Thanks for the info, very helpful. 3 quick questions, before I order my wheels this week.

1. What's the offset of the wheels in the front?
2. What kind of springs are you running.
3. What are some popular wheels on a 2001 996?

 

Hi Alex,

I hope I'll be helpful:
1. 53mm in front. And I mean they barely touch the plastic when cranked completely to one side. In fact, if the tire wears down by 2mm, they won't. They are fairly new F1's.
2. The springs are Bilstein PSS9 coil overs. This car was slammed when I bought it / about 2" lower than stock. I raised it 1" as it drives better and doesn't scrape things or hit the bump stops.
3. Check out Tire Rack and search out Damon from there too. He has a lot of Porsche knowledge. He can help with rim sizes, offsets and tires too. Google images and check out what you want. Here are a couple photos of my car and rims. I love the set up and like lips on them. 1" in front, 2.5" in back. I don't like spokes that stick out as the tend to grab curbs and that is no good. I also like polished alum on the lips as you can grind, sand and re polish to bring them back to perfect condition.

My friend is running 18" Champions. His do not lip much, but they do look nice. See photo. The photo of it in front of the white barn are from when it was slammed. It does show the lips pretty well.

Good luck and hope I was somewhat helpful. Chris

 

This is exactly what I'm looking for, thank you!!

I noticed your headlight covers, where did you get these? Cost?
Thanks

 

Alex, they were on when I bought them. For two pieces of plastic, they are expensive. But, if you go to ebay, you can find cheaper knock offs that are probably as good. Sorry I was not more help on these, but they do give it a newer model look that I like / unique.

They are techart and cost about $700.

 

I'm getting pretty eager to make a decision on wheels. I thought I would throw this out there:

If you we're to buy wheels again (for a car you will drive 8,000 - 15,000 miles a year) would you buy 19" or 20"
On a 2001 Carrera 4 Cabriolet with 1" drop all around
Thx,

 

19". 20 too much for those cars. Looks funny and drives bad. 18" drives better but 19" ok.

 

I second what Tarzancoe says. 19" is as big as I'd go on a 996. They look good, fill the hole completely and if you can get a set with the weight within a couple pounds of the OE rims you'll be good. That is what I am running. 18's would be good for a daily driver on bad roads, but I only drive mine on dry days and have another vehicle. Offset is the most important as you don't want rubbing. With a 1" drop, either of these sizes would be a good choice. Good luck! Let us know what you decide to do.

 

From a personal and business standpoint and experience, gotta agree with you. Porsche 996 looks best with up to 19" in size. And I love the oldschool approach with a fat lip, multispoke or mesh ... that would be the best way to go.

 

Great thanks! I'm thinking the 808 series by Wheel Dynamics

 

With your experience, what do you think about 19" on the front and 20" on the. Rear?
I've seen it done on Maseratti and corvettes all the time.
Thx,