Spokayman

No, stock wheel bolts cannot be used with spacers any thicker than (I think) 3MM.
I bought my new lug bolts in a kit along with the spacers from ECS.

RBatsch

No, stock bolts are too short so get the spacers that come with the bolts. 10/18 would work nice but IMO, 12/20 would be perfect.

zadar

You can get studs and use any size spacers.

Gary R.

Thanks, I assumed that and will be sure to buy the proper sets when the time comes...

ECS Tuning

We've got H&R springs on our 996 and I really like the stance. The quality is also second to none.

Gary R.

Paul - those H&R's good for non PASM PDK cars? I ask because some of them specify..

ECS Tuning

The 981 springs will work with PASM and PDK. They don't lower the car a full inch because you're already starting out a little lower than a non-PASM car, but there are no issues with using them on a PASM car.

Gary R.

My car is non-PASM AFAIK, it looks like it's at Rally height right now.. and that's with 19" wheels!

SBD

Just an FYI. Although the look is much better with running for example a 5-7mm front and 15-20mm rear spacer you are actually inducing understeer. (your actually adding more to the stock mild understeer already set from factory. For better handling on stock tires size or (proportions sizes equal to stock ) the set up you actually want is 5-7mm wider in the front. So for best handling add a 5-7mm upfront and nothing on the rear. Handling or looks its a trade off. There are ways to get both. Simplest is to run a wider tire up front 255-265 no spacer. There are many ways with after market suspensions to correct too.

Gary R.

Wouldn't a proper alignment rectify this?

RBatsch

SBD, what do you think of Gary's idea? I can't say that I've really noticed that I've introduced more understeer and maybe I'd only notice in extreme cases such as on a track? Then again, I come from SAABs, cars known for their extreme understeer...

SBD

Proper alignment - not going to help the push. The standard track autox set up is max camber up front (about .75 average) then add plus one degree (1.75) at rear. Then zero toe front and rear with slight toe out to get a light rotation help. Some folks like a slight toe out for autox too. Max front castor In addition, you should have your alignment checked as the cars vary from the factory and the cars are quite sensitive to alignment settings.

sjfehr

I disagree on rear toe out- you want rear toe in. My 987.2S didn't need any help to rotate; adding negative toe in the rear and a GT3 front swaybar helped to make the rotation a lot more controllable. I've been running 255/35-18 front and 275/35-18 rear Dunlop ZII & ZII*. About to mount the same size Bridgestone RE-71R. I'm a bit concerned I may need spacers because the RE-71R are such a wide tire (about 1" more tread than the ZII of the same size). Looks are low on my priority list, but I have a feeling I'm going to inadvertently achieve the look the OP wants until it's all said and done.

Anyone have experience with the $139 7mm spacer kit from Suncoast? http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/SPA7MM.html