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Agreed! Placing my KW HAS order today, Thank you for the insight and pictures. Can't add spacers to CL wheels nor would I feel safe to, so to fix the offset issue I may explore some aftermarket wheels down the road...
Another vote for KW HAS kit here, as I have it on my S and love the way it looks/rides.
Re the sunken wheel look: At the height @vic55 is set at, I think it looks great. Doesn't look sunken to me, more like an RS factory type stance.
Whoring out a pic of my car on HAS even though it's not CL:
You can use the Bilstein EVO SE suspension. I put them in my car and the ride and drop is perfect.
My car in a turbo with 5 lug but the same suspension will fit in your car as well. It's surprising how aggressive the stance is on my car with the Bilstein set up. They really got everything right on this kit. I am using a 325/30-21 on the back and a 265/35-20 on the front with a 14mm and a 7mm spacer.
The front lift allows me to clear every driveway easily still.
I just took out a set of Height Adjustable Springs from a customers car to replace them with the Bilsteins. It is a night and day difference in ride quality between the two.
It comes with shocks as well in this kit. The rear shock in the FAL version is a fully threaded shock body. They also install using your factory electronics. It is a plug and play fit because Bilstein is also OE supplier for the 992.
Did Techart HAS on wife’s car - no complaints- have FAL on it (helper springs) no issue. With that said, had the EVO been readily available in spring of 2021, would have gone that way for sure. Now my HAS springs are coming off (today in fact) because I am preparing to CPO the car for my TTS which should arrive in spring. Added 10mm spacers all around incidentally.
This is such a super clean setup! I love the RS spider wheels.
With CL wheels, just go with a wider tire to fill out the fender.
I was thinking this as well. Stock rear is 305/30/21 I’d have to go 315/30/21 and probably leave the front as it is since the rear is more noticeable in my opinion.
I just don’t know how increasing the width in the rear and not the front would affect the cars driving dynamics and capability or if it’s even worth it.
But this would be the cheapest route to “adding” more offset.
im no expert but I think adding 10mm to each tire is not the same as putting 10mm spacers. Effectively the 10mm extra tire equates to about half of a spacer (you’re adding 5mm on the outside and 5mm on the inside).
im no expert but I think adding 10mm to each tire is not the same as putting 10mm spacers. Effectively the 10mm extra tire equates to about half of a spacer (you’re adding 5mm on the outside and 5mm on the inside).
Sorry I didn't see this until now. This is correct, since the tire is centered onto the wheel technically it would be 5mm inside and 5mm outside, however, this dependent on the tire, sidewalls etc. The rear wheels on the GTS and the Turbo S are almost identical offset wise, with only a +5 ET difference going to the Turbo specific wheels. Given the GTS has about an inch in half less body width wise, a 315 rear tire should be flush on the GTS.
Long story short, I decided to purchase all 4 tires in a wider width, I'm lowering it next week and adding the tires. I post pictures post alignment. Keep you guys updated!
Damn, this looks mean!! Love it! This build is fire btw, beautiful 😍 I see the GT3 side skirts, just got mines lol Huge difference, had them on my C2S prior to my GTS, decided to go with them again.
Thanks @vic55 and @runthis for the KW HAS kit suggestion. Got everything installed on the car and just got it back. Love it. I can say the KW HAS kit feels like its good quality. I put 315's in the rear and 255's in the front, both PZERO. I also got a street/track semi-aggressive alignment and added GT3 side skirts.
Aesthetically the wider tires of course only come out about 5mm as said above, but still looks great. Functionality wise, the wider track in the front and rear give the GTS a GT3 type of stable and planted feel. I did have a 992 GT3 for over a year and sold it to get a 992 GT3 RS arriving later this year so I'm pretty familiar with it. The car is transformed with the alignment and the wider track, feels much more planted, stable, almost zero body roll (I have RAS but not PDCC) before I felt it a little more, especially coming from a 992 GT3 and a 488 Pista.
All in all love the car and I'm happy with the money I've spent on the tires and KW Has kit. The GT3 side skirts IMO really sets this car up to look much more aggressive and gives it a sense of more "fullness" and aggressiveness from certain angles.
If anyone has any questions, pls feel free to ask.
02-02-2023, 09:28 AM
