993 Twists with spacers?!
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993 Twists with spacers?!
I've flipped through countless of wheel threads lately searching for pics of 993 widebodies on stock 993 Turbo Twists running 5-7mm spacers...Does anyone have pics of their setup for comparison?
I want to run my twists for a bit to switch it up, but hate how un-flush they are with the fenders. I know spacers are the answer, but I wanted to see what that looks like!
I want to run my twists for a bit to switch it up, but hate how un-flush they are with the fenders. I know spacers are the answer, but I wanted to see what that looks like!
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At one point I had 15mm spacers in the rear of my old C4S bringing the offset to 25mm. That was with 265/35/18 tires. So the tire size plays a major role. With a 285 tire for instance you would probably only be able to fit a 5mm spacer back there.
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Hey Jakob,
I run my factory hollow spoke twists during the fall/winter typically, some old pics but hopefully this helps your search!
Factory setup:
8x18 et 52 - 225/40/18
10x18 et 40 - 285/30/18 + 7mm spacer
These pics are at RS height maybe just slightly lower with Bridgestone SO4 Pole Positions. Never gonna sit nice like rims or the 996TT twists but still ok. I think a 5mm up front would be good too!
I run my factory hollow spoke twists during the fall/winter typically, some old pics but hopefully this helps your search!
Factory setup:
8x18 et 52 - 225/40/18
10x18 et 40 - 285/30/18 + 7mm spacer
These pics are at RS height maybe just slightly lower with Bridgestone SO4 Pole Positions. Never gonna sit nice like rims or the 996TT twists but still ok. I think a 5mm up front would be good too!
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Jakob, you have 996 wheels though right? So you already have 11's on the back vs. the 10's pictured above. I too feel I could probably run a 5 mm spacer on my 996 tt wheels to fill out the arches a bit.
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If I get spacers will I need to adjust anything like alignment? I wouldn't think so but just double checking. My car will be arriving with stock twists, and on the C4S they definitely could use a little push out further. Would 5mm all the way around work or should I go 7mm in the rear and 5mm in the front?
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Hi Jakob,
I apologize for a "thread theft" but I was wondering what tires you are running.
I've got the same Techart wheels ( at least I think so)
Front 8.5x18 et 41 w Michelin PS2 225 40
Rear 11x18 et 34.5 w Michelin PS2 285 30
Ride height ROW -10(ish) Bilstien HD ROW M030 springs
I'm looking at new tires for next season and I'm considering getting wider esp at the front.
Your setup looks a little different ie the tires seem to "fill" the wheel well more.
Thanks,
Jim
I apologize for a "thread theft" but I was wondering what tires you are running.
I've got the same Techart wheels ( at least I think so)
Front 8.5x18 et 41 w Michelin PS2 225 40
Rear 11x18 et 34.5 w Michelin PS2 285 30
Ride height ROW -10(ish) Bilstien HD ROW M030 springs
I'm looking at new tires for next season and I'm considering getting wider esp at the front.
Your setup looks a little different ie the tires seem to "fill" the wheel well more.
Thanks,
Jim
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Hi Jakob,
I apologize for a "thread theft" but I was wondering what tires you are running.
I've got the same Techart wheels ( at least I think so)
Front 8.5x18 et 41 w Michelin PS2 225 40
Rear 11x18 et 34.5 w Michelin PS2 285 30
Ride height ROW -10(ish) Bilstien HD ROW M030 springs
I'm looking at new tires for next season and I'm considering getting wider esp at the front.
Your setup looks a little different ie the tires seem to "fill" the wheel well more.
Thanks,
Jim
I apologize for a "thread theft" but I was wondering what tires you are running.
I've got the same Techart wheels ( at least I think so)
Front 8.5x18 et 41 w Michelin PS2 225 40
Rear 11x18 et 34.5 w Michelin PS2 285 30
Ride height ROW -10(ish) Bilstien HD ROW M030 springs
I'm looking at new tires for next season and I'm considering getting wider esp at the front.
Your setup looks a little different ie the tires seem to "fill" the wheel well more.
Thanks,
Jim
I am running Hankook Ventus V12 Evo in 235/40/18 Front and 295/30/18 Rear. Hope that helps!!
**I think your rears might be wider..I vaguely remember my rears being 10.5"...not 11s
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If I get spacers will I need to adjust anything like alignment? I wouldn't think so but just double checking. My car will be arriving with stock twists, and on the C4S they definitely could use a little push out further. Would 5mm all the way around work or should I go 7mm in the rear and 5mm in the front?
Jim - Different brands of tires = different sidewalls. Example a Hankook 295 will for sure look much sleeker/stretched vs a PS2 295, which has a very straight up sidewall.