POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Looking for recommendations of brake retrofits from earlier models so as to be able to fit 15" rally wheels/tires on a 996C4. Thanks in advance for the constructive feedback.
11 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHDownsized brakes to fit 15" wheels
1 matching discussions were examined; no attributable action/outcome evidence was detected. No consensus or repair conclusion is claimed.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Read captured repliesInsufficient extracted evidence does not mean there is no answer in the original discussions.
1 matching discussions · 11 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions
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.
11 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: 20261026T105141Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
POST 2Original post
IC, Keep looking at this post and keep asking myself if this is a miss post. Why would you want to do this? Are wide tires even available? What about stud alignment and off-sets? You could only fit two piston '80's Carrera or 944 calipers. It would be like driving '50's Detroit lead on a racetrack. Sorry, not very constructive but beyond my very vivid imagination......
POST 3Original post
Quotes source post: 7252636
I'm also interested in this..........for a RALLY application. Plenty of 996 in Europe doing tarmac rallies with 17" and 18" wheels (BRAIDs) but I haven't found any gravel setups yet. Have the wheels waiting (on our Sprinter). Just need a car and some brakes.
POST 4Original post
15" wheels will fit on a 99 Boxster. I have put 15x7 phone dials on mine with the late offset 52.3 and wheel spacers. So if you put 99 base Boxster brakes on it they should fit.
POST 5Original post
Quotes source post: 7256970
Interesting. Does anyone know if they would bolt right on? I'm not too familiar with either of these cars.
POST 6Original post
Bolt on as in wheel yes they are all 5x130 Boxsters are 5X130. So interchangeable. Brake clearance in terms of backspacing depends on your wheel and spacer.
POST 7Original post
No, the brakes.
POST 8 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
I will get a used caliper and rotor set-up off a '99 Boxster and try it if I can get a fitment wheel specimen from you, Paul?
POST 9Original post
Quotes source post: 7269371
The ones on our Sprinter are pretty close to 996 specs. Our Carrera wheels are +35 so a bit "out there" for this aplication. Where are you located?
POST 10Original post
Was just thinking about this more. I think the rear toe link will hit the wheel. I seem to remember trying to put 16" Boxster wheels on a 996 and it hitting.
POST 11Original post
Quotes source post: 7272493
Bugger. Looks like I need to get my hands on a 996 to check this out. Wonder where I could find one? Oh, here's one. LOL
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.