Slantnose!

Hey there.
A friend of mine has some 997 'Lobster claw' wheels and at first I thought they would be great on my 928, but they won't work.
Anyway, got to thinking about maybe on the 951S...
Has anyone tried them?
Thanks!

Kyle Donley

First off they are 19" which in my opinion is too big for the 951 but, also the offsets are not compatible either. I believe they have a low offset so they push the wheel out too far and there is no way to compensate.

reno808

dude search i think somebody here tried that a while back

ehall

I don't think they will work, BUT NICE slant nose! Great color!

Van

You could probably make them work on an '86 with the right spacers... But I don't think you'll have any luck on the turbo S. I know 996 narrow body wheels work well, though. Regular 997 narrow body wheels probably will, too.

IMB951

They will work on the correct offset car (probably early). Ive seen a local 951 with the lobster claws. They looked bad IMO but they fit.

Slantnose!

o.k.,
Thanks alot, you all.
Had a tempting moment seeing 'em stacked in a corner, ha-ha.

purple_rado

from the rennlist members gallery. i love lobster claws just not on a 44 b/c they look way too large w/the shorter and more narrow tires. with more tire on this car they'd look really nice. and it looks like there's plenty of room for more rubber.

Slantnose!

OT-I have a (blue-ish) purple_rado, too !

BlueRiver86

Yeah, those rears def need more tire.

McLovin69

its all a matter of taste

i like them...all rim

purple_rado

i see that you have a corrado. too cool! i love mine so much

Kyle Donley

I apologize for spreading mis information Rennlist I just wanted to be the only one with Lobster Claws on their 951.

VWaddict

These are the best-looking lobster claws I've seen on any P-car:



Keith

Randy V

No offense, but the lobster-claw wheel, is, in my opinion, the fugliest wheel Porsche ever put out on a production car.

Just sayin'...