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Old 03-25-2009 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by smudaaar
What year/type of 928 r they going on?

some links for 19" rims

http://www.championmotorsport.com/996RG5B.htm


http://www.wheeldynamics.net/appguide.html

I think my rears are 19x11.5 w/a 62 offset and fronts are 8.5/19 w/a 53 offset... they were for a 997?
my 95 GTS. I like a couple of the Champion wheels but the wheels I like are not available in the right offsets.

While I like some of the wheels on the Wheel Dynamics page I'm looking for something a little different.
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The best wheel calculator I have found.
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
Old 03-25-2009 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by soupcan928
The best wheel calculator I have found.
http://www.bigcustomwheels.com/info_specs.jsp
Brian-That calculator is sweet! My only complaint is the offsets in that calculator only go to 65mm. There are a couple of Cup 2's out there that have 70mm offsets, and a Cup Racer with 68mm offset. Still, a great resource.
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I talked to Kim Crumb before I bought my wheels for the S4. The rear of the GTS is different with the factory long studs, 35mm spacer and fender flares. I wouldn't know what the rear size and offset should be, and it is not as easy as just taking 35mm away from the offset to make up for the GTS difference.
The people here with GTSs that have bought custom wheels would know what fits.
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Originally Posted by 928andRC51
I talked to Kim Crumb before I bought my wheels for the S4. The rear of the GTS is different with the factory long studs, 35mm spacer and fender flares. I wouldn't know what the rear size and offset should be, and it is not as easy as just taking 35mm away from the offset to make up for the GTS difference.
The people here with GTSs that have bought custom wheels would know what fits.
I don't want to have to replace the factory wheel studs with shorter ones to get wheels to fit or mess with smaller spacers only to have the factory studs end up too long...... I'm going to find a wheel that fits w/o having to mess with any of that stuff.
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Chuck, You may want to check Complete Custom Wheel in Daytona. www.ccwheel.com They have been making 1 piece forged wheels for a couple years and offer 19". They can machine any offset you want. I visited them last year during RennSport and picked up a set of front wheels for my track car. Reasonably priced, because they don't advertise and they don't sell through distributors.
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Originally Posted by Lloyd
Chuck, You may want to check Complete Custom Wheel in Daytona. www.ccwheel.com They have been making 1 piece forged wheels for a couple years and offer 19". They can machine any offset you want. I visited them last year during RennSport and picked up a set of front wheels for my track car. Reasonably priced, because they don't advertise and they don't sell through distributors.
Hey Lloyd! Hope you are well. Sell the tranny? Thanks for posting. I really like the "zero lip" style one pc. wheels; in my opinion it fits a 928 style best. I have a zero lip style wheel picked out in an 18" and unless I see anything I like better I'll probably go with it. Thanks to my Uh-huh! momment of this thread and my new found knowledge I have confirmed the wheel I like will fit......



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