Bling: Porsche Style - Boothe Design

Polished Stainless Tips 15 Millimeter Spacers and Extended Chrome Bolts Wide Track Porsche with 15mm Spacers & Polished Stainless Tips 15 Millimeter Spacers and extended Chrome Bolts

MP, did you go with the 15mm spacers? I've been trying to make the decision between 5, 1/4' and 15mm. My worry about 15mm, which may be unfounded, is kicking up gravel into the outside of the fenders. Any thoughts????

I had the 15mm spacers on when I hit the rain shower and was wondering if I would see rooster tails from the front or rear wheels while driving in the rain. During the rain I noticed nothing unusual, except that being in the rain was unusual. When I checked the rear bumper cover and the rear of the front fenders they looked fine. I actually think that a 10mm spacer might be the idealextension for the 18 inch wheel on the Cayman. Of course I have not lowered the suspension either. I will say that Iwant tobe very cautious about any modifications to the standard Cayman suspension because I think it will be very difficult to improve on the job that the Porsche suspension engineers have done. It is nice to get a cool look both you don't want to to do anything that would jeopardize the magical handling and feedback that this car has. I am very much looking forward to Ian Kuah or some other reputable person to write a review of the various wheel, suspension modifications on the Cayman. I love the way this car drives with the factory setup.

MP, I ordered mine a couple days ago. I'll have a fullbag of goodies by the time my car is in. Rudy

So you have 15 mm front and back - would there be any problem with 10 mm just in the back ? How about 5 mm front and 10 mm back ? I guess you had to forgo security bold - I recall seeing something on their site - did you look into that or its not an issue ?

Ralph suggested that the front and rear should have matching spacers. I look forward to advice from someone with more experience in this department than I. I am not sure that I understand your reference to security. Could you explain?

Sorry, one more question - what is the difference between Polished stainless steel and chromed ?

As for security, aren't there special security lug bolts that come with the Cayman - when one gets the 5mm from Porsche a set of longer security lug bolts comes with the kit.

Polished stainless steel has been cleaned with stuff that you would not want to play with and then polished with equipment that you probably don't own. The result looks likes chrome, but unlike chrome there is nothing coating the stainless steel. The stainless steel in this exhaust tip is heavy gauge and of high quality and the tip should hold this shine for a long time. The Caymans that Porsche supplied to journalists in Siena Italy last August had polished stainless tips. <acronym title="">K-Man-sculpture.net</acronym> is an expert in this department and has posted detailed explanations in previous threads. Example: http://www.planet-9.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1415&FORUM_ID=1&CAT_ID=1&Topic_Title=Stainless+Steel+%2D+Surface+Finishing&Forum_Title=Cayman+Chat Edited by - mpollard on 03/16/2006 5:20:19 PM

The PCA tech section recommends that you use the same size front and rear spacers as well. Is 10mm an available option?

I love following myself ;-) I like to make a comment on the spacers - one thing that I do know is that the new Carrera Sport wheels DO shift the tire by about 10 mm to the outside, so even Porsche thinks that is not a problem. If you look at their spec the wheels are 8.5' and 10' which is 12.7 mm and subtract 2mm for the difference in offsets between the wheels and one ends up with 10 mm. Did you mount the spacers yourself and are they heavy ?

Just did a quick google search - one of the first were the following ( those are from the UK but they look like an H&R part ) - hope people have better sources - I still wonder how heavy they lightest of them would be http://www.performancealloys.com/alloy_wheel_spacers.asp

Ralph got things started. I used his jack and the Boothe Design jack helper - a really useful item to have if you are going to jack your car up at home with regularity which I think I will be doing because removing the wheels makes cleaning the inside of the rims such a breeze, plus you can really get in there to clean the colorful brake calipers. I also used and now have the Boothe Design wheel holder which is a fantastic tool because without lugs to hold the wheel you would have to either have four arms or be incredibly strong to mount and dismount these wheels. i also bought the soft socket which is another great tool because it protects the finish of your bolts. I would like anyone removing my wheels to be sure to use tool and to make sure to give it back to me.The 15mm spacers are polished and you could say they are a work of art with a lip that fits into the wheel hub. The chromed lugs and the spacers do add some weight though and this should be a consideration for after market modifications.

At the risk of repeating myself if you are going to remove your wheels you need a good torque wrench. My favorite is at www.griotsgarage.com

<hr />Iagree totally. We did use a torque wrench. We had two wrenches, a torque wrench and and then a hand wrench - both were ratchet types. Another benefit of removing your wheels - be sure to us Ralph's soft socket - is that you can enjoy looking at the suspension pieces - elegant aluminum purposeful engineering design. Equipment needed for your at home for wheel removal : a Good jack - COSTCO has a good one wheelchocks the soft socket torque wrench 96 Ft lbs or 130 nm on the wheel bolts hockey puck or Ralph's cool special Porsche design hooks on to the jack point item We found that because of the well-balanced Cayman design, you can jack up the entire side from one jack point which makes jacking up the car quite easy. If you have never jacked-up a car, this site might be useful: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/box_jacking/box_jacking.htm http://www.techguys.ca/howto/floor_jack.html http://www.ehow.com/how_1864_jack-car-safely.html Edited by - mpollard on 03/18/2006 11:27:17 AM

Great pics & a good reminder to always [/quote]use a torque wrench to tighten lug bolts/nuts. BTW, rachet torque wrenches can lose adjustment, ought to be periodically recalibrated & do require some simple care: - Release the spring pressure by dialing the wrench down to its lowest setting for storage. - Avoid subjecting it to shocks, e.g., throwing it into your toolbox or tossing it on the floor. Never use it as a hammer. - Don't exert pressure beyond the torque setting. - In general, don't use a torque wrench to loosen a tight nut/bolt. Personally, I find a $1 hockey puck placed on the saddle of my jack to be much more convenient than the special jacking disc I've got in a drawer somewhere. Edited by - lizardS on 03/17/2006 12:07:12 PM