Wheel Dynamics (on eBay)

Does anyone have experience buying / using Wheel Dynamics rims? I was contemplating the 5 Spoke Lightweight for my 2000 C2. I currently have 7mm spacers on, so will moving to these 18's cause any problems? [I'm not really worried about weight, as I'll be using my OEM 17's for track days, this is more for looks.] Thanks in advance, Thomas

I wanted to buy the Carrera lightweights from Wheel Dynamics earlier this year for my Boxster. The wheels are slightly heavier than OEM, but still lighter than my turbo twists. They ran out of stock,so I ended buying a different set from them. Carlos is a good guy and I'd definitely buy from him again. As for the offset, 7mm won't cause any issues. Hope that helps.

Thomas - the offset 47mm on the rear wheels 18" x 10" is wrong for a narrow body 996. The stock offset for 18" x 10" is 65mm. Those wheels will EXTEND about 3/4" farther out than a 65mm offset wheel. I would be willing to bet that the rear tires will protrude slightly BEYOND the rear fender lip. Personally, I would not put 47mm offset wheels on my car. Here is a link to a wheel offset calculator. Let us know if you have any additional questions. http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

Listen to Tim on this one. It would be like putting an 18mm spacer on your rear FACTORY offset wheels. OUCH!

Sorry, I didn't click the link. The ones in the auction are not correct. However, talk to Carlos. He can bring in the proper 65mm offset for your car.

Td873 - Here is someone selling Porsche OEM wheels for $1,200. https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/310909-porsche-wheels.html

Hi all, Thinking about doing the wheel thing. Wheel dynamics seem to have great prices on replicas....and claim to match or exceed OEM. Lots of happy people in the archives with those wheels. Any additional info. is appreciated. Anyhow, when I'm grabbing wheels....can anyone answer the following? Normal offset for stock wheels for c4s: Recomm. offset for 19 for the same car....would it be the same? Recomm. offset for snow wheels....18's x 8 and 10. thanks so much. J

I bought take-off Turbo rims from them and they painted the rims for me too. They're local here in SoCal so I delt with them in person and over the phone. Good guys.

I used WD - very happy - nice guys - great wheels

I bought my 19's in my picture from them. They had them custom painted at a good price and Carlos and Rolland were great to deal with. They are a bit heavier, but it sounds like you are using them for the same purpose as me, just to have on in between track days.

I bought 19inch Sport Rims and wheels from them with no issues and they shipped to me here in Germany. Wheels are made in Italy TUV approved but the Sport design are heavy so I use them for day to day since they look so nice but change back to my light 17" if I hit the ring.

JB - the offsets for OEM wheels should be stamped on the outside of the OEM wheel. It is on either side of the valve stem. A "10 65" would indicate 10" wide wheel and 65mm offset, which is standard for a C2 rear wheel. Sorry, I can't recall the C4S stock offset.

Tim.....fantastic...thank you. would I use the same offset with a 19" wheel? Anyone? J

I bought the Carrera lightweights from WD too. Worked out very well.

As a follow up to my OP, I did buy 5-spoke wheels from WD. I didn't go the eBay route - rather I purchased directly from them. I probably should have gone eBay, just to give them good feedback, but I didn't want to hit 'em with the paypal fee. The wheels came fast, pre-mounted and balanced. They are on now, and look sweet. Great guys to deal with. I did have to upgrade to hubcentric 7mm spacers in the front due to a wobble, but I am super happy with the wheels. Click my sig for the pics. -td

I did not buy from them mainly because I ended up changing cars and did not need to change the wheels. However, I was going to get some extra wheels and I would have purchased from them based on my conversations with Carlos he is very knowledgeable and seems like a person with whom I would do business.

Yes, if you stick with the same (or very nearly the same i.e. +/- 5mm) offset on 19" wheels you should be OK. However, make sure that the 19" wheels are the same width as your current wheels. If you get wider wheels (in the 19") then the offset may need to differ because of the extra wheel width. If you find some 19" wheels you like, post the size and offsets here (including your current wheel sizes) and we can let you know if they will fit properly or not. Here is a link to a good wheel size calculator. Enter current wheel dimensions and then enter porential new wheel. The calculator will give you the difference you can expect. Hope this helps. http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

I'm going to vouch for these guys having never bought anything from them. I have seen their auction on eBay and I've been to their website and from what it looks like, they must run a decent operation being as they are the only aftermarket company that I have seen that has imported replicas of the 996 GT3 wheel. Price-wise, they are steep, but there are fewer Porsche owners out there than BMW and Audi owners so it makes sense supply and demand-wise. If they can keep those GT3 replicas in stock, I may pull the trigger in the next few months.

That would be 45mm.

i bought the lightweight 5 spokes from them and extremely happy. solid vendor. bob

I like the wheeldynamic guys.....I also recently found these on ebay....I'd rather change it up a bit in the cold season. Better offset too for wide body. May get away without using spacers. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-8-...spagenameZWDVW Best, J

So checking out their site, they have a set of 19's with these specs 19x8.5 et45mm and 19x10.5 et52mm Can anyone tell me what the max size tires will fit on a 02+ c4 w/o rubbing? Even when the car gets lowered with a pss9 setup? recommendations for height setup?

Carlos at WD is great, very knowledgeable about what he sells and fitments, and is very responsive. I bought a set of 997S 19" wheels, he custom painted them ALL black and they were a perfect fit for my NB 996 with Conti 2s. I think there are pics of my car on his website (bottom right hand column, silver 02 C4 Cab) Not to hijack, but, if any NB owner is interested, PM me as they are for sale in NY with only about 5K summer hwy miles on them.....too many sets in the basement. FR: 19 x 8 ET 57 - 235/35 RR: 19 x 11 ET 67 - 305/25 I currently am running Falken 615s on GT3 wheels 8x18 ET 55 - 245/40 and 11x18 ET 65 - 315/30 and they fit great. I added 15mm spacers to the front to increase track and it rubs the liner a bit at lock to lock (not recommended on track).