maverick

After the suspension work last year wheels were next on the list. I have been looking for what rims work with the car but also looking for something different. Well I came across the 18" Porsche Sport design and they were the ones for me. I will post some pictures in better light tomorrow.

VinnyC

Looks Great!! Hows the fit? Any spacers necessary??

leonardtay

What sizes are you using? 18 x 8 and 18 X 10?

Sameer

Looks great and looks like GT3 rims.

leonardtay

I think they are the GT3 rims?

maverick

They are 2 piece Sport Design by Porsche. 2001 and newer 996 have them as a $4500 option. They are 27 lbs. Frt. 29 lbs and Offsets are 52mm frt. and 65mm rear. No spacers required the offsets are 4mm different than those of the 964. Clearence is good and work well with the HD Bilstirns and H&R coil over set up at European ride height. I will get more photo's today.

maverick

Here are some more shots now the sun is up!
18"x7.5 and 18"x10 with 225-40zr18 frt. and 265-35zr18 rear

Sameer

Maverick,
With 10 inch rims at the rear, you can go 285. Just my opinion but I feel 265 are a little too thin for the rears especially on the 964 turbo. I have 285 rears on my 10inch rears.

leonardtay

Do 285s fit better on 10 or 10.5s?

Sameer

They seem to fit perfectly fine on my 10 inch. However its the max I can go on 10 inch and the max I would go with my current setup. If I had wider rims, I might have gone 295 to cope with my power but nothing more.

maverick

The section width of the 265 vs the 285 is 10.4 vs 11.2. so on a 10 inch rim you will have just under an inch more width with the 285's. I am not sure how you determine how much is to much and what the wear and ride issues would be. If you are running 285-35-18's then your section height (sidewall height) is 3.92 vs mine at 3.64.
The main difference have noticed(only done 50 miles on them) is the steering feedback is so much lighter. The rims I had on her before were Turbo 2 replicas so quite a bit heavier than the OEM 18's.

Sameer

Maverick,
I'm sorry I dont get you. Your saying with 10inch rims and 285, we have under an inch more of width left on the rim? Meaning we can go fatter tyres?

maverick

No, your tires are @1" wider than mine and have a taller side wall.

RoadKill

Wheels look terrific and seem to show up well against that redder than red 964. Best of luck with them.

C2 Turbo

Mav,
Nice wheels but i personally would have gotten something fatter to fill those fender gaps.Btw how much did you pay for these wheels ?