Bearclaw

I'm with you, man. I put on clear corners and now I have Clear Corner Regret.

Polished D90's absolutely kick ***. And the girls love them because they can see themselves in them.

DWS964

I was quite surprised in the big difference (increase) in weight of combined wheels+tires when I switched from my original 16" 5-spokes w/ 205+225's to 17" Cup I's w/ 225+255's. I am not experienced enough with the full capabilities of the car, but that increase in rotating and unsprung mass has to make a difference. I am tempted to put my 16's back on for a while to see how the car feels.

DarrylH

I sense a new, hot market for D90s. I knew I should have bought a set for a song when everybody hated 'em. The PO of my car GAVE THEM AWAY after buying Cup 1s. Arghh!

Johnny G Pipe

I'm a reborn D90 lover. I agree you need to have the right height and alignment. They look awful when added to the stock front ride height, and they'll understeer without some decent negative camber dialled in. But they have a few advantages..

Lightness. The best place to save weight - not just unsprung mass, but rotating unsprung mass, of course.
So
-More feel
-better ride (especially with Bilsteins),
-quicker responses

and..
-less tyre noise
-less money for rubber,
-less bling

MisterRisky

Johnny, I love your black rims and paint. Is your paint job on your car matte black? Looks really sharp.

-JD

rodders

D 90's are the way to go
- but as others have said the car has to be the right ride hight etc
- the subtle beauty is best expressed in the 7 and 9 inch - hard to find but as fitted to the C4RS !!
- i will try to post a picture tomorrow
- curiously the extra width ( although minor ) seems to make a tangible difference to handling
- on a road car they do everything right, on the track they work
I am delighted that I am not a voice in the wilderness on liking D 90's - I bought my C2 new in 1989 - I also occasionally drive an RS and a GT2 - all the cars are so different - I like the C2 as a road car and I have tried to make it into a good road car not a compromised road or track car
- the 7/9 D 90's are perfect

Gelignite

I am pleased to hear this against all the negative D90 comments, given that I have them! I have made a couple of posts here since joining but hope to do some photos tomorrow, now my car is back from service. It is stock everything, though I do plan to do the ride height when I can afford it. Unfortunately budget just went on getting other things done that were picked up at service. Maybe next year! I am new to ownership though so still just loving it the way it is!
Steve

ddubois

When I was preparing to install my Bilstein/H&Rs, I was also convinved that I needed to replace the D90s. But the funny thing is while they were off during the install and I was cleaning them up for pics to sell on VWVortex, I realized that they were in perfect condition and it was just plain stupid to sell them for MAYBE $500. Then after I got the suspension install done and put the wheels back on the lowered car, suddenly I wasn't bothered by the looks of the wheels! The real culprit was the ridiculous SUV ride height.

aeroman

Clear corner regret. lol that will be a new medical diagnoses for Porsche owners.

CHASE

Always keep your old parts.
I keep the d90's in the basement with the other things that will come back in style like striped ties and bell bottom jeans.
The d-90's are easy to clean also. Below is a before and after of mine.

skruggs964

My 964 came with chromed D90's when I bought it....but I replaced them with Cup 1's.

I just found it to be a bit too flashy and dated with the chrome.

74carreraturbo

I have a set of D90s for sale in decent shape with michelin pilot sport cup's if anyone is interested


I am a rennlist member, i dont know why that hasnt changed yet

ZX3tuning

i would like to buy some D90s. preffer 8s and 9" widths and in good shape with no curb marks and no bends... finish i do not care about as they will get blasted and powdercoated....

I have some 17" low offset Cup1 replicas for trade if anyone is interested....

74carreraturbo

they made those in 8" and 9"? I dont even know what size came on my 91 C4... I assumed they were 7s and 8s haha

ilko

There are some 9" D90's but they are rare and command a premium. In many cases you'll pay as much for a 8 & 9 D90's as you would for 7 & 9 Cup I's.