Dr. G

This just arrived in today's mail

kitwetzler

Just FYI - despite showing the GT4 parts in the photograph, if you order the vertical pieces on Suncoast's Spyder page, you'll get the Spyder bits and not the GT4 bits.

Here are the proper part numbers for the GT4 upgrade (vertical pieces)

981505527801e0
981505528801e0

Sunset Porsche in Oregon had a better price than Suncoast. http://www.sunsetporscheparts.com/

kitwetzler

Confirmed that GT4 sized wheels/tires will fit the Spyder no problem, plenty of clearance.

For reference, the GT4 ships with:
stock GT4 wheels are
8.5 x 20 et 61 / 245/35r20 PSC2
11 x 20 et 50 / 295/30r20 PSC2

These are :
20x8.5 et 55 (6mm more aggressive) / 245/35r20 PSS
20x11 et 50 (same) / 295/30r20 PSS

This means the GT4 wheels will easily fit our cars for some additional concavity. I'm really happy with the look - haven't had a chance to flog it yet. I suspect a 255/35r20 / 285/35r20 would work too. Not sure if a 265 will fit up front or not.

Pete C

Looks great! Do we know what the factory Spyder wheel offset is?

jeanrabelais

Those wheels look incredible. What is it like to drive now?

s2ktaxi

shod them with the Pilot Sport Cup 2 and you will really notice the difference

CAlexio

Great mods... Your car looks very aggressive. although I'm considering just adding spacers to push the wheels out a bit without changing wheels... Kind of cheaping out

Backroads

Can Cup 2's fit on the OEM wheels?

kitwetzler

haha yes. I am trying not to since this is my backroads car and I take my other car to the track. (my boring Golf R)

kitwetzler

So far, it's less tail happy than it was stock. I need some time to scrub the mold release off and really see. Steering feels a bit more alive with the additional scrub radius.

RSGT

Hi
Looks great! No problems with distance to dampers,exhaust etc. at the rear? 11" ET50 should be 9mm closer to inside than Spyder stock wheels 10,5" ET47.
Think minimum 5mm spacers would be necessary at rear?
Stock GT4 front wheels 8,5" ET61 also need 5mm spacers on Spyder.

Gerald
Ludwigsburg,Germany

n4v4nod

For those that did the GT4 front Lip Mod, how hard was it to remove the Spyder one? Can you remove the front Air intake surround/mesh easily? Or does the bumper have to come off? Lastly is it difficult to remove the side intakes? I'm trying to remove as much as possible for my Xpel job to prevent any visible edges. Let me know.

kitwetzler

Nope, no issues with clearance. Interesting about the GT4 wheels on the front, I guess I got lucky as my 20x8.5 et55 fit fine.

kitwetzler

The spyder lip has two T30 torx headed clips and the rest just pulls off. nothing else needs to come off.

The vertical pieces are double stick taped on so that will be a bit of a job to replace.

QuickOne

That looks absolutely awesome! This is the first set of wheels I've seen that have me wanting to lay down some cash for my Spyder..

Can you get a shot from the rear? I'd be curious to see the wheel width from the back.

Also, how much clearance do you have with the exhaust?