Pelican Parts

996 Deep Snow Tires and Wheels - 17x7 all around

Add to repair workspace

New repair projectOpen repair workspace

Original source

1 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis

THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCH996 Deep Snow Tires and Wheels - 17x7 all around

Leading reported evidence

Test fit the rears

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster
Ultimately, they were mounted with Hankook iPike studded 205/50/17, and I mounted the fronts and test fit the rears.
Original post Read captured discussion
996 Deep Snow Tires and Wheels - 17x7 all around

Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Test fit the rears' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Test fit the rears' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 1 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Frequently discussed actions (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Test fit the rears

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster
Ultimately, they were mounted with Hankook iPike studded 205/50/17, and I mounted the fronts and test fit the rears.
Original post Read captured discussion
996 Deep Snow Tires and Wheels - 17x7 all around

Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

1 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

Pelican Parts: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261027T013556Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I live in Vermont and the staggered tire packages for the 996 17" rims were not appealing. Going on a limb, I purchased an extra set of front 17x7" twists, and then stewed over spacers. Ultimately, they were mounted with Hankook iPike studded 205/50/17, and I mounted the fronts and test fit the rears. The 17x7" fit fine in the rear, leaving the outside of the tire slightly inboard. Handling and traction are amazing - with exceptions. You have to be on your game on the highway and the car wallows on off/on ramps in the dry. On snow and ice covered gravel roads, the car floats predictably, transferring weight to the nose helps the fronts bite for better turn in and rotation under braking. I am still learning the car (I just bought it in late December) and I am wondering if spacing the rears back out will help with highway stability. I've never had spacers on anything but a Suzuki Samurai so comments are welcome. Also, should I space out 25mm with big spacers and extra bolts (I think the stock fronts are +39 and the rears are +55), or go the easier route with 12 or 15mm spacers? Scoll to 996 section of this link, which lists 39/55 for the front and 49/55 for the rear - though I am not sure why there are two numbers. ( Porsche Wheel Fitting Chart and Fitment Guide | Alloy Wheels Direct )

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.