DLJ

The way the .2 should have come out of the box. Great looking car w/ these!

Gauss

I'm following this thread with great interest. Kudos to DJN for having done the pioneer work.
I need advice on which 18" wheels will clear my 380mm steel brakes ? I know CCW C10's work (thanks to kormaster), but unfortunately there's no reseller in Europe.

DC640

Any custom wheel company can make the wheel for you. HRE, Jongbloed, CCW, Forgeline, Finspeed, BBS etc. - All these companies will probably ship to europe. Just costs money =)

To make it easy, just make sure you ask them to make 5 lug PCCB (or 380mm brake) clearance on 997.1 GT3 in either GT3/RS offset (depending on what you have). Thats it.

usctrojanGT3

Looks like I'll be converting converting to 5-lugs. I got my eye on the CCW S2K wheels. I'm gonna be running NT01s but what are some street tires that I can run on those wheels?

ghst868

Does anybody know of a DIY for converting from CL to 5 lug or from 5 lug to CL?

Im retiring my GT3 from track duty and want to convert back to centerlock.

Targa Tim

what's the advantage of switching back to CL?

DJN

Easy.....Just R&R hubs and substitute CL hubs for the 5 lug units you have. Read my posts at the beginning of the thread to see what is necessary. Or PM me if you can't figure it out.

A better and easier solution may be to find a local guy with a 997.2 GT3 who wants to switch from CL to 5 lug. In this scenario you can trade wheel carriers (front and rear) with the hubs intact and save both labor and the cost of destroying sets of wheel bearing when the hubs are pressed out in the standard method.

You can also trade wheels too! Win-win if you can find a taker.....post an ad.

Cheers!
Doug

surlynkid

Damn. I want to do this on my new 2010 and need to read through 22 pages. I can install the parts as I have a 20 ton press in the garage for just such jobs. Just a lot to read to make sure I get this right and get the right spec wheels and understand why I need both types of lug nuts as I will go with studs.

mooty

some wheel lug holes are cut cone shaped other ball a
seat sealed. Porsche usually are ball. as long as u know what wheel an lug hole shape, u only need one set of nuts. but if u have many different wheels, then .....

I only have ball shaped.

doba_s

Good job!

zanwar

Add one more to the list. Should never have waited this long!

Targa Tim

^good job and good choice of wheels.

mooty

gnarly, forgeline GA3R!

DJN

Well done!

mooty

its coming.