18" five spoke lightweight wheels
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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
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
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Glad to hear you like your RE050As...they seem to be the smartest way to go here.
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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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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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!
thanks for the idea
you rock, dude!
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so Doug, did you sell me your sport classic II's just because you hated cleaning them? ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
(just got the replacement wheel from wheel enchancement, can't wait to put the pretty buggers on)
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(just got the replacement wheel from wheel enchancement, can't wait to put the pretty buggers on)
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Originally Posted by stumpjumper
so Doug, did you sell me your sport classic II's just because you hated cleaning them? ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
(just got the replacement wheel from wheel enchancement, can't wait to put the pretty buggers on)
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(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
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Originally Posted by stumpjumper
bummer
you could have had my 18 inch turbo twists cheap![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
you could have had my 18 inch turbo twists cheap
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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...