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badlad69er · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: wheel spacers

which size wheel spacers are needed for the carrera gt replica kit ?? 17mm, 20mm, 25mm, 40mm???
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

It all depends on which wheels you plan to run and what offset they are.
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Scorpio · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

peterld · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:32 am Post subject:

20 INCH OFFSET! I'd like to see that! See Scorp - Birthday Party has addled your brain -must be all those chicks!!!

ic932 · Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1104 Location: UK

If you are going for a more modern Porsche rim for example Design 90's then 30+mm spacers are needed in order for the wheel not to look lost in the wheel arches. If you want period rims like Fuchs or Cookie cutters then no spacers are required.

The basic rule of thumb is any rim with an offset of 23mm or lower will not need a spacer. Any rim 53mm or higher will need a spacer.

Did you have you eye on a particular style of wheel?

Scorpio · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject:

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

It depends on what suspension you have and what wheels you want to use.

First thing you should do is to identify the 5 lug suspension you are going to use...the older it is the bigger spacers you'll need.
After that you need to clear what rims and tires you want to use.
dont neglect the front end...you can end up using spacers on the rears and hudge spacers on the fronts.

I'm using the 931 front suspension and 944S2 rear suspension together with 911 17" wheels...this setup requires a 25mm spacer on the rears and a massive 35mm spacer on the front wheels...so be carefull what you shop for.
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badlad69er · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject:

hey guys thanks for all the suggestions but i was thinking of buying the bilstein coilovers and dampers kit from porscheshop.co.uk but do you think i should buy 931 front and 944s2 rear suspension?? the wheels i was thinking of buying are an aftermarket new kei rss wheels 17" similar to the rsgt wheels and hoping that would give the car a modern and different look.

Thanks, Luke
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

i'm not talking about dampers and coils...but about suspension arms and hubs...they differ in length so this alters the wheel offset.
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