Wheel width question
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Wheel width question
Hi all, Im currently planning to go with a new aftermarket set up on my wheels. Ive done this before and modeled my set up to mirror the popular Apex setup of 20x9&11.5. This is for my narrow body 991.2
I feel like my tires (Contis) look a bit stretched and for this reason, as well as to save weight, I am thinking of going down to the OEM set up in the front of 8.5 and decreasing the rear width to 11. I would move to a lower ET to compensate narrowing of the wheels.
Does anyone see an issue with this? I dont have plans to use anything other than the OEM width tires of 245/305.
thanks!
I feel like my tires (Contis) look a bit stretched and for this reason, as well as to save weight, I am thinking of going down to the OEM set up in the front of 8.5 and decreasing the rear width to 11. I would move to a lower ET to compensate narrowing of the wheels.
Does anyone see an issue with this? I dont have plans to use anything other than the OEM width tires of 245/305.
thanks!
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so long as it's within reasonable margins of the OE setup I see no issues.
my concerns grow when people start meaningfully adjusting the track width. I just don't know how that interacts with the traction control and rear wheel steering.
my concerns grow when people start meaningfully adjusting the track width. I just don't know how that interacts with the traction control and rear wheel steering.
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Hi all, Im currently planning to go with a new aftermarket set up on my wheels. Ive done this before and modeled my set up to mirror the popular Apex setup of 20x9&11.5. This is for my narrow body 991.2
I feel like my tires (Contis) look a bit stretched and for this reason, as well as to save weight, I am thinking of going down to the OEM set up in the front of 8.5 and decreasing the rear width to 11. I would move to a lower ET to compensate narrowing of the wheels.
Does anyone see an issue with this? I dont have plans to use anything other than the OEM width tires of 245/305.
thanks!
I feel like my tires (Contis) look a bit stretched and for this reason, as well as to save weight, I am thinking of going down to the OEM set up in the front of 8.5 and decreasing the rear width to 11. I would move to a lower ET to compensate narrowing of the wheels.
Does anyone see an issue with this? I dont have plans to use anything other than the OEM width tires of 245/305.
thanks!
I ran 20x9 and 20x12 on my narrow body 991.2 with RAS on the OEM Pirelli tires without issues.
I see no reason to go narrower.
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Are the Continentals you are referring to OEM tires or just OEM sizes? The reason I am asking is the OEM tires run big and more like a 255 and 315.
I ran 20x9 and 20x12 on my narrow body 991.2 with RAS on the OEM Pirelli tires without issues.
I see no reason to go narrower.
I ran 20x9 and 20x12 on my narrow body 991.2 with RAS on the OEM Pirelli tires without issues.
I see no reason to go narrower.
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If youre going just for looks and not performance, and you dont like the way the tires sit on the 1/2 wider front, then I see nothing wrong with your plan to keep the OEM size front wheel (8.5) with properly adjusted offset to compensate.
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I have a 2016 club coupe with 11.5 width rear wheels and Bridgestone all seasons. Tires are definitely stretched compared to the n spec summer tires. Originally noticed an uneven transition at the rear during high g force turns (snap steer?). Lowering the tire pressure helped but the experience leaves me thinking these tires are a little too narrow for 11.5 inch wheels. Friend has the same year 991.1 but an S model with the same tires but and 11.0 inch wide rims and he didnt notice this behavior.
