When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
If you spend 5 minutes to take off a wheel, you’ll see the ET stamped on the wheel. That will tell you the offset. But it looks like the previous owner did it right and ordered the HREs in a custom offset. I did something similar with my Starke wheels from Tire Rack. They jut out more than stock so that the skinnier winter tires still look reasonable in the fenders.
I'll admit although I'm sure he'd protest, I would give the owner who did the mods to this car a kiss if I met him (the guy I bought it from bought it CPO and the mods were already on). Exterior mods are perfect, stance, perfect, offset, perfect, Sharkwerks X Pipe sounds perfect, color, drool worthy, Vorsteiner CF wing, wouldn't have ever thought of it, yet imo perfect, red brake calipers, smoked front corner lights, tinted windows, black exhaust tips, black solo 911 badge, etc. etc. I'm EXTREMELY meticulous on getting the little details right to my tastes, and shockingly, I have not considered changing or tweaking anything. He even clear wrapped the entire front, mirrors, door areas, etc. It's like he read my mind and did the car exactly to my own nuances and tastes. Only thing I added is the SPASM lip.
Interesting! My HRE’s seem to just extend out a bit and I don’t feel anything in between. Seems no spacers.
Confirmed, no spacer. Your wheel offset is making the fitment perfect. When I bought my HRE's I got them with an aggressive enough offset that I wouldn't need to use a spacer to achieve the look I wanted.
The custom offset that HRE uses "standard" for our cars places them out quite nicely flushed. The wheels are normally a half inch wider too, so that adds into the offset change as well. The widths and offsets on HREs are stamped on the inside rim edge. Here is a photo of the rim one of my wheels before I had it refinished another color.
The photo is a front wheel with a width of 9" and an offset of 45. The rears are 11.5" with an offset of 46 (wide body). I bet you have something equivalently aggressive.
The custom offset that HRE uses "standard" for our cars places them out quite nicely flushed. The wheels are normally a half inch wider too, so that adds into the offset change as well. The widths and offsets on HREs are stamped on the inside rim edge. Here is a photo of the rim one of my wheels before I had it refinished another color.
The photo is a front wheel with a width of 9" and an offset of 45. The rears are 11.5" with an offset of 46 (wide body). I bet you have something equivalently aggressive.
Nice, love these offsets. I thought my wheels must be wider than standard. How wide are they at 305’s at the rear (20’s)? 11.5” as well or is it 12”?
Originally Posted by Code
Confirmed, no spacer. Your wheel offset is making the fitment perfect. When I bought my HRE's I got them with an aggressive enough offset that I wouldn't need to use a spacer to achieve the look I wanted.
Sweet. Love the way these wheels look with the aggressive offets. I was never a big aftermarket wheels guy so I didn’t take into account (or even know you can play around with) offsets, not to mention how strong and light they are being forged and all. Makes for quite an all around improvement.
Nice, love these offsets. I thought my wheels must be wider than standard. How wide are they at 305’s at the rear (20’s)? 11.5” as well or is it 12”?
I have 305s on the 11.5" rear. 305s are standard for wide bodies. It is possible that you have 11" or 12" wheels though and if so, you'd have different offsets than mine... you'd have to look. From the look of yours it would all add up to about the same visual offset though since I think they look similar.
In any case 305 is the narrowest I would go with 11.5" wheels since on my car they look about as stretched as I would consider. I could easily use 315s but they weren't yet available in the Michelin P4S line back when I ordered them.
Nice, love these offsets. I thought my wheels must be wider than standard. How wide are they at 305’s at the rear (20’s)? 11.5” as well or is it 12”?
I have 305s on the 11.5" rear. 305s are standard for wide bodies. It is possible that you have 11" or 12" wheels though and if so, you'd have different offsets than mine... you'd have to look. From the look of yours it would all add up to about the same visual offset through since I think they look similar.
In any case 305 is the narrowest I would go with 11.5" wheels since on my car they look about as stretched as I would consider. I could easily use 315s but they weren't yet available in the Michelin P4S line back when I ordered them.
I don't think it's that easy. On the 991.1 only the 4 and/or 4S got the 305 standard. Also when ordering the Sport Techno wheels gave you the slightly larger tire. Might be a few more wheel exceptions like on the 50th.
I don't think it's that easy. On the 991.1 only the 4 and/or 4S got the 305 standard. Also when ordering the Sport Techno wheels gave you the slightly larger tire. Might be a few more wheel exceptions like on the 50th.
A C2S will only have the 295 on 20" wheels.
991.1 may be different. 991.2 ordered with 20" gets 305. Thats what i got. Not sure how wide my P101s are.
The custom offset that HRE uses "standard" for our cars places them out quite nicely flushed. The wheels are normally a half inch wider too, so that adds into the offset change as well. The widths and offsets on HREs are stamped on the inside rim edge. Here is a photo of the rim one of my wheels before I had it refinished another color.
The photo is a front wheel with a width of 9" and an offset of 45. The rears are 11.5" with an offset of 46 (wide body). I bet you have something equivalently aggressive.
You won't see these engravings on the OP's wheel though since he has a FlowForm FF15 set, it's not a fully forged wheel set. Only our Forged wheel options will have engravings like what you posted up.
You won't see these engravings on the OP's wheel though since he has a FlowForm FF15 set, it's not a fully forged wheel set. Only our Forged wheel options will have engravings like what you posted up.
Looks like no spacers in there though.
Ahhh... Okay. Thanks Jurrian! How would he determine the offset they came with for his car model then?
Ahhh... Okay. Thanks Jurrian! How would he determine the offset they came with for his car model then?
Our FlowForm wheels are made in pre-determined fitments rather than customized fitment options with different offsets, so it's relatively easy to narrow down what fitment is what just based on the kind of car that it's installed on. Now with that said, the offset will be stamped on the backside of the wheel, so all that information will be on the wheel itself (needs to be removed from the car since it's stamped on the backpad of the wheel).
Speaking specifically about FF15's:
991 Narrowbody cars will use 20x8.5 ET50 fronts and 20x11 ET60 rears.
991 Widebody cars will use 20x8.5 ET50 fronts with 20x11 ET35 rears.
10-03-2017, 08:25 AM
