Hello,

Could any of you guru's tell me if the following wheels would fit my 993 RS?

ET52 9x18"
ET65 11x18"

Thanks!

 

According to these pics they will....993 on eBay

 

The wheels will fit but could be tight depending upon tire size/profile, camber, rolled fenders, etc. Try playing with this spreadsheet. Enter in what your wheel and tire sizes are now and what you want to go to, and it will give you the approximate clearance changes.

 

I didn't see offsets listed in this eBay ad, so they may not match.

 

As mentioned, it could be tight.....I had 8.5 fronts with 235 tyres and there is evidence they have been rubbing on the inner arch at some point. I do know someone who uses 9 & 11" wheels on a 993RS, but they have a very stiff cup suspension set up with very little movement and rolled arches.

 

These wheels were covered on another post...they are ET52 and ET65. In any case these offsets are less aggressive then mine so may not even require rolling of fenders.

 

The O/S were listed in the immediate previous listing for the same wheels based on a question that I asked the seller.

Front ET 52
Rear ET 65

From communication with the seller(s) - I could never tell if I was "speaking" to the husband (Tristram) or the wife (Vy) in emails - there were a couple of other things I found strange:
- The wheels were "hand delivered" to them by Heiz Meis of Gemballa North America (I never called him to confirm this.)
- The rear fenders were rolled, but at first the seller didn't know if, when, or how much even though they had the wheels "hand delivered".
- They couldn't comment on front fender rolling.
- No idea on handling even though they "have 8 cars".
- Based on measurements (9/32 front and 6/32 rear out of 10/32) the rear tires sound like they are about 60% and fronts >85%
- They will allow viewing of the wheels in Beverly Hills
- At first, PayPal was allowed, then they wanted ~5% surcharge, then no "protected" form of payment allowed (Check/MO only).
- Shipping was first set at $200, then "actual shipping".

I was never able to get anyone to look at the wheels for me, and I never had a really good feeling about the seller. They do not have a very good rating - it improved during the last run of these wheels as a different buyer withdrew his/her negative rating. The wheels are relisted due to a "turbo buyer needing spacers", yet there is no feedback about this. And, for wheels, it seems odd to me to run a "Private" auction.
I have NO evidence that there is anything wrong, I just live by the "Buy the seller, not the item" credo.

 

That's entirely possible..."Gemballa North America" is Heinz (sp?) who works out of a condo residence in Malibu (or at least used to) and sells a lot of items on eBay. When I purchased my wheels the dealer picked them up directly from Gemballa. Can't comment on the rest of your concerns though.

P.S. Good luck with your other wheels