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I may be in the minority among car guys but I think the best wheels are the ones it came from the factory with. In the case of an '08 S I guess that would be 19" lobster forks? Mine's an '05 base but it came with the 19" lobsters on the sticker. I never really saw the value in aftermarket wheels unless you need a second set for track or winter tires. Factory rims for Porsches are more costly than my car is worth putting on, and the only aftermarket wheels I've seen that tempt me are the Fuchs replicas. They're like $1800 a set though, and rn my car is rolling just fine on the wheels it came with.
I may be in the minority among car guys but I think the best wheels are the ones it came from the factory with. In the case of an '08 S I guess that would be 19" lobster forks? Mine's an '05 base but it came with the 19" lobsters on the sticker. I never really saw the value in aftermarket wheels unless you need a second set for track or winter tires. Factory rims for Porsches are more costly than my car is worth putting on, and the only aftermarket wheels I've seen that tempt me are the Fuchs replicas. They're like $1800 a set though, and rn my car is rolling just fine on the wheels it came with.
High quality aftermarket forged rims that use US forgings are both stronger and lighter than Porsche OEM wheels for lower unsprung weight. It's a difference you can feel in the driving dynamics of the car. When I installed the PCCB brakes and Champion wheels on my car I removed 15-20 lbs per corner and the car's handling completely came alive. Of course if you've never driven one with this type of setup then you have nothing to compare the OEM setup to and sometimes ignorance is bliss. (or at least cheaper).
OEM Porsche wheels are good quality though. I wouldn't change them in favor of an aftermarket cast wheel where you don't save the weight or gain additional strength. If it's just for looks and your less concerned about performance, that's OK too, but not why I change mine.
Definitely no disagreement from me but such a subjective topic it's hard to see this discussion ever ending. Forgeline GA1R's in "Midnight silver" finish on my current car here. Not only good looks but right around 20 lbs each for the fronts and 21 for the rears so sheds almost 10 lbs of unsprung weight on each corner.
Those look really good. Ive become a little bored with mine and think theyre a tad on the blingish side. I dipped them black over the weekend for a change but somethings still not sitting right. Maybe dulled down the overall look a little too much or maybe its just a boring spoke design . Not quite sure. . I think those Forgelines in the midnight silver might look pretty good on a white car.. Wheels and colors are very subjective . Its like getting opinions on how someone likes their steak cooked...I like mine med rare
Those look really good. Ive become a little bored with mine and think theyre a tad on the blingish side. I dipped them black over the weekend for a change but somethings still not sitting right. Maybe dulled down the overall look a little too much or maybe its just a boring spoke design . Not quite sure. . I think those Forgelines in the midnight silver might look pretty good on a white car.. Wheels and colors are very subjective . Its like getting opinions on how someone likes their steak cooked...I like mine med rare
A set of spacers will give it an aggressive look. I like em.
High quality aftermarket forged rims that use US forgings are both stronger and lighter than Porsche OEM wheels for lower unsprung weight. It's a difference you can feel in the driving dynamics of the car. When I installed the PCCB brakes and Champion wheels on my car I removed 15-20 lbs per corner and the car's handling completely came alive. Of course if you've never driven one with this type of setup then you have nothing to compare the OEM setup to and sometimes ignorance is bliss. (or at least cheaper).
OEM Porsche wheels are good quality though. I wouldn't change them in favor of an aftermarket cast wheel where you don't save the weight or gain additional strength. If it's just for looks and your less concerned about performance, that's OK too, but not why I change mine.
Wow. I knew good quality forged wheels typically gets you about 10 lbs per corner over cast stock wheels but that the PCCB's were that much lighter than regular steel, I had no idea. I knew they were lighter but not to that extent.
Those look really good. Ive become a little bored with mine and think theyre a tad on the blingish side. I dipped them black over the weekend for a change but somethings still not sitting right. Maybe dulled down the overall look a little too much or maybe its just a boring spoke design . Not quite sure. . I think those Forgelines in the midnight silver might look pretty good on a white car.. Wheels and colors are very subjective . Its like getting opinions on how someone likes their steak cooked...I like mine med rare
I definitely like what you did with the black dipping over the old silver. Maybe try dipping the lip too for all black. Just me but I like all black wheels on white 997's.
I definitely like what you did with the black dipping over the old silver. Maybe try dipping the lip too for all black. Just me but I like all black wheels on white 997's.
Are you selling your Forgies? They are definitely one of the best looking wheels on the market.
Are you selling your Forgies? They are definitely one of the best looking wheels on the market.
Damn CL though. I wish they would fit a GT4.
I thought of selling the Forgelines and replace them with stock, same for the GT2 buckets since the dealers are killing me with these "after market" items. Wheels....yes, after market but the best of the best imo. The GT2 seats are OEM Porsche though and retails for $11,600 on the Suncoast website. Problem with this route is that used OEM GTS CL wheels are not easy to find. Same for the seats. Plus the hassle of shipping seats and wheels all over the map is getting tiresome just thinking about it and not worth it to me.
Current plan is to keep the car as currently configured and just wait for a buyer who's mod friendly and recognizes that he/she gets close to $20,000 worth of the very best after market upgrades available thrown in for free for all intents and purposes. I'm easy to deal with, flexible and if I can't find someone who can appreciate the upgrades and the price of the car then I'll just keep it. I've had four buyers already who wanted the car in a bad way but didn't have the money to buy it. Not even after a pretty generous drop in price. No money, bad credit or both. Selling cars sucks but listening to what the dealers are offering is even worse. They want a bone stock car and if you don't have that they just just mercilessly offend you with ridiculous offers and excuses.
02-13-2019, 10:48 AM
