jack.pe

PM'd you although I think postage to the Uk might make this expensive...

964TOK

I am here in the US at the moment. Can bring them back with me Jack

How heavy are they? Postage to 33316

Gpchaz151

Anything yet?

Mr.Alex

I want to get small spacers up front and I came across these, I think people have bought other stuff here and I think the quality should be good.

http://rothsport-racing.com/Products...el-Spacers.htm

jack.pe

Chaps,

Looked into this some more now and realised that changing the rears to 18 -19mm as I would like requires a change of the studs as well. How easy is this and does it require taking the hub apart?
Is there another way around it?

Jack

PaulW_964

It's quite a mission Jack, which is why I sent the original ones I bought back and bought 19" bolt-ons instead.

I can't tell you where to get these, as I bought them off one of my mechanics other customers. He originally bought a set of 4 not realising they wouldn't fit the front, so I got lucky.

911PERVY

As Paul says, changing for longer studs is a PITA on the rear, easy on the fronts. I would go with adaptors like these;
http://www.type911shop.co.uk/shop/ar...26aid%3D101%26

jack.pe

Thanks... how do they work? do the original studs screw into the spacer and then the wheels onto the replacement studs already on the spacer?

911PERVY

These bolt onto your original studs with steel nuts supplied, your wheel then slides onto the new studs installed in the spacers and you use your old alloy nuts to hold them on. Takes 10 minutes to fit, I have them on the rear of my 993 for over 2 years, safe as houses!

jack.pe

Hey Guys,

I ended up getting 6mm at the front...Can I run the car on these safely without extended studs? even on occasional track days?

and 18mm at the rear. The rear bolt ons I don't like at all. Even though they are alluminium they seem quite heavy which goes against my lightweight philosophy and I don't like the whole bolt on thing.. so I am going to sell them and just gt some 6mm shims for the rear as well.

Runtothehills

Paul, Have you got any pics of yours with the 15mm rear spacers (rear or 3/4 shot) to see how it looks? I too have the Cup 1s and have some clearance issues with the oil line on the right hand side so I'm weighing up my options too. The 5mm seems viable but might be worth getting the 15mm bolt-on kit mentioned, especially because I want the offset look, and to really clear that line properly.

Maxem

I run D90's and Cup 2's. Strangely, I like the chubby D90 look and I think a 15mm rear spacer would look superb. The Cup 2's would benefit too. Looks like 15mm is possible with factory 17" 55 offset wheels. Are yours aftermarket cup 1's Sam? These might have a lesser offset which makes your oil line problem more puzzling.

Runtothehills

Well stoked I went and checked out my Cup 1's today, I was really surprised to see the 'Magnesium' title on them, along with the Made by STM and 9x17 et55 (7.5x17 front). Could these be the magnesium Cup 1's? like these...http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...um-wheels.html

I was thinking of getting them refurbished at arrow wheels since there is some pitting anyway. But before that will have to do a bit more research with them now to check they are the real deal.

As for the spacers you are right the D90s with spacers will tuck in there nicely on yours. I've figured out (or rather the experts have figured out) the oil-line rubbing is due to the new design of the new Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s i've put on. They have a sidewall design which is 7mm proud of the wheel on both sides. This is designed to protect the tyre. Something the previous Sport Maxx's didn;t have. This accounts for the tightness there, so i'll go for the 5mm spacers on the rear to accomodate.

After measuring today, the max offset between the outer guard and the sidewalls is really only 10mm with these tyres, and if i ever get tougher, lower suspension that will be too close for my liking. You might be good with 15s if you keep without tyres that have that prominent sidewall.


(sorry, the pic and brake dust is shocking)

Jamie Summers

Yep, those look to be the real deal (the font of the lettering looks correct) - that is a very lucky find. If you have a full set of 7.5 and 9 inch then you are looking at a set of wheels worth c.£5k (sterling).
Be careful if you get them re-furbed - magnesium is very difficult to do and needs special treatment or you will end up with blistering (ask me how I know .......)