New GT3RS wheels installed!
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02-27-2007 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by atomic80
I have a set of Porsche OEM black lug nuts as I said earlier. I got a set of black wheel studs to use up front. The dealership accidentally ordered a set of silver wheel studs which were a bit too long. That's why they used the stock bolts temporarily until the correct studs are sent to me. That's why you see the silver bolts in the close up shots. I should have the black ones on by Tuesday/Wednesday.
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02-27-2007 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by atomic80
Read my post carefully, please...I used wheel studs. You put these in the axle then use lug nuts with them.
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02-27-2007 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jhbrennan
Thanks - much clearer to me now. Another question - where did you get the stud kit? Thanks again.
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03-02-2007 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by atomic80
I initially had put on a set of wheels from the GT3. The front wheels were the same as the stock Turbo wheels but the rears had an offset of 68mm which were quite a bit more than the stock Turbo 51mm offset so I had to use 18mm spacers to compensate. I wasn't too happy with the initial look and the car didn't feel as "tight" around the corners as I'd have liked.
I came across a set of wheels from the GT3 RS which is a widebody just like the Turbo with wheels designed accordingly. These wheels had an offset of 51mm just as the Turbo wheels do so no more spacers would be needed. The car once feels as tight around the corners as when I first took delivery not to mention how good it looks!
No more spacers
Deep concave dish look
Vantage shot with the new wheels
The view that most folks see when I'm around
Very happy with the latest mods! And no, I'm not planning to swap springs. I scrape the front end already as it is even when driving at an angle.
I came across a set of wheels from the GT3 RS which is a widebody just like the Turbo with wheels designed accordingly. These wheels had an offset of 51mm just as the Turbo wheels do so no more spacers would be needed. The car once feels as tight around the corners as when I first took delivery not to mention how good it looks!
No more spacers
Deep concave dish look
Vantage shot with the new wheels
The view that most folks see when I'm around
Very happy with the latest mods! And no, I'm not planning to swap springs. I scrape the front end already as it is even when driving at an angle.
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03-02-2007 | 07:01 PM
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Here's some interesting information:
Model Track
Front Rear (mm)
GT3 1486 1511
Turbo 1490 1548
GT3 RS 1497 1558
I'm pretty sure that it's not just the wheels that could attribute to the wider stance between the Turbo and the GT3 RS.
Model Track
Front Rear (mm)
GT3 1486 1511
Turbo 1490 1548
GT3 RS 1497 1558
I'm pretty sure that it's not just the wheels that could attribute to the wider stance between the Turbo and the GT3 RS.
