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Old 03-14-2003, 02:10 PM
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Question 996 rear tires - widest you can go on factory 18s

On a 2002 996 Cab, are there alternate tire sizes (front and rear) that will fit the stock 18" rims and improve overall handling? Would having the RoW M030 suspension affect the alternate setup(s)?
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If you have factory 10" rear rims, you may not wish to install anything bigger than 285/30-18. That size tire works best on a 10" wheel and anything bigger will require a wider wheel. However, be advised that, by increasing tire size at the rear, you will help reduce oversteer, which in turn will help increase undresteer. Understeer is normally not a desirable aspect for handling if in fact you do push your car towards and near its limits.

The above is regardless of your suspension setup.
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Didn't one of the factory cars come with 295/30-18 on those same size rims?
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996 Turbo and 996 CS4
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I agree w/ Viken.

Secondly... To my understanding the 996 turbo has 11 inch wide rear wheels...

And BTW, the GT2 has 315/30/18's out back FWIW.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Danno:
<strong>Didn't one of the factory cars come with 295/30-18 on those same size rims?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">No. Only the Turbo and Carrera 4S do and they have 11" wheels.



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