Got my 987 a few wks ago..
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Got my 987 a few wks ago..
Ok guys, i am brand new to the porsche community and here are some pics to my 987 box in stock form..gonna start shopping for mods soon and will soon come out to one of the drives in the SF Bay Area shortly...just wanted to say hi to everyone...
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As far as mods, I am gonna go light so just rims and maybe exhaust to start off..the plan is to upgrade to an S or a Cayman S in the future so that all the mods i am doing hopefully can carry over to the next car. So far, the car has been awesome except that it is a bit underpowered, in which it is expected but it was within my budget ..my only concern is reliability as thats what i've heard from all sorts of sources..however, i am keeping my fingers cross and just gonna enjoy the car w/o worrying about it...thanks for the welcome...
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Originally Posted by BB987
As far as mods, I am gonna go light so just rims and maybe exhaust to start off..the plan is to upgrade to an S or a Cayman S in the future so that all the mods i am doing hopefully can carry over to the next car. So far, the car has been awesome except that it is a bit underpowered, in which it is expected but it was within my budget ..my only concern is reliability as thats what i've heard from all sorts of sources..however, i am keeping my fingers cross and just gonna enjoy the car w/o worrying about it...thanks for the welcome...
Hey man ,
welcome to 6speed.. .. if you need suspension or mods, Todd(teutonictrio) is tha man, send him a pm.. also we can asked him now if my wheels fit your car, i got your pm btw..
Todd: he's interested with my wheels i'm selling it's or a narrow body 996, will that fit the new boxsters?
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I've got a 987S so I can't check the offsets - give me the sizes and offsets of your wheels, and BB give me yours and I'll find out. Might need spacers (likely in the rear at least) but that's easy.
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Originally Posted by teutonictrio
I've got a 987S so I can't check the offsets - give me the sizes and offsets of your wheels, and BB give me yours and I'll find out. Might need spacers (likely in the rear at least) but that's easy.
here's the stock offset
The sizes/offsets are --
Front: 18 x 8 offset 52 mm
Rear: 18 x 10 offset 65 mm
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BB,
Welcome to the board and to a new way of life. We have a lot of fun here. Please keep in mind that modding is a disease.
A lot of folks here have a lot of experience with the ups and downs of modding. Good luck.
Dave
Welcome to the board and to a new way of life. We have a lot of fun here. Please keep in mind that modding is a disease.
A lot of folks here have a lot of experience with the ups and downs of modding. Good luck.Dave
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If he has the stock 17's that show on the picture, I believe those are 6.5 inches wide with an offset of 55mm in the front, which means he will need at least 7mm spacers up front, depending on how much clearance is already there between the rim and the strut, as there is a 16mm difference between the two. On the rear, it won't work at all - no way. There's a 50mm difference between the two, and you can't get 5cm spacers - that's a block of aluminum that will add about 40 lbs to the car and no bolt is long enough.
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Originally Posted by teutonictrio
If he has the stock 17's that show on the picture, I believe those are 6.5 inches wide with an offset of 55mm in the front, which means he will need at least 7mm spacers up front, depending on how much clearance is already there between the rim and the strut, as there is a 16mm difference between the two. On the rear, it won't work at all - no way. There's a 50mm difference between the two, and you can't get 5cm spacers - that's a block of aluminum that will add about 40 lbs to the car and no bolt is long enough.
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Originally Posted by teutonictrio
I've got a 987S so I can't check the offsets - give me the sizes and offsets of your wheels, and BB give me yours and I'll find out. Might need spacers (likely in the rear at least) but that's easy.
