Henrik964

Dear all, im a Snow Guy. In the middle of Summer i think snow. This winter the gen2 4s Will run and i need to have wheels. Now, im thinking of going narrow. 275, 265 on 19". Have anybody done this? The recommendations say 295/35 19". Rims 10" rear (et42) i think. The online tyre shops points out it should work bit has anybody experience? Thanks henrik

Dennis C

I ran the Porsche recommended sizes for winter wheels and tires on my 997 turbo. It performed beautifully during the winter months in the Colorado mountains.

SoCal C2S

Bruce In Philly

IMO, don;t over think this. Just get Porsche rims. Your manual or PCNA (call 800 number) will help you with the correct wheel dimensions, models, and part numbers. If you are NOT going to use the Porsche recommendations, make sure you get the correct offset as that is all about stress on the bearings. I always care about diameter as that can have an effect on the stability management computer (or so some say).

I always buy winter rims for my and my wife's cars from sports car tire shops. They always have "take offs" - used rims folks dump to put on the latest neon spinners. I would not use the Porsche forums... folks whe are newbies think their wheels are worth some stupid high prices. They are not.

I've driven a Porsche as my every day, only car since 2000 and have always swapped winter wheels for 18 years. We do get snow here in Philly while snow tires vary in what they can do (some I hate, some I love) they are a million times better than all seasons or summer tires.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

dgjks6

Get the 19 stock sizes. And the rec snow tires. If you want it to drive like a Porsche.

You can mix and match sizes and get some Blizzaks to fit on 18's if you really want. But the car drives like crap.

And I have not noticed a huge difference between "performance" snow tires and non performance snow tires in snow. But there is a huge difference between the two in the snow.

Henrik964

You are all right. It Will be oem rims. I just cant stay away from thinking om theae things.. its vacation too much time.