clemsondds

Just picked up my second 911. With my first one, I had a set of winter tires that I had the local dealer swap out each winter. Thinking of doing that again, but started to think about the hassle it was to drop off tires, then get the wife to help me go drop off car (no loaner for tire swap), and then have her help me go pick up the car. So thinking of getting winter wheel and tire setup and keep at the house. Anyone do this? Is it difficult to swap out? Plus, I think it would be cool to have a different look to the car during the winter season with different wheels. Thoughts/advice? Thanks

cg760

I have been doing the house setup for years. Wall rack from TireRack and QuickJacks

Just J

I'll do with my 992 what I did with my 991.1 - have a winter set of wheels & tires, which the dealer stores for me, so all I have to do is drive over and wait an hour or two for them to make the swap.

Depending on where you bought the car and where you're having this done, storing the wheels/tires might be free or there might be a nominal annual fee. Either way, you still pay for the swap.

mferris

+1 (exact same setup) - TireRack "tire rack" and QuickJacks. I struggled for a season with a floor jack and hated it, then bought a few hobby cars which has justified the better system.

Mods which I made to make things much more fluid:

1. Put a bock and tackle on the ceiling so I'm not wrestling the tires up/down
2. Bought extension hoses for the QuickJacks and leave the jacks to either side of my "work" bay and the QuickJack pump is mounted on a shelving unit - I hated hanging/handling the QuickJacks
3. JBWelded + tie wrapped (could be welded I guess) four bearings to of the QuickJacks to ease sliding in/out from under cars ( place them carefully so that when lowered the jacks are not raised much at all - the 992 is *low*)

Also - you'll need a good torque wrench, 19mm deep (preferably non-marring) socket, likely a strong arm to break the tension, and for kicks an electric (or air) impact wrench to speed things along - but I never break the nuts loose or complete tighten with the impact wrench.

I had purchased a cheaper wall rack and it was so flimsy I threw it out and bought the TireRack one - very sturdy.

rjongco

My indy mechanic stores my extra set of wheels for me

Richard_Wallace

Many of us have an extra set. I just have the basic 20/19 classic wheels for the winter. I opted for the 20/19 to give a little more sidewall in the winter months. Takes about 20 minutes to do (I have a lift) - would take about 1 hour with a standard low profile Jack. The best part about it (where I live in southern Ohio) - I can change them when I want, and have the time - weather can be mild here up until about December, so I usually get them on mid-november so I am ready... And in the spring it can also very, so just pick a weekend in March or Early April and do it when I want - no scheduling, etc. I keep mine on a tire carrier - pic below... (Was my 992 C4S coupe in the background - now I have the targa, same tires..) as I did not have PCBB on either.

If you have Center Locks, you will need a few more tools (My GT3 Touring has the CL's) - those are a bit more of a pain, and take about 2 times as long when all said and done. (So I do not usually swap tires on my GT3 T - and let it sit during the winter).

BillyX

I use the Porsche Winter Wheel set, Harbor Freight 1.5 ton racing floor jack, JackPoint jack stands and low profile pads, a John Doe Tire Taxi (Amazon) to stack vertically, and a plastic TCP Global Tire Cover (Amazon). The HF floor jack is light and just enough to lift, but after 4 years beginning to wear. I'm replacing with an Acron 2-ton. I may go for mFerris's block and tackle set up. The third and fourth tires are hard to stack alone.

Woofman

I plan to use a mobile tire service for the first time this fall for the winter wheel/tire switchover on our vehicles. I'll verify that the operator has the correct tools but at least their website shows customer Porsches. The automotive group that owns the local Porsche dealership stopped storing off season customer tires years ago and I've had no success in finding anyone else nearby that does it. It will be nice to watch somebody else stack these huge wheels and tires on their dollies and push them around our garage.

Nismo240ssx

Discount tire has been doing this for me for a few years $85 woth storage and swap each time in the Chicago burbs. Need to plan a week in advance as they store offsite. In Wisconsin they stored on site and just took the hour.

detansinn

After storing them in my own garage for decades, I discovered that this is really the best solution.

Keadog

OEM 19/20s; store in my "shop", where I have lots of room.
Have a Quickjack/Jackpoint jackstands but lately have just been using the floor jack (unless I need all 4 wheels off the ground at the same time, like brake fluid).

null

Nice setup, but gotta say... I think it would take me about 10 seconds to find a dumb way to split my head or shoulder open on this corner:

pitt911

I had a separate set up that dealer stored for me for free
swap done at dealer and they provide a loaner

cg760

its 7' in the air..... I need a ladder to get them down

clemsondds

Cool, i'll have to give my local dt store a call and see if they will do this.
Wow that's a good dealer! Mine stopped storing tires a few years ago...makes it a giant pain to transfer them all. Thanks for your feedback! You've got a good thing going there...storing and a loaner.