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Trade 19" For OE 17" Or 18"?

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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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Trade 19" For OE 17" Or 18"?

These 19" wheels are beautiful, but very uncomfortable. I need a little more cushy ride.

The car is a late 1997 993 C2 Cabriolet

I don't know the widths nor offsets, but the tires are:

Front 245/35ZR 19 Bridgestones
Rear 285/30ZR 19 Bridgestones

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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Ronev,

WOW, cool look as is understand about the ride though!! If you find 18s, you'll need offsets of 52ET front/65ET rear. MY02 are my all time favorites. Good luck on the search!!
 
Old Dec 6, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Good info, aircooled. Thanks.

"MY02" is model year 02?
 
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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Where did you get the brake vents with the lights?
Still have the wheels?
 
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 01P996C2
Where did you get the brake vents with the lights?
Still have the wheels?
Hey, 01P, that was a factory RS nose, but the car was like that when I bought it.

I have neither the car nor the wheels anymore. Sorry.
 
Old Jul 6, 2011 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by aircooled
Ronev,

WOW, cool look as is understand about the ride though!! If you find 18s, you'll need offsets of 52ET front/65ET rear. MY02 are my all time favorites. Good luck on the search!!
Those are the stock offsets for 18" wheels on a C2, but you can run different offsets and still be ok. I am running et54 in the rear on this cab (lowered) with a 265 rear tire with no issues. It pushes the wheel out 11mm farther then the et65, so it fills the fender a little better.
 
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