Originally Posted by Marc Gelefsky
Doug,
I have the RE050A Pole Positions on my S, I'm really pleased with them. Sweet wheels! Those are the ones I want but not in the budget with the upcoming arrival of my first kid :) Oh well Glad to hear you like your RE050As...they seem to be the smartest way to go here. |
doug, thanks for the very informative choices of tire selection you've provided..I'll pull the trigger this friday on the 18' carrera wheels and will get the Kumho SPT @ tire rack and as soon as I got it, Ill post the pix of my smile from ear to ear...hehehehehe! for less than $1600, got me a new set of wheels and tires :)
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Cool! I will, of course, also post after the change. :cool:
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for sure, i"ll post the before and after :)
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nice looks like you found yourself a nice deal UnkleKraker (on the wheels). Being that you saved yourself $1200+ vs. going factory Carrera 5 spoke I would spring for PS2 or B'stone PP's, I don't think the $300-$400 difference is worth passing up on top drawer rubber. Its the most important part of the car. But if you have a set budget its a good choice.
I might get a set of these and just keep my winter tires (Pirelli Snows) on them and run my Factory Carreras on my SUmmer tires. |
Thanks, P/L! i would love to get the PS2's or the PP's but I'll be stretching my budget..gotta save some for Spring snowboarding or D/E's :)
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hmm....if you are doing DE's or Autocross then I would make cuts elsewhere and get the expensive tires. Although I don't really consider good tires to be expensive just comes with the territory of having a world class roadster.
c'mon I'm sure you've got some things lying around you don't need. THat's what I do before I "splurge". Just sold $1100 worth of useless stuff (to me) I had in storage I forgot about. People will buy anything on EBay. |
you are right there, P/L! Im planning to do spring cleaning in my garage in a few weeks and I know I got some stuff there that I dont need and might get few more dollars out of it...hmmm!
you rock, dude! :rockon: thanks for the idea |
Man, I've got to get some stuff on eBay...
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so Doug, did you sell me your sport classic II's just because you hated cleaning them? :)
(just got the replacement wheel from wheel enchancement, can't wait to put the pretty buggers on) |
Originally Posted by stumpjumper
so Doug, did you sell me your sport classic II's just because you hated cleaning them? :)
(just got the replacement wheel from wheel enchancement, can't wait to put the pretty buggers on) Truly, I really didn't want to go with 18" wheels (especially with 10" wide in the back!), but I couldn't find good 17" wheels w/o paying a premium for new wheels. (I thought for sure I'd find something decent on eBay? ..no.) Add to the decision that I may have to sell the Boxster this year (already :rolleyes: ), and I started thinking re-sale. ..and the money issue is playing a bigger part than I thought it would. So I guess I'll deal with a more punishing ride for some inexpensive cool wheels that are much easier to clean. :) |
bummer
you could have had my 18 inch turbo twists cheap :) |
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Originally Posted by stumpjumper
bummer
you could have had my 18 inch turbo twists cheap :) These are the ones I was hoping to find (for a somewhat unique look on the Boxster). They're called a "Carrera 4" wheel...they were on the first 996 C4s when they came out. But I couldn't find them through anybody other than Wheel Enhancement, and I wasn't interested in spending $1200 - $1600 just on wheels. I don't know, maybe I should have just done it... |
I don't like them either, that's why I wanted yours :)
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Originally Posted by stumpjumper
I don't like them either, that's why I wanted yours :)
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