wheel spacers - looks v. handling change?
#16
11-30-2011, 09:08 AM
I'm not yet knowledgeable with Porsches yet (picking mine up in a couple of weeks, w00t!), but in the M3 world (E9X model line specifically), wheel spacers sometimes had a negative effect on the ride characteristics. Many spacers would cause vibration and steering wheel shake at speeds over 80mph. This also happened sometimes in the S2000 world. I assumed that this was due to modifying something so in-touch with the road on a relatively high performance car (i.e.: throwing spacers on a Buick would have no effect).
Driving a few Turbos in stock form, the car already is so tight and firm. I would imagine that spacers may affect the car even more than the S2000/M3. Are any of you experiencing any vibration? I would love to put some spacers on the rear of the Turbo.
Driving a few Turbos in stock form, the car already is so tight and firm. I would imagine that spacers may affect the car even more than the S2000/M3. Are any of you experiencing any vibration? I would love to put some spacers on the rear of the Turbo.
You shouldn't feel anything different, balance-wise, with a good hub centric spacer.
And REMEMBER, if you go larger than 5m/m you NEED LONGER BOLTS!
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12-01-2011, 08:49 AM
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Will OEM spacers from an '01 996 fit on a 997.1 TT? I am looking at a set of 17mm hubcentric spacers for the rear of my 997.1 TT. I wasn't aware of any sort of bolt pattern change
#18
12-01-2011, 09:04 AM
17 is too big imho.
My car has 17 and I feel the tire is just a tad further out than what I would like it to be. Enough to through debris on the rear of the bumper, which means a no no.
I am changing mine to 15 or even 10... From the pics above even the 15 at a certain angle shows a tiny bit of tire outside the fender...
My car has 17 and I feel the tire is just a tad further out than what I would like it to be. Enough to through debris on the rear of the bumper, which means a no no.
I am changing mine to 15 or even 10... From the pics above even the 15 at a certain angle shows a tiny bit of tire outside the fender...
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12-01-2011, 03:54 PM
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#20
12-04-2011, 03:41 PM
If you don't lower ride height you should be ok. But careful with rubbing fenders, especially when nagotiating fast tight downhill turns.
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