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YOUR RESEARCH996 19" wheels.
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I have already tried this set up with 18" rims, the tires that I use for track events for my 997S.
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It's much cheaper to have them dismounted and rotated to the opposite sides than to replace the tires.
Run 265's in the front....but you need custom offset wheels
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There's a couple of GT3 and 996 guys that have run 265's in the front....BUT you need custom offset wheels to make it work.
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When they began testing the 996 suspended 997s with 19 inch rims they literally destroyed the suspensions.
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Has anyone installed 19" rims on their cars? I am looking at doing this sometime in the near future. What I am thinking of is 265 front and 315 back. I have already tried this set up with 18" rims, the tires that I use for track events for my 997S. The wider tires really stand out on the 996 due to the narrow body vs the 997S.
I had 315/25 rear and 235/35 fronts. I had issues with bent rims and uneven tread wear on the rear tires etc.
Now back to stock for the time being...but this is how it looked when I had those wheels on.
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You have a 4S. That's an appropriate tire wheel size for your car. The bent rims were due to either your driving conditions (craters in the road) or cheap wheels (they look good to me). Uneven rear tire wear is normal on these cars. If aligned properly, you'll burn up the inside edge in no time due to the camber settings.
There's a couple of GT3 and 996 guys that have run 265's in the front....BUT you need custom offset wheels to make it work. Even then it's probably not an ideal street setup as you'll likely get rubbing at full lock unless the car is really high on ride height.
245's and maybe 255's are much easier to fit at the front.
Just a note,--when Porsche started design work on the 997 they wanted to stick with the same parts for the suspension as found on the 996. But they had designed to go to 19 inch rims for whatever reason. When they began testing the 996 suspended 997s with 19 inch rims they literally destroyed the suspensions. So, go figure out what you want to do,--look good, or be safe.
Just FYI; I think 18s look OK on a 996 too. When I ordered Champion RG5s after listing the pros/cons, I stayed 18s. (of course I was banished from 6speedonline
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[QUOTE=Jon996;6128505]Just FYI; I think 18s look OK on a 996 too. When I ordered Champion RG5s after listing the pros/cons, I stayed 18s. (
of course I was banished from 6speedonline
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Jon,
That's good because their loss is our gain!
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Hey, thanks! This has been a fun place to visit! It is really fun to have instant advice and even pictorals on everything from brakes to radar detector installation. BTW, had one of those rare MN days where it is cold (19F) but the road had FINALLY dried out. Just drove all around today, putting on 130 miles in all. . .
Iforged is a good wheel. I think are a bit on the heavy side, but a quality wheel.
Yes, that is normal to smoke the inside edges or your tire. I am now R&R my rear tires from rim to rim every 4K miles in an attempt to double my mileage. I am now on my 3rd set of rears with the same fronts (which look brand new still). It's much cheaper to have them dismounted and rotated to the opposite sides than to replace the tires.
Are the roads that bad in so cal that you need four inches of fender clearance on the 911 or are you using it as a rally car?
I've heard the LR are great cars when they're actually running.
