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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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I have read that the rear wheel offset for Cayman S is 43. is this correct?

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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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On my 2007 Cayman S with 18" wheels, rear is 43 and front is 57. On my wheels this number is cast into the wheel at the valve stem. On our other 2009, no numbers are visible.
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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It depends what you want to do....

I have 10.0 et38 and 10.5 et38, with aggressive rear camber I can still fit a 5mm spacer on the 10.5's with a 275 tire. I have also done 11.0et 38 with a 295.......

For the front I have 8.5 et44 and 9.0 et44 which can both take a 5mm spacer with the camber we run and a 245 tire.

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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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If you check your owners manual you should find the wheel offsets.
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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if you're running stock wheels, your offset in the rear is likely 46mm and is stamped on the wheel near the valve stem (along with the wheel width).
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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My '06 cayman S has 18" wheels with the same offsets Bill stated above, 43 rear and 57 front.
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