996toomey

Just curious if anyone has ordered with these wheels.

996toomey

My order currently has the Classics on it which are very nice, simple , and easy to clean. All plusses in my opinion. The new Carrera sports are nice also and I like the wider rears with wider tires to fill out the wheel wells a little more. I also like the fact they come in GT SIlver Metallic which will look nice with my car which is also GT Silver Metallic.

Any thoughts?

Persuader

Yeah I have for my Atlas Grey 4S Coupe arriving 11-11-05, can't wait.

996toomey

Read a response on the same topic over on Rennteam about these wheels increasing understeer because of their increased width in the back. This is something I did not think about. Would this be a noticeable difference between the wheels or do you think Porsche compensates with alignment and offsets etc.?

nkhalidi

The rear Carrera Sport wheels and tires are .5" and 10mm wider, respectively, iirc. A wider rear tire means more grip in the rear, of course, and I suppose a wee bit less oversteer. That said, I think an amateur driver would have a tough time discerning a 10mm difference in rubber width. When I went from 225/295 to 225/305, and then from 225/305 to 235/295 on a 996tt, I sure as heck couldn't tell the difference. Tire pressures would make a bigger difference than 10mm, I think.

And I don't think the factory compensates for the added rubber in the rear with different alignment. Just my view.

996toomey

Thanks nkhalidi for the input.

TT Surgeon

The factory has thought of it for sure. I actually like the lobster forks, don't know why.

DD694

I like them, too. They are different. The Classics are too - well, classic.

sezme

Ever try to clean the lobster forks?! Classics are the way to go.....