Vise

Bumping this with a question for the wheel experts. Looking at a set of summer wheels for my GTS (center lock) and have come across an interesting option but not sure if the rear wheel sizing will work. Appears from this thread that the wider GT3 rear wheel will work no problems on a GTS but wondering if the 20x12 option below will be pushing it too far out.

Aftermarket Wheel:
F: 20x9 +49 (Centerlock)
R: 20x11.5 +55 (Centerlock) or 20x12 +44 (Centerlock)

The 20x11.5 option appears to be Turbo offsets and it will be tucked into the wheel well which is not optimal either.

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated!

Vise

Bumping this up, any thoughts wheel people?

BJK

An update here - I installed the GT3 wheels a few weeks ago and finally got around to taking some pictures:

RobC4sX51

Looks awesome! GT3 wheels are the best Porsche wheel IMHO.

PDK1965

Love 'em!

disden

Throw those on a manual and BAM-- it's a 911 R for the masses! Looks good.

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BJK

Thanks! It is a manual. Also, it's for sale - $155k.

eg991

Those GT3 rims look so hot! Love them!

oalvarez

love, love, love the GT3 wheel....and i agree too with one of the posters above, maybe one of the best wheels Porsche offers.

in the pics provided it looks to me like the front wheel is tucked in some, as in, not as far out to the edge as an oem wheel would appear. is it offset or just the angles/lighting of the photos?

satoru

Sweet, looks perfect!!! Getting ideas for nxt project

Vise

That is likely the offset... I considered a set of the GT3 wheels but IMO the front offset isn't optimal on for the GTS. It does work of course but I'm a bit particular when it comes to offsets. For reference I ended up with a 20x9 +47 on my Forgelines so equal to an 8mm spacer on the GT3 wheels.

That said it still looks great, love the GT3 wheels in the platinum finish.

ibmiked

Certainly one of the advantages of GT4 wheels and five-lugs in general is the ability to use a spacer to adjust the outward location of the wheel. With that being said, if you have center locks and can live with the less than optimal offset, GT3 wheels are the bees knees on a Carrera.

GREAT looking car, good luck with the sale.

neurotic

wow that looks like a GT3 minus the wing!

n8kruger

Gorgeous. Lingerie for the brake rotors.

BJK

Good eye. As others mentioned, the offset on the front GT3 wheel is a little less than the GTS wheel - just 4mm, which is barely perceptible. IMO, it's worth it for the better overall look of the GT3 wheel, but it has started me thinking about playing around with the front suspension setup with something from Elephant. If I start tracking this car, I might go this route.

Thanks! Also, it's not for sale - just a joke after the firestorm from the other thread where a GTS owner is asking above MSRP. This one is staying in the family for a long, long time. That said, a 2016 GTS with a MT is a much more rare beast than a 911R, so if any jilted prospective 911R buyers want to talk, I might be convinced to part with it for a slight discount to current market prices on the R...


When I ordered this car last August, I was going back and forth between a GT3 and the GTS. I love everything about the GT3 except for (1) no MT, (2) no backseat (I have 2 young kids), and (3) the rear wing. I ultimately went with the GTS, but was eyeing the GT3 rear lower bumper and front bumper as potential mods. When the R was confirmed, I was actually relieved that they limited it to just 991 units, so I couldn't even entertain the thought of trading up.

I've done a few things to the car so far (AWE switchpath, Rennline grills, GTS badging on the back, front wrap and Nanolex coating (which is amazing btw - different than opticoat in that it looks and feels much more like a wax, done by Phil at detailer's domain). It's looking pretty good at this point, so I might just stop here.