Ray S

I agree!! The RG5 is available in GT3 sizes and offsets and even the 18 x 11" rears weigh less than 20 lbs.

If you talk to the guys at Wheel Enhancement they will tell you these forged wheels are very strong and that Champions are among the best wheels that they sell.

Good luck.

GT3MK1

What about wheels for the 996 GT2?

18's or 19's?

19's look better, but I guess 18's better for performance? What do you think?

CME

I was looking for some information on Fikse wheels and here is what I have directly from Fikse for the GT3.

Wheels: Profil 10

Fronts:
18x9 +45mm offset
Outer Rim 1.5 X 18 30 Hole
Inner Rim 7.5 X 18 30 Hole

Rears:
18x11 +64mm offset
Outer Rim 1.5 X 18 30 Hole
Inner Rim 9.5 X 18 30 Hole

These will work with no rubbling problems or need for spacers on our cars.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Chet

mooty

18 looks better and 18 has better performance.
simplistically you want the smallest wheels that will clear your brakes, everything else being equal, smaller diameter = less wt.

also, right now there are more choices in 18" rubber than 19".

19" doen'st look better on GT3 b/c it will make the large GT3 rotors appear to be rather small.

GT3MK1

I know the good things about 18", but nowadays most cars and 997 are having larger wheels like 19".

Why? Because 997 is bigger than 996?

mooty

marketing mostly. size matters for some ppl ;-)

look at 997 cup cars, i think they are on 18"
most of the track rats will switch to 18" if they plan to track 997gt3 or 997 of any sort.

RJFabCab

Vegas, please fill us in on why the racing experts advised against seriously tracking the Fikses.

Teams race Fikse and they can be made to spec. Perhaps at the time Wheel Enhancement had some Fikse sets in stock that weren't exactly OEM GT3 spec. Thus, the 'close' but no cigar match.

I'm not sure why Fiskse couldn't make you a set to spec only 2 yrs ago. I had some trouble with inner barrels cracking and Fikse replaced all of my inner barrels on my Profil 10s.

Apparently, all wheel construction is in-house now (no farming out) for quality control. They said this change took place about 2 yrs ago. My wheels are 4 yrs old.

roberga

then do not buy them

pgwilliams

I got my Fikse FM 10s (for a 993) from Wheel Enhancement. I found them to be very knowledgeable and big on customer service.

GT3MK1

Lots of people are using BBS Racing Alu wheels, do you think that's good for street use? I am afriad that's not strong enough.

10 GT3

I was not aware the Corsair wheels were out. Last time I talked to John, they were still working on molds. You had to go to 19"s because of the lack of widths and offsets with the SP 1-piece wheels before these came out. Last spring, the Classics were his only option.

There are 2 different version of the 3-piece Classic wheel: street and race. The street has a center cap and chrome bolts. The race has a different center with additional holes for lighter weight, no provision for a center cap and cadmium plated bolts.

The comment about Classic wheels not clearing the brakes on a GT3 is a huge load of BS! I have seen these wheels run over 14" stoptechs and GT3's with stock brakes. Before I ever owned my 996, John sent me pics of a GT2 (which have the same brakes as a GT3 with PCCB's) running these wheels to show me what the clear annodized finish looks like. A couple of them are posted on the CCW website. Click the "Classic" link under 996 (those are the 3-piece race wheels). My wheels are nearly identical to these, except John's GT3 fitting (same fronts with a narrower outer rim half in back).

http://www.ccwheel.com/files/gallery.php?id=porsche#a

You are correct that a 1-piece forged wheel will be stronger. The 3-piece wheel uses a very strong 1 piece forged center with cast/spun outer rim halves (like HRE, Forgeline, etc.). John easily acknowledges the weakness of the outer rim halves and comments about how even the SP wheels are a lot stronger. The outer rim halves are fairly soft by design and can bend far easier. This is very important if you are driving over pot holes on the street. They aren't going to just bend under the stress of racing though. If you hit a curb or have an off-road excursion then...you can bend them. I have seen a Viper (off-road excursion) and a Supra (curb) do it. Keep in mind in this situation that if you are running Corsairs it means a new wheel if you damage it versus Classics its just a rim half at a fraction of the price.

Here is another pic of the GT2 with CCW Race Classics that is not on the website:

Rassel

I think the race wheels are too soft for off-track experience. Actually, any serious racing wheel I wouldn't recommend for street use.

Though I'm trying to find out if the normal BBS LeMans would be suitable on the GT3.

Anyone here running on them? Or heard recommendations on them?

944TURBOS

I have a set of forgeline SX3Rs that I use for the track. I had 1000 dollars off from forgeline from a clubrace award so thats why I went with them. They are pretty light and very strong. Fikses are also nice and BBS comps are nice but not very strong for the street(so i hear).

Austin

The Fikse Profil series is excellent. They perform and win, can't go wrong. With all the enduro hours, spins, off track excursions, and birm jumping, we're satisfied with Fikse wheels. Fit, quality and Fikse support/service has been excellent. Let us know if you any questions or comments, we are a Fikse dealer.

BBS has also been a winner, they're the standard for IMSA Porsche Cup. They've also come out with a all new forged line-up. They are great wheels, with a road hazard and defective finish warranty. There's a reason we carry those as well!


just my $.02

Austin

mooty

i dont have BBS alum wheel, so i dont want to conjecture.

but i have owned lots of so called hi qty, light wt 3 pcs wheels. they ALL bent when used on streets of SF. sure, you can be careful, but all you need is hit ONE pothole at speed.

i always run stock wheels on street. and 3pcs on track.

that said, i know ppl who run fikse and kinesses on streets for years and never had a problem. i must be a pot hole magnet.