Cheap 996 Turbo wheels at Discount $51
01-24-2008, 06:26 PM
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01-24-2008, 06:39 PM
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Don't know if you guys saw the thread for this on the 944 board but discount has replica Porsche wheels for $51 each. They are 18x10 ET65. I just ordered a set of two for my 87 S4 and plan on buying the 18x8's on ebay.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...8&bp=5-130&rw=
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fin...8&bp=5-130&rw=
01-24-2008, 07:04 PM
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I bought a set of of these from Discount Tire on ebay when they were first offered as a set of staggered wheels, 18X8 Front and 18X10 rears. The price was $204 and the shipping was free! They didn't send the center caps, so refunded me $10 per wheel to get caps. Just can'tbeat that deal, $164 and free shipping.
The wheels are a little heavy, but not too bad. They looked fantastic on the car too, I wish I would have taken some pictures. But I really didn't like the ride with 18's, it was much too harsh for my taste. YMMV. I wound up trading them for a set of 17" Porsche Cup wheels, which I've been very pleased with.
The wheels are a little heavy, but not too bad. They looked fantastic on the car too, I wish I would have taken some pictures. But I really didn't like the ride with 18's, it was much too harsh for my taste. YMMV. I wound up trading them for a set of 17" Porsche Cup wheels, which I've been very pleased with.
01-24-2008, 07:13 PM
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Too funny the rims are worth about $17 each for scrap aluminum so when they back out the free shipping they would have made about as much by scrapping them !
01-24-2008, 08:05 PM
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Ordered 4 via the website, It said they were low stock and they will get back to me in 24 hrs, to verify the availability.
I guess I'd be going with 255/40-18 fronts and 285/35-18 rears? The common concensus seems to be this may be the best route for staggered set up???
I guess I'd be going with 255/40-18 fronts and 285/35-18 rears? The common concensus seems to be this may be the best route for staggered set up???
01-24-2008, 08:33 PM
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I ordered a set from the regular site, and the guy called to say they were out. Then I tried to order a set from discounttiredirect dot com and we'll see how that goes but I'm not particularly optimistic.
01-24-2008, 08:48 PM
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I got my tracking numbers. I did notice in this thread that most people responding are on the West Coast. The East warehouses may have more. Their warehouse determination seems to be by billing address zip code, not shipping address zip code...
