Is anyone running 19" Lobster Claws on a NB?
02-27-2006, 12:26 PM
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[QUOTE=troutrover]Does Porsche make an OEM Lobster Claw? or would you have to go with a knock off?
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Opps! sorry guys ment to ask if Porsche makes an OEM 18" Lobster Claw?
Cheers
CB
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Opps! sorry guys ment to ask if Porsche makes an OEM 18" Lobster Claw?
Cheers
CB
02-27-2006, 03:52 PM
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[QUOTE=troutrover]
No. The lobster claw is only in 19x8 and 19x11 for the Carrera S (997)
It is, interestingly, the lightest wheel for the 997 at present (OEM).
Dan
Originally Posted by troutrover
Does Porsche make an OEM Lobster Claw? or would you have to go with a knock off?
/QUOTE]
Opps! sorry guys ment to ask if Porsche makes an OEM 18" Lobster Claw?
Cheers
CB
/QUOTE]
Opps! sorry guys ment to ask if Porsche makes an OEM 18" Lobster Claw?
Cheers
CB
No. The lobster claw is only in 19x8 and 19x11 for the Carrera S (997)
It is, interestingly, the lightest wheel for the 997 at present (OEM).
Dan
02-27-2006, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Leland Pate
I know many people don't care for the 997 lobster claw wheels but they've kind of grown on me since I saw that photo of this white RS floating around.
Plus they can be had cheap.
Anyway, these are advertised to fit narrow body 993's, but the 11" rears make me nervous. Here are the specs: 19 X 8 with 57mm offsets front and 19x11 with 67mm offset rear.
I'm guessing I'd run a 245 in front and a 295 in rear. I am going to need a second set of wheels in Germany and would like to make my current Twists my winter set.
...I wouldn't even like these wheels if it weren't for this picture...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Plus they can be had cheap.
Anyway, these are advertised to fit narrow body 993's, but the 11" rears make me nervous. Here are the specs: 19 X 8 with 57mm offsets front and 19x11 with 67mm offset rear.
I'm guessing I'd run a 245 in front and a 295 in rear. I am going to need a second set of wheels in Germany and would like to make my current Twists my winter set.
...I wouldn't even like these wheels if it weren't for this picture...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
02-28-2006, 03:25 AM
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I had them on my 997S for 8 months or so. For quite a while, I thought I liked them, but then I really started to get tired of them. I probably thought they were cool at first because they shouted 997 and it was new, etc. Just my $0.02, but consider whether you might get tired of them. Can't tell you about the fit on a 993 but you might call Wheel Enhancement as they would probably know.
01-30-2011, 12:10 AM
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tried these on my NB 993 today and the rears were too wide. at least for my taste. stuck out past the fender and the inside edge of the tire rubs the body of the car when extended down all the way....(car on jackstands). spacers would be needed, pushing the rear out even more. decided not to get them.
12-11-2015, 12:26 AM
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...but the 11" rears make me nervous. Here are the specs: 19 X 8 with 57mm offsets front and 19x11 with 67mm offset rear.
I'm guessing I'd run a 245 in front and a 295 in rear. I am going to need a second set of wheels in Germany and would like to make my current Twists my winter set.
...I wouldn't even like these wheels if it weren't for this picture...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
I'm guessing I'd run a 245 in front and a 295 in rear. I am going to need a second set of wheels in Germany and would like to make my current Twists my winter set.
...I wouldn't even like these wheels if it weren't for this picture...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
OEM NB rear offset are +65mm, so the 67 mm offset brings the outside edge in, 2 mm, or approx .080"; but the 11" wheel, pushes that outside edge back out .5". or .420" further out than a 10" wheel with a 65 mm offset
Its close, but they look like they'd rub...Dont know the tire make, model, or sizes...
For a visual reference, the wheels in my avatar are 10" wheels with 65 mm offsets. Do you think you could push those wheels out an additional .420", or in round numbers, another 7/16" ? Rear tires are 265, but should probably be 285's...
Last edited by nine9six; 12-11-2015 at 01:14 AM.
12-08-2022, 12:44 PM
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Cayman rear
19x9.5 ET46 fit
19x9.5 ET46 fit
12-09-2022, 04:27 PM
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This is interesting. I thought the consensus was 19’s we’re too big for 993NBs. I have 19” HRE wheels on my new to me 993 but am concerned that at speed 100mph, the car gets light. I was guessing that’s because the car height is set too high to accommodate wheels that are too tall. But if 19’s work, am I misdiagnosing the issue of lightness at speed? The height was recently reset in conjunction with new shocks and an alignment.
Last edited by CT Mike; 12-09-2022 at 04:35 PM.
12-11-2022, 11:33 AM
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Sorry Mike I am of no help when you talk about high speed and getting light on 19's.
Maybe someone else can chime in?
Best,
Paul
Maybe someone else can chime in?
Best,
Paul
