NOBY

Hey guys.

Im thinking of ordering bbs lemans finally and I wonder if I should go with 10" or 11" in the rear, my fenders are rolled or whatever it called.

Im thinking of 11" but will they fit?

Porsche 996 c2


Regards // Norbert

LVDell

Of course they will. It's the offset that you need to worry about. Remember, the GT3 wheel is 11" wide and has a offset of 63. I wouldn't get much more aggressive than that.

NOBY

Okey thanks man!

NOBY

The ET on the 11" in the rear is 56, will that do?

LVDell

I don't think it will be that good. Having an offset of 56 will be like adding a 7mm spacer to the stock GT3 wheels. I wouldn't be comfortable with that.

Chads996

Agree with Dell, 100%. I am running GT3 wheels. 11" rears = no problem

C.

Ray S

I have 11" rears on my NB 996 C2 (65 ET). 11's will fit, but the offset you mentioned is not good for a NB 996.

Kolshak

FWIW, I'm running 11' et 52 with a 285 tire on a lowered MY01 C4 without rolled fenders. I thought the offset was too aggressive but the people at victor equipment insisted they would fit blah, blah, trust me, blah, blah.
I took a big chance and bought them after they sent me pictures of the same wheels on other NB cars. Well, the wheels do "fit" and don't extend beyond the fenders but it's extremely close. That being said, I wouldn't go beyond the GT3 specs again.

NOBY

So if Kolshak is running ET52 then 56 is a lot better I belive? What ET is the best to go for you guys think? 60-63?

67FJ45

You might want to check the PCA forum. Joel Reiser fields loads of questions about this. There's plenty of room in the rear. The front is a different story.

They'll fit, but maybe you should look for wheels with offsets closer to the GT3 63 mm.

Regarding the front, what's the offset of the BBS Lemans? And what width are you considering? The C2 (18"x8" wide) front offset is 50mm, if I'm not mistaken.

TheSpeedDemon

Personally I would not take the risk of an off-set less than 63 for 11's at the rear. Having 63 allows for a wider tyre to fit which the 11" wide wheels are designed for 295+. Tippy can attest to having the wrong off-set with 11's on a NB also.

So stick with GT3 off-sets and you can't go wrong. Do anything else and you are taking a risk.

NOBY

Okey this is how it looks.

Front 8.5x18" ET56
Rear 11x18" ET56

The store tells me that BBS dont offer any less agressive ET for our Porsche c2 when it comes to 11"


What should I do guys?

TheSpeedDemon

Wrong Offsets !!!

8.0x18 should be 50mm
8.5x18 should be 40mm

Ray S

+1

Will more aggressive offsets on the rear work? Yes, but with compromises. On an 11" wheel a 295 tire is just about perfect. You may be able to work it with narrower tires, but then why go with an 11" wheel. The ideal rim range for a 285 tire is a 9.5" to 10.5" inch wheel.

NOBY

Are you sure, can I find this somewhere online?

This is what Wheel Enhancement is giving me.