Question about standard wheels..
10-18-2018, 04:24 PM
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Question about standard wheels..
I have a Boxster vintage 2000 that has 7"/55mm and 8.5"/50mm widths/offsets in a 17" wheel. I know they offered 16" as well as 17" but are these wheel sizes a standard option for that year?
10-18-2018, 10:46 PM
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Those are standard 17" Boxster sizes, 17x7 ET 55 front and 17x8.5 ET 50 back, came as a standard choice on many 986 Boxster, i think the 16"s may have come only on 97-99 but don't know for sure.
10-19-2018, 07:57 AM
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16X6 and 16X7 is the standard 986 Boxster wheel size, The 17s were optional, and could be ordered as an individual option, but most were included as part of a popular option package, The 17s were standard on the Boxster S.
10-19-2018, 02:11 PM
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The reason I asked is I was going to take my 986 to as PCA auto-x and was classifying the car and they added points for the wheel widths saying they are not standard. Seemed odd as these 7x17 fronts and 8.5x17 rears were a factory option.
10-19-2018, 04:59 PM
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Yes, I imagine driving with the '17s (vs. the 16s) is like running with heavy ankle weights on.