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Increasing wheel widths on 991.2 Carrera Narrow Body to 9" / 12" - Good or Bad idea?

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Old 05-14-2024, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tay101
Yes my car does have RAS.

I recently got a set of 19" Apex wheels for the track.
It was my understanding that you must use 20" wheels if you have RAS in order to clear components. I guess that is not the case. For reference, I have 991.2 C2S w/RAS and looking for track wheels. Could you share the specs on your Apex wheels? Did you go with the VS-5RS?
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Originally Posted by ERinEC
It was my understanding that you must use 20" wheels if you have RAS in order to clear components. I guess that is not the case. For reference, I have 991.2 C2S w/RAS and looking for track wheels. Could you share the specs on your Apex wheels? Did you go with the VS-5RS?
Yes I am running the VS-5RS in 19x9.5 ET45 w/ 265/35/19 and 19x11.5 ET72 w/ 325/30/20 (Goodyear Supercar 3R)

From the Apex website "All 19" and 20" APEX wheels are optimized to clear rear axle steering"

I can post pictures later.
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These aren't the best, but its all I have

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Originally Posted by Tay101
These aren't the best, but its all I have
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Nice looking ride. Looks like this car is set up for the track. Did you have to do any suspension mods to accommodate the wider 9.5" fronts?
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Originally Posted by Tier1Terrier
Nice looking ride. Looks like this car is set up for the track. Did you have to do any suspension mods to accommodate the wider 9.5" fronts?
Thank you.

I am running Bilstein Clubsport coilovers which come with camber plates. I also have GT3 lower control arms.

You would need at least one or the other to increase camber and correct caster in order to run this setup.
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Originally Posted by Tay101
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Not so wild guess, but suspect this car punches WELL above its weight to the frustration of more than a few GT drivers.

Love these performance 3.0 builds. Wheel/tire package looks great. Very impressive, too, given what Preuninger told me they had to do in order to tuck 325s into the RS.
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Originally Posted by stout
Not so wild guess, but suspect this car punches WELL above its weight to the frustration of more than a few GT drivers.

Love these performance 3.0 builds. Wheel/tire package looks great. Very impressive, too, given what Preuninger told me they had to do in order to tuck 325s into the RS.
Thanks.

The car has a Cobb tune as well. It certainly is a blast to drive on the track.
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This right here, 20x12 narrow-body. Dare to be different


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