Alan Smithee

TechArt makes and sells the wheels. It's the owner that is stupid enough to put wheels/tires on that decrease performance. And, yes, tires in that low of a profile are for looks only, at the expense of ride and performance. That's a fact.

Sobe

Porsche needs to introduce more styles of factory-fitted 19" alloy wheels for the 997 ... or at least one really good one or am I one of the only ones who thinks this .

BHANE

This car belongs to Gary R. I asked Gary if he can send me more pics of his car, nice of him to email me some. I love the Guards Red 997S and planning order one sometime soon Here is a photo of Garys 997 with HRE 841R's, I wanted to see how it looks with these wheels on in a side view angle... I also lowered the car. It would've have been a better image if I only knew photoshop. This was done in Ulead PhotoEnhancer software and took me about an hour, talk about primitive stuff hehe... You will notice both wheels are not the same size , oh well... I tried my best!

Thanks again Gary!!!!

Cheers!

Sobe

Love the lowered look .. it is a shame you can not lower the S . Those of you who have a 997 and not a 997S can lower the car and get a great look .

03-turbo911

I think that TechArt intreduced springs made specifically for the PASM equipped cars.

pcar964

Actually Sobe, I did it for performance. They're hollow-spoke off a TT, lighter than the 17s the car came with, and improve the handling. I would not purchase wheels simply for cosmetics. Anyone who thinks they have to make their Porsche look better for other people has their priorities all screwed up.

Sobe

if they came off a turbo and you have a 95 993 is that not the wrong offset for your car or was that another modification . Do not mean to be on your case but in 95 I wanted those wheels so bad that I ended up selling my 95 993 and getting a new 96 993 just so it would come with the twists and be done to factory specs under warranty . My friend at the factory also said the 18 " hollow-spoke on a 95 was just wrong and to get a 96 and just order them on the car so it would be right . Both of my cars were C4's but I do not know if that had anything to do with the warranty and offset problems with the 95 .

03-turbo911 I heard the same thing .. that would be great .. eek .

VB997

Hey Sobe, where did you see the new 997 aero kit?

rss997

I am tempted to lower my 997 but dont want the hard ride everyday like my 996 with hr spings....

Any ideas for lowering and still having a somewhat decent ride quality?

Cupcar#12

on a personal note:
For me wheels are dictated by tire choice - then by weight - lastly how they look

Chris C.

Sobe--Turbo wheels were made in narrow body (55mm rear) offsets--had em stock on my 97. You're caught on semantics.

pcar964

Sobe, you got me - the wheels are not off a TT, they're in the narrow body offset but still hollowspokes. I'm don't believe there was a different offset for the C4s, but I'm not sure.

In any case, I would like to see the wheel weights on those 20s, I would guess around 25lbs. each, which is way too heavy for a performance wheel.

Greg

Brian E

As a future 997 owner and current 04 Viper owner, I have a keen interest in this thread.
My Viper came equipped with Michelin run flat tires on 19 x 13 rear and 18 x 10 front rims.
The Michelin run flats are an absolutely horrible tire. The sidewalls and tread compound are to hard. I put about 500 miles on them before I swapped them out for the Pirelli P Zero Asymmetrical tire with HRE 545 R wheels.
I went with 20 x 13 rear and 19 x 10 front wheels. The diameter of the 20 inch wheel and tire is actually smaller than the OEM wheel and tire combo.
I also installed a set of aftermarket coil overs with Eibach springs to lower the ride height by 1 inch.
Both the handling and ride has improved with my current setup. The only regret I have is not being able to go with the Michelin Pilot Sport tires. At the time, they weren't available in the size I needed for the rear.
I do think the HRE wheels added a little bling, but not so much to be offensive.

Sobe

VB997 here you go



Tech Arts body kit looks sooooo much better than this ..

Sobe

the Tech Arts wheels are 28 pounds what is the weight of the 19" Lobster Forks ....