_zpsa24b384e.jpg)
I bought a chrome plated set once. Personally they drove me nuts and I had to sell them. Just not the right style wheel for chrome, in my opinion.
![](https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e355/bmx944/my%20944/Gold%2086%20turbo/103_0500_zpsa24b384e.jpg)
I bought a chrome plated set once. Personally they drove me nuts and I had to sell them. Just not the right style wheel for chrome, in my opinion.
![](https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e355/bmx944/my%20944/Gold%2086%20turbo/4439368097_47032961d9_b.jpg)
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This is a pretty great site for keeping track of all the Porsche wheels out there. http://www.944racing.de/wheelweights.php
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I'll tell you a funny story about the turbo twists on my 996. I always thought there was something different about the car when I looked at each side. Had the car for 3 years before I noticed that the left side wheels twist to the rear and the right side wheels twist to the front.
![](http://assesscreativity.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/observation-poster.jpg?w=300&h=240)