Need ideas/choices for low wt-replacement 911 turbo wheels
11-27-2006, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by turbojohn
Great photo,,,,do you have one of the entire side of the car you can post. Looks like the posted HRE C-21 is 19"??
yes they are 19". all the little screws holding the wheels together are titanium...very cool. the front calipers look very nice (and BIG) in there
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11-27-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by turbojohn
If they use 18" on racing cars, what is there for an advantage to 19" wheels besides supposed better looks (I find this questionalble) and rougher ride??? Sounds like looks is all??
11-28-2006, 12:16 AM
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Light wt rims instead of costly ceramics
Originally Posted by atomic80
18" wheels will clear the standard steel rotors without a problem, yep. Turbojohn was talking about PCCB in his first post so I assumed he was getting them. To get the ceramic rotors + lightweight wheels would be the best way to reduce the unsprung weight. It'd make the car VERY fast indeed.
11-28-2006, 12:25 AM
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Great photo, thanks
Originally Posted by allegretto
here you go...
yes they are 19". all the little screws holding the wheels together are titanium...very cool. the front calipers look very nice (and BIG) in there
yes they are 19". all the little screws holding the wheels together are titanium...very cool. the front calipers look very nice (and BIG) in there
11-28-2006, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Whoopsy
Cause 18" won't clear the big brakes.
11-28-2006, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by turbojohn
If they use 18" on racing cars, what is there for an advantage to 19" wheels besides supposed better looks (I find this questionalble) and rougher ride??? Sounds like looks is all??
11-28-2006, 01:29 AM
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For new rims..I'll get 18"
Originally Posted by DJ 996
You got that right, 19's are looks only. No performance benefit over 18"s only bling if you will. I wish we had a choice on the TT, I would opt for 18s in a flash.
I did this with my M3 and never went back to the 19s ever. The ride was terrible compared to my 18s" The downside of this choice is the space to stack the rims/tires.I can image the jarring-ride with 20" wheels. That seems to be the rim BBS etc seem to be promoting. Those with so little rubber look very-ugly to me.
What is amazing is that I notice no difference in side to side movement in high speed turns between my 18" and 19" on my '06 M3. I thought with less air, there might be this one benefit.
If this was true, more drivers would use 19" on the track.
11-28-2006, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by turbojohn
For my upcoming HRE -21s, I'll get 18" rims if available with p2 tires. Trade in for my turbo wheels/tires is $1500. Or it might be a good idea to store my 19"rims/ tires when ever the turbo is traded back in. I did this with my M3 and never went back to the 19s ever. The ride was terrible compared to my 18s" The downside of this choice is the space to stack the rims/tires.
I can image the jarring-ride with 20" wheels. That seems to be the rim BBS etc seem to be promoting. Those with so little rubber look very-ugly to me.
What is amazing is that I notice no difference in side to side movement in high speed turns between my 18" and 19" on my '06 M3. I thought with less air, there might be this one benefit. If this was true, more drivers would use 19" on the track.
I did this with my M3 and never went back to the 19s ever. The ride was terrible compared to my 18s" The downside of this choice is the space to stack the rims/tires.I can image the jarring-ride with 20" wheels. That seems to be the rim BBS etc seem to be promoting. Those with so little rubber look very-ugly to me.
What is amazing is that I notice no difference in side to side movement in high speed turns between my 18" and 19" on my '06 M3. I thought with less air, there might be this one benefit.
If this was true, more drivers would use 19" on the track.I would think twice aboout aluminum paint with Artic however. I originally ordered these when I had an Artic C4S Cab. They looked smokin' when they came in. I was soooo glad they fit right on the TT however which I traded up to a couple of weeks later.
Where are you buying them from???
BTW, the downside of owninf two different sized wheels is that tires may not be interchanged.