Thanks lanny. I have some dealer oriented questions for you one of these days, I'm going to PM you if you don't mind

 

Just be sure and re-torque your suspension pieces every 5,000 miles. The stresses introduced by the 19 inch wheels, in particular, can wreak havoc on a 996 suspension over time.

 

So you're basically saying just stick with the 18" wheels? After picking myself up off the floor from my "new wheel price" heart attack I've decided to try and find out what it would cost to just have the wheels repaired. (Assuming it's possible) I need to visit a couple of body shops anyway as my car is now 9 years old and I'm thinking about having the paint re-sprayed.

 

I had this pitch from my Stealership as well - giving me the disapproving stares etc etc.

But so far it appears to be completely groundless - and more a case of Porsche wishing to cover themselves in case of any future issues with the car.

i.e. Legal BS

 

Cdodkin - Why does the dealership have to re-torque the suspension, and which pieces?


Edgy - I couldn't find anything at renntech either. I'm probably searching incorrectly, can you point me to any independent info on the re-torquing?

I am curious about this, and not afraid of a torque wrench. After all you can't really do any serious harm if you're just torquing back to spec right?

I can imagine extra weight could magnify certain events, but I imagine this would have more to do with weight or even width /effective track than wheel diameter assuming the same rolling diameter. I am not however a Porsche Engineer.

- Hans

 

They don't torque anything - that's the point

They just 'suggest' that should anything happen in the future, that it's all my fault and they told me that big wheels might be bad for my car eventually.

It's all about plausible deniability for them - they can't be seen to approve of anything in case they get sued later on.

So 10,000 miles later - everything is tight and there are no negative effects of running Porsche 19" rims on a Porsche - who'd have thought!

 

If you go that route, let me know, I've got a great contact here in Dallas

 

No change in wheel stud sizes are needed to run the spacer?

 

Wow! Just wow...a thread from 2008! Do you think he is going to answer? To answer your question...you need longer wheel studs if running a spacer.

 

Well I figured the worst would be no response, I appreciate your great performative response. I'll leave the link to a spacer and bolt kit here if it helps anyone in 2024 or beyond.

https://4wheelspacers.com/shop/porsc...cers-bolt-kit/