I just ordered a set of black 18" oz alleggeritas as winter shoes. I can't find pictures of 997 turbos on 18" rims at all, let alone on these wheels.

Can anyone help? I pulled the trigger anyway, but want to see what I'm getting to prepare myself.

 

From Tirerack:

 

Okay, that one I have seen... Looking for photos, smarty pants.

 

those adv.1 wheels are offering Porsche specific 18's - from GMP, they look pretty sick.

 

Really? Nobody has a picture of a 997 turbo on 18" wheels?

 

I'm interested aswell, and as surprised as you to see nobody has a picture. I have some Carrera wheels I wanted to try this winter, so I'll post them, but that's still a few months out.

 

Bump

 

Found on google, might give you some idea...

http://autoreview.belproject.com/item/489

 

Thanks, but that is a 996 with 5 foot wide wheels and so the tires are stretched within an inch of their lives.

I guess I must be the only person in the world to mount 18" snows on a 997TT...

 

For anyone who wants it, here they are. I like 'em, they look sort of like track shoes:

 

they look ok, did you try running 19 in the winter before...?

 

Looks good. How's the ride quality?

 

I've broken 17" rims and bubbled tires on the crazy potholes around here during winter. So 19" 35 series tires were totally out of the question for me. Ride quality is exactly the same, not what I expected (I thought it would be softer). Not sure whether the lighter weight makes it feel more "alive." Fit and finish are great, I think if thr wheels weren't black they would look really small, but as it is I am not embarrassed to have them on the car.

 

I like them a lot! Very meaty and track like.

 

When I got my 07 turbo, I wanted to go to a softer ride with 18" rubber but tire specialists repeatedly said that the porsche suspension was designed for 19s, so 18s would do nothing for improved ride quality but might add some side-to side movement in sharp turns. I found much better ride comfort when I went 18 from 19 on my M3, but these same guys said that was due to a BMW suspension that was made most likely for 18s and the 19s came optional.