lthatch

Suggestions to help my local Discount Tire guy not wreck my car's PCCBs?

Sloth

With the 996's, the PCCB equipped cars came with two wheel placement studs to support the wheel w/o touching the rotors. Make sure the tech uses both.

roberga

Also make sure to tell them if they break it they buy it at $5,300 a pop.

340Elise

I have those studs on my 997 with the iron rotors and they are very helpful. I can see them being a must have item for the PCCB's which have even less clearance.

ex10psi

i personally wouldn't take it to discount tire... rather have a good local race shop with experience and reputation do the wheel/tire changes if it is something you are not willing to do with stud guides, etc...

mooty

you MUST use the studs, if not, you are gambling with a lot of money. if the wind blows or if you breath too hard the wheel will fall off the lip on the hub and your rotor will crack and chip.

as such, i replaced all my wheel bolts with wheel studs

340Elise

Agreed. They also make for a great conversation starter with the ladies!

ex10psi

see pic in my signature, those are the studs (wheel guides) that i use, bought for $7 a piece from sunset porsche, factory porsche part.

C.J. Ichiban

the wheel guides should be in your tool kit

NSXTC

+1. I used them to also prevent scratching the calipers.

Larry Cable

So, they *are* in the toolkit? - I never noticed them before, and I plan to mount my new RG5's
this weekend!

AllanJ

In a different thread a fellow said the 997 models did NOT have these studs in the factory toolkit. Let the gang know if you have them.

Cheers,

C.J. Ichiban

they're in my toolkit on the RS

roberga

you should always use protection ;-)

mooty

OEM stud guides ARE supplied with 997RS.