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What do you think of these wheels or should I find orignals for '91 928 S4?
12-30-2011, 02:42 AM
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12-30-2011, 05:59 AM
#32
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You will get as many opinions on this one as there are folks on the list!
IMO nothing wrong with stock Porsche wheels that give a Porsche flavour to the car but there are not may wheels that have the correct front offsets. Your steering system was desiged with a specific negative scrub radius in mind and you need the correct offset to maitain that. If performance is not on your agenda then you can go with a reduced offset and maybe you will never notice the difference but on the track agaisnt the stopwatch soemthing different altogether I would suggest.
there have been a few recent posts about Panamera take offs having correct offset- no idea if this is correct but worth having a look at.
As for 19 inch wheels I think they look awful on these cars [IMHO]. Well chosen after market sets can look ghood as well. As for comfort impact wrt to 18 inch -well if you have to worry about that get an armchair and a pipe!
As for the wheels you show on the photo- urrgh! They do not punch any buttons for me other than don't!
Cosmetically all that really matters is what you think and for sure if you feel you need to start thinking/worrying about what the next owner thinks please go see one of thsoe chaps who looks inside your head [only kidding!].
Even with OEM 17 inch GTS wheels some think they are not as strong [pot hole resistance wise ] as most of us expect them to be. One of my GTS fronts has a run out right on the limits. The stock 16 wheels are forged I believe and take some stick- they are just ugly! Choices for 245x45x16 rubber are getting very limited and seemingly more so in the better makes of rubber you really want to use.
Fred
IMO nothing wrong with stock Porsche wheels that give a Porsche flavour to the car but there are not may wheels that have the correct front offsets. Your steering system was desiged with a specific negative scrub radius in mind and you need the correct offset to maitain that. If performance is not on your agenda then you can go with a reduced offset and maybe you will never notice the difference but on the track agaisnt the stopwatch soemthing different altogether I would suggest.
there have been a few recent posts about Panamera take offs having correct offset- no idea if this is correct but worth having a look at.
As for 19 inch wheels I think they look awful on these cars [IMHO]. Well chosen after market sets can look ghood as well. As for comfort impact wrt to 18 inch -well if you have to worry about that get an armchair and a pipe!
As for the wheels you show on the photo- urrgh! They do not punch any buttons for me other than don't!
Cosmetically all that really matters is what you think and for sure if you feel you need to start thinking/worrying about what the next owner thinks please go see one of thsoe chaps who looks inside your head [only kidding!].
Even with OEM 17 inch GTS wheels some think they are not as strong [pot hole resistance wise ] as most of us expect them to be. One of my GTS fronts has a run out right on the limits. The stock 16 wheels are forged I believe and take some stick- they are just ugly! Choices for 245x45x16 rubber are getting very limited and seemingly more so in the better makes of rubber you really want to use.
Fred
12-30-2011, 08:46 AM
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