New Wheels Bling Bling
01-02-2008, 01:31 PM
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WOW That was a nice upgrade. 
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01-03-2008, 12:09 AM
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Thanks for all the nice comments. Wheels are 9" front with 255/35x18" with a 62mm offset, the rears are 11" with 41mm offset to specifically delete the spacers. Tires are 295/30x18" with room left to go to 305 and maybe 315's next time.
I plan to cut 15mm off of the studs to put the capped wheel nuts on. I already changed the studs and yes it required replacing the rear hub bearings, but they are still to long. Threads go almost all the way to the parking brake drum, so no problem with that. If I ever want to go back to stock
wheels I''ll use the spacers with studs in them.
Jim Mayzurk
93 GTS 5-spd
I plan to cut 15mm off of the studs to put the capped wheel nuts on. I already changed the studs and yes it required replacing the rear hub bearings, but they are still to long. Threads go almost all the way to the parking brake drum, so no problem with that. If I ever want to go back to stock
wheels I''ll use the spacers with studs in them. Jim Mayzurk
93 GTS 5-spd
01-03-2008, 12:23 AM
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Thanks for all the nice comments. Wheels are 9" front with 255/35x18" with a 62mm offset, the rears are 11" with 41mm offset to specifically delete the spacers. Tires are 295/30x18" with room left to go to 305 and maybe 315's next time.
I plan to cut 15mm off of the studs to put the capped wheel nuts on. I already changed the studs and yes it required replacing the rear hub bearings, but they are still to long. Threads go almost all the way to the parking brake drum, so no problem with that. If I ever want to go back to stock wheels I''ll use the spacers with studs in them.
Jim Mayzurk
93 GTS 5-spd
I plan to cut 15mm off of the studs to put the capped wheel nuts on. I already changed the studs and yes it required replacing the rear hub bearings, but they are still to long. Threads go almost all the way to the parking brake drum, so no problem with that. If I ever want to go back to stock
wheels I''ll use the spacers with studs in them. Jim Mayzurk
93 GTS 5-spd
Great info thanks. Jim were you at the 3rd coast this year? Jason
01-03-2008, 09:01 AM
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BADA BLING for JIM!
Yeah, thought I recognized those from 'somewhere east' on a couple of trips (like SITM & Rennsport III)! 
(OK, 'cept for the center caps it looks like, but close enough!)...
Nice Jim!
Why five months -- were they 'hand rolled' to Dallas?? Yikes!
- Did you guys decide yet where you want to meet Saturday?
Please let me know / post it, decide ASAP -- limited internet access next two days...
Thanks!
Doc
(OK, 'cept for the center caps it looks like, but close enough!)...
Nice Jim!
Why five months -- were they 'hand rolled' to Dallas?? Yikes!
- Did you guys decide yet where you want to meet Saturday?Please let me know / post it, decide ASAP -- limited internet access next two days...
Thanks!
Doc
01-03-2008, 09:39 AM
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928sRus supplied the wheels and Kenesis took 3 months to make them.
Kenesis was bought by Lexani and in essence is a new company and did not retain any of the staff or knowledge of the previous company. They are concentrating on larger diameter wheels for the Bling Bling market and those of us that want to buy the older K28 series will have to wait in line.
They had never made the K28 series before - go figure - and had to start from scratch with Jim and I supplying all the relevant dimensions. They told me yesterday that they are going to faze out the K28 series especially the smaller diameter of 18".
If anyone wants these wheels in the future they better contact me quickly.
Kenesis was bought by Lexani and in essence is a new company and did not retain any of the staff or knowledge of the previous company. They are concentrating on larger diameter wheels for the Bling Bling market and those of us that want to buy the older K28 series will have to wait in line.
They had never made the K28 series before - go figure - and had to start from scratch with Jim and I supplying all the relevant dimensions. They told me yesterday that they are going to faze out the K28 series especially the smaller diameter of 18".
If anyone wants these wheels in the future they better contact me quickly.
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
01-03-2008, 10:38 AM
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Roger! 