Hey All,

Currently drive an 08 C2S Coupe lowered on HR Springs. Thinking about picking these wheels up but im wonder what kind of fitment i'll have if they even fit
Wheels are ESM-004M 19' in Silver

Front:19x8.5 +45mm with 235/35ZR19 PS4S
Rear:19x11 +47mm with 305/30ZR19 PS4S

 

they would fit, but barely - and thats with a lowered car with camber approaching 'mexiiflush'.

both front + rear wheels are about 5mm too wide for a narrow body.

 

Go to Google and type in “aggressive fitment 997 rennlist”.

Fronts are fine as they are my exact specs.

To fit the rear you would probably have to add in camber.

I have 19x11 et52 and I can’t imagine going more aggressive on a factory alignment spec.

They are on the border of poking as it is.

 

fronts are already sticking out 2-3mm, and thats on oem suspension.

these are 8.5 inch not 8" front wheels. to go flush with an 8.5" front wheel , you are looking at about +47/48mm max. beyond that... will start poking past the fender.

a lowered car and aggressive camber *could* still work but the tire wear would be silly.

 

I have 19x8.5 et45 on my fronts and they are perfect IMO.

 

oem camber? or dialed out a little?

 

here is how i based my comparison

front tire size oem 235/35/19

oem 8" wheel 19 +57. added a 15mm spacer (i run this) == 19x +42. this is dead flush (oem suspension). the vendors normally recommend 7mm spacers for the front which many owners have stated is still mild (i agree - so i tell people to run 12mm). 19x8 +45 i think would be perfect.

Now based on a 8.5 +45 - front wheel, this should poke 3mm beyond what i am running (oem suspension settings re height + camber). I've attached the screenCap re the calculations

imho - Unless the car is lowered with some camber dialed in to tuck the front wheels back in, it should poke 3mm on oem suspension.

 

My Camber is -0.6 degrees for the front.

The new Apex forged wheels fronts are running 18x9 et46 and 19x9 et50.

 

Yes they will fit, rear fitment is aggressive but on a lowered car you should be good without running crazy camber. Also PS4S tires have nice stretch which helps.

 

I love and hate your Insta.

I love your car and your style, I hate the potential impact to my wallet.

 

It's your tires that are wide, the wheel fitment is still conservative. When I had 295/30ZR19 Pirelli PZERO tires they still bulged on a 19x12 wheel. What's your rear tire size?

 

Thanks lol

 

Stock alignment. Rears are 19 x 11 +52 (305 tires) and fronts are 19 x 8.5 +50. Both are essentially flush.
OP, I'd recommend test fitting the wheels, if possible, before you buy.

 

Another 5mm wouldn't make much difference. I guess a good question to ask would be how low OP's car is? Do you have a photo?

 

I agree with preelude. Tires vary in width from brands and models. I had both Michelin PS2s and Sport Cups both in 305s and the PS2 were a good amount wider. The sport cups were stretched. Tirerack had good spec info on tires and tread width is important to check for fitment purposes.