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I want to buy a set of 20-inch wheels for my 2017 991.2 base Carrera, which I ordered with 19s. My motivation is mostly that I'd like to fit the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires when my originals wear out and they don't seem to be available in the correct 19-inch sizes--at least not with N ratings.
But when looking for such wheels in the aftermarket, most of them are either the incorrect widths, or the wrong offsets. The correct wheels would measure:
F: 8.5 x 20 ET49
R. 11.5 x 20 ET76
I'm happy with the way my wheels and tires fit in the wheel wells and am not interested in them sticking out any further and potentially throwing stones into my bodywork. And while I would consider going down to an 11-inch wide wheel in the rear, I don't like the 9-inch wide front/11-inch wide rear combination that seems to be common.
Does anyone make aftermarket wheels that are close to the stock sizes and offsets?
Literally a treasure trove of wheel manufacturers out there that will make you custom wheels in whatever size and offsets you'd like.
HRE, BC, Litespeed, Anrky, Forgeline, CCW, Fikse, Vossen and Vorsteiner to name a few.
Dr Collies wheels will sit pretty much the same as the factory narrow body wheels in the rear (0.3mm less poke and 12.4mm further away from the suspension strut. For the front they will be 6mm less poke which can be remedied with spacers. Are you also considering OEM 20 inch wheels, or want to stick with aftermarket wheels? If you only want aftermarket, you may have to go the custom route.
Literally a treasure trove of wheel manufacturers out there that will make you custom wheels in whatever size and offsets you'd like.
HRE, BC, Litespeed, Anrky, Forgeline, CCW, Fikse, Vossen and Vorsteiner to name a few.
I was hoping to avoid the expense of custom wheels.
Titan 7 makes wheels. Pick the design you like, select your car, and it'll populate the correct wheel diameter/offset combination.
Titan 7 seems like a perfect illustration of what bothers me, The recommended T-S5 wheels look nice, but they are nines and elevens, reduced the front/rear width differential from three to two inches.
And with the 44 and 60mm offsets, the front wheels stick out about a half inch further than the stock wheels, while the rears stick out about 0.4 further.
Dr Collies wheels will sit pretty much the same as the factory narrow body wheels in the rear (0.3mm less poke and 12.4mm further away from the suspension strut. For the front they will be 6mm less poke which can be remedied with spacers. Are you also considering OEM 20 inch wheels, or want to stick with aftermarket wheels? If you only want aftermarket, you may have to go the custom route.
Actually, the outer faces of those wheels sit almost in the stock positions. The fronts are recessed 0.04 inches (1.0mm) and the rears are recessed 0.02 inches (0.5mm). That's essentially imperceptible.
Actually, the outer faces of those wheels sit almost in the stock positions. The fronts are recessed 0.04 inches (1.0mm) and the rears are recessed 0.02 inches (0.5mm). That's essentially imperceptible.
I will give those wheel a good look.
That's fair. They do design the fitment for every vehicle they have listed, but they do go for a more flush look and typically more performance oriented. Many 911 owners do add spacers for just the look My guess is they reduced the width stagger to essentially add more rubber to the front compared to the rear to reduce understeer.
I was hoping to avoid the expense of custom wheels.
There are a few of these custom manufacturers that will do custom sets for under $5K. (Litespeed, BC)
There are a few that will be closer to $10K+. It all depends on what you're looking for. (HRE, Anrky)
The rest will be in between.
Be careful of wheels where they keep the barrels in stock and then "customize" the rims to fit. Those are typically made in Taiwan or China. They look pretty, and are priced right, but they have heavy spots in them and are often very difficult to balance, some you can't get balanced. I experienced that with my Aston Martin Vantage, bought a set based on recommendations from the AM Boards and two of four wheels would not balance up at all. They were sold off in 30 days after that. Junk.
HRE's - the ones I have for sale - are solid block milled. My friend Scott who is in the tire business and had his guys mount those Michelins said just for fun they put the wheel without a tire on their Hunter machine and its the only brand where the wheel is perfect in weight and runout. Only the tires needed a little weight adjustment. The old adage, you get what you pay for is very true.
Long story short, but I have a surplus set of 20" Porsche(OEM) Carrera S wheels that came off my 2017 911 Carrera. I no longer have acar these wheels fit and they are taking up space in a storage unit. Let me know of any interest to you and I'll send you pictures.
01-15-2021, 01:05 PM
Does anyone make aftermarket wheels for 991.2?
