eg991

enzom, have you confirmed that the Carrera S wheel with its different offsets will work on a TT? I've got a Turbo inbound (any day hopefully) and am hoping to use my Carrera S winter rim/ tire package on the Turbo. Still haven't gotten a solid answer from my dealer's service/ parts department whether the wheel will be compatible. I'm hoping they are.

enzom

My dealer tried to sell me the Carrera S set as my winter wheel/tire package and showed me the printout from the computer that showed the wheel as fitting the Turbo. Interesting thing is the rear offset on the Carrera S wheel is 70, but on the Turbo wheel it is 56. But when I bought my 19 inch BBS from TireRack last year to use on my C2S, the rear offset of the wheel was 56, not 70. And I just mounted the rear wheels without any spacers. Not quite an "I am sure that they will fit", but I think they will.

enzom

Aren't we always trying to minimize unsprung weight? That's one of the reasons we pay $10k for PCCBs.

The question I have been asking is whether lighter weight means a bent wheel from a pothole that the OEM wheels would have survived. Never an easy answer for anything.

Thank GOD we can't have a stick vs. PDK debate in this forum.

mgent

haha on the PDK comment!

I'm no engineer, but I don't think it's a 1:1 correlation on lighter vs. bent wheels... I would imagine different materials, designs, etc impact that more then pure weight...

I can also think of a number of reasons many order PCCBs, none of which are weight I've always used aftermarket/performance wheels for my spring/summer tires, and put the snows on the stock rims, since performance is somewhat compromised on Sottozeros, etc...

eg991

Thanks for the info. I'm going to keep pressing my dealer for a firm answer on this and will post when I get certain confirmation that the Carrera S rims will fit.