Will 996 TT whells fit the 993TT ?
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02-11-2006, 03:06 AM
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Greg,
I got the spacers from Ralph Boothe at http://www.boothedesign.com
They were 15 mm billet alu that bolts on to the hub with studs for the rims. I just got new HREs for my car so I no longer use them. The spacers were taken off while the car was in the shop and I'll have to ask the guys for them. If you want them and the guys can find them... you are welcome to them. Now I will warn you to do some seach about using spacers. I don't know enough about them so I can't comment on them other than I like the way the wheels look pushed out.
I got the spacers from Ralph Boothe at http://www.boothedesign.com
They were 15 mm billet alu that bolts on to the hub with studs for the rims. I just got new HREs for my car so I no longer use them. The spacers were taken off while the car was in the shop and I'll have to ask the guys for them. If you want them and the guys can find them... you are welcome to them. Now I will warn you to do some seach about using spacers. I don't know enough about them so I can't comment on them other than I like the way the wheels look pushed out.
02-12-2006, 10:04 PM
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Ok, Picked up a set of 996 wheels , So now the tires. What to get? SO2 A , Conti, Sport Rib , P Zero. Also the 996 rims will hold rear 295 what can it handle 310? That also limits the selection of tires. 
02-13-2006, 01:09 AM
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AiRick,
As you cruise the net for tires, remeber that you must also consider matching the overall diameters of your front and rear tires. If you get too great a size mismatch, you can quickly overheat and wreck the viscous coupler. I don't know the saftey spec, but ideally, the rears should be a tiny bit smaller in diameter than the fronts. This keeps the VC fluid warm and ready to kick you into AWD with a minimum of wheelspin. This makes the search for ideal tire sizes a bit more complex. Tire Rack does list overall diameters in the "specifications" section.
I haven't checked into 18" tires sizes, but you may also want to consider a 305 size... should fit the 11" rear perfectly. The factory always used a 295 size on those wheels.
As you cruise the net for tires, remeber that you must also consider matching the overall diameters of your front and rear tires. If you get too great a size mismatch, you can quickly overheat and wreck the viscous coupler. I don't know the saftey spec, but ideally, the rears should be a tiny bit smaller in diameter than the fronts. This keeps the VC fluid warm and ready to kick you into AWD with a minimum of wheelspin. This makes the search for ideal tire sizes a bit more complex. Tire Rack does list overall diameters in the "specifications" section.
I haven't checked into 18" tires sizes, but you may also want to consider a 305 size... should fit the 11" rear perfectly. The factory always used a 295 size on those wheels.
02-13-2006, 01:52 AM
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AiRick,
That particular size combination has two problems:
1). the rears will have too large an overall diameter as compared to the front.
2). the rears are so much wider than the fronts that you will have lots of understeer.
That particular size combination has two problems:
1). the rears will have too large an overall diameter as compared to the front.
2). the rears are so much wider than the fronts that you will have lots of understeer.