I got 997 turbo wheel, and my car is 997s. Could you guys give me opinion about wheel fitment? Here is wheel spec info. Will these fit?

997s Stock:
19 x 8 ET 57 235/35/19
19 x 11 ET 67 295/30/19

Turbo wheels
19 x 8.5 ET 56
19 x 11 ET 51

Thanks!

 

Using the same size, brand, and model of tire you're going to be pushing everything out at the rear of the car 16mm. Take a look and see what that would mean. Normally Turbo wheels don't fit the narrow body cars very well. You might be able to make them work if you run a lot of rear camber, but you'll dramatically shorten your tire life by doing so. Better to find a set of wheels you like with the proper NB offsets.

 

My 09 997.2 base Carrera came specked from factory with the 19" Turbo wheels so I'm pretty sure that there should be no worries for the OP.

 

Gilbert, actually, the turbo wheels will fit nicely in the rear of your narrow body. You will probably want spacers for the fronts to match the flusher fitting turbo rears, 5-7mm will do.
I am running front; 19 x 8.5 et 47, 245 tire. Rear; 19 x 11 et 48, 305 tire. Outside of the tires are flush with outside of fenders.

 

Yes they will fit nicely. This is what the offsets look like

 

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i ran WB offset on my NB. You'll be fine. Tire size makes a difference as well. Try not to go wider than 295.

 

Porsche made optional "turbo" wheels for the 997 with appropriate offsets for narrow body cars. My guess is that you have those.

 

Dennis,
I did not know that. Thanks for the info especially since I was about to purchase another wheel to replace a scuffed up one for the rear of my car. How can I determine whether I'm getting the correct match?
These offset and tire size etc discussions lose me. Thanks for any education you can give.

 

See my signature pic.

Also, I am running 17mm spacers rear and 5mm spacers front.

No issues. I would not do 305's on the rear. Stick with 295's.

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They are a perfect fit on my NB

 

you'll be fine.

- rears 19 x 11 ET 51 will be exactly flush without spacers on your c2s (but won't protrude past the fender)
- front fronts 19 x 8.5 ET 56 will be approx 6mm more aggressive then your current setup but still 7mm inset from the fender... you could push out the further if you want via a mild spacer if you want the flushness of both front+rear to match.

 

Yep, Dennis is correct, if you go to the TEquipment website you can see these variants for WB/NB. Some wheels have the offset next to the valve stem but I doubt your Turbo wheels will. If you take off the wheel, the offset and part number is normally found on the back side. You might be able to find it with a mirror with the wheel still on the car. I understand the positioning can vary by wheel type though. Coincidentally, I took a photo of mine not too long ago just in case I ever needed it, so here's an example.

 

I ran Turbo wheels on my 2006 C2S with a 305 rear and it was fine...looked good and aggressive.