19" wheels
#17
As DR quite rightly says "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and when it comes to wheels and the 928 my personal take is that the car looks as though it was intended to run 18 inch wheels given it was ahead of its time on just about anything and everything. However, to my taste, the 19 inch wheels just look wrong- I cannot explain this so it must be purely emotional. I have nothing specifically against 19 inch wheels- indeed they look well on the BMW M3 for instance.
#18
I think the wheelbase length is the limiting factor in terms of aesthetics. The 928 has a fairly short wheelbase. If the wheels are too big relative to the wheelbase beyond a certain point it starts to look like a cartoon. Which is not to say I think 19" looks bad. It's just slightly beyond that limit, IMO.
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#19
DR has the best looking OB 928 I've seen.
it really pops!
Its in the eye of the beholder agreed..for me its not just about the size, but the 315 tyre width on the back..
it really pops!
Its in the eye of the beholder agreed..for me its not just about the size, but the 315 tyre width on the back..
#20
To me, the Carrera Classic 235/35/19 & 295/30/19 (Porsche OEM) look very stock on the GTS. Could have come with the car, no?
(Carrera Classic wheels were (an option) for the Porsche 997, the 997 being dimensionally and dynamically close to the 928.)
Last edited by MN; 12-10-2017 at 11:22 AM.
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#23
I think the wheelbase length is the limiting factor in terms of aesthetics. The 928 has a fairly short wheelbase.
If the wheels are too big relative to the wheelbase beyond a certain point it starts to look like a cartoon. Which is not to say I think 19" looks bad. It's just slightly beyond that limit, IMO.
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If the wheels are too big relative to the wheelbase beyond a certain point it starts to look like a cartoon. Which is not to say I think 19" looks bad. It's just slightly beyond that limit, IMO.
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#24
One thing people may fail to consider is the increasing stiffness of tires with shorter sidewalls. Going from 16" to 19", without changing shocks and springs, would really change the ride quality .
I've got 2 sets of 18" Porsche wheels. One off a Cayman and one from a Panamera. I think they look really good. And with nowadays-modest 8" and 9" widths, there are lots of tires choices.
I've got 2 sets of 18" Porsche wheels. One off a Cayman and one from a Panamera. I think they look really good. And with nowadays-modest 8" and 9" widths, there are lots of tires choices.
#25
I change wheels a lot on my 928's, kind of an odd obsession of always playing around with different wheels on my cars. I've had stock 16's, modified 16's, 17's and 18's on most of my cars. Ride quality is also affected by the tire itself, the ultra high performance tires are stiffer than lesser tires in the same size. I generally never buy the top 10% tires since IMO a stock 928 doesn't have the suspension to make use of such aggressive rubber.
Also the endless offset debate. Right now I have widened phone dials on my 87 with the stock et65 offset. I've gone back and forth with my et52 & et55 17's and et56 18's. As far as handling is concerned, yes I could notice a subtle difference in tramlining, but again, so subtle the tires themselves could be causing part of it too.
Unless I buy three sets of the exact same tire and do the test, one is only guessing it's all from the offset. I'm also not a qualified enough driver to offer 100% actual empirical feedback in such a test.
Bottom line, the various offsets have never impacted my driving experience in a negative way. Even during DE's with my 79 which has modified suspension and I've ran some of the same wheels there.
#26
They look great, the proportions are perfect IMO
I think, 235/35/19 & 295/30/19 tire/wheel is not a bad combination for older cars like the 924/944/968 and 928.
Porsche increased the tire/wheel circumference, I believe, with the 997/987 models, later wheels/tire combination might not fit well to older cars.
#27
Going from 16" to 19", without changing shocks and springs, would really change the ride quality.
#28
Aesthetics do influence designs - ever heard of "the Golden Section" and the Fibonacci series?
And yes, I heard of "Fibonacci numbers", "Golden Section Numbers", and "Golden string" in my math classes. But these are in principle mathematical number theorems with at best some limited applicability in aesthetics.
Last edited by MN; 12-10-2017 at 01:10 PM.
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