Rear Tires for 996TT - 6SpeedOnline - Porsche Forum and Luxury Car Resource

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10-20-2009, 08:57 AM

911mike

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Rear Tires for 996TT

Just curious, will 295/35/18's fit the back of a lowered 996TT?

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10-20-2009, 09:46 AM

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porscheralph is infamous around these parts

I have 295/30/18's mounted on my 2005 turbo cab with PSS10's set at ROW height and have no problem with rubbing, handling or AWD issues.

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10-20-2009, 10:03 AM

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We fit 305's on the rear of a 996TT that was lowered on H&R with no issues.

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10-20-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Baylis

The 295/35 18 is a full inch larger in diameter than your stock tire. You will cause damage to your all wheel drive system if you use that larger tire.

No, that is the stock size fore the 2005 Turbo S.

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10-20-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by robertp

No, that is the stock size fore the 2005 Turbo S.

the stock turbo S has 295/35/18 ?
the stock turbo has 295/30/18 !

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10-20-2009, 01:12 PM

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Damon advised me to go with Bridgestones, and I got new rims to go with them...18' vs my current 19' setup. I don't know what racing suspension is on my car, but it is definitely lower than stock. I hope I won't have any issues.

225/40R-18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 XL
265/35R-18 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 XL

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