Well, I finally did it. I pulled the trigger and got a screaming deal on OEM Sport Technos 20X9 20X10. The wheels came with 275/40-20 Michellin Diamaris 4X4 non N-spec. They look great on my CS.


I did not like the the way the 275's look on the 20X10 wheel. The inward sloping sidewall does not look right. I found a set of 315/35-20 Michellin Diamaris 4X4 tires on Ebay. I slapped them on and they look great! One thing that I noticed was that the sidewall does stick out from the fender by about 1/8th to 3/16th inch. It's not excessive but I think it still looks great. Here it is...




I searched high and low on this and other Cayenne forums and found that no one had done this set up. People talked about doing it but no one ever did. An issue that people talked about was handling with the staggered setup. I did notice a slight, I mean slight, push on slow speed turns. I did take it to canyons and it handled beautifully. I will be staying with this setup.

What do you guys think?

 

nice upgrade

 

Looks good! I have been eyeballing a similar setup since the 315/35-20 produces only one less full revolution in a mile over the stock 275/40-20 (703 vs. 704). Now all you're missing are the clear side markers....

 

funny personalized plate btw

 

+1

hahahah

 

next mod 4 u: change the side markers---

 

looking good

 

I've been thinking about doing that. I was also thinking about having the calipers power coated yellow with the white lettering. I might have them done middle of next year.

BTW. THX to everyone for the props.

 

Looks great. I might need to pick up a set as well and throw some winter tires on them. I only got 13k miles on my 295/30/22 Toyo Proxy S/T rears b/c of the camber. The inner 3/4 of an inch wore below legal limit while the entire rest of the tires look perfect. Some 20" wheels and temperature-appropriate tire cmpd might help make the next set last longer.

 

Looks great, have you think of changing the rear lights for the new ones like this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item335752a766


I have do this to mine and it looks awesome.

 

I have these rear tails. I love them, they were plug and play easy to install.

 

Good choice. I like that there is rubber sticking out beyond the metal (you will thank someone when you kiss your first curb...instead of a nail on board metal sound, it will be a rubbing tire sound). Ask me how I know this. Dont get me wrong, I like the "pulled out tire" look in a sports car which really shorten yaw response time but in the cayenne would expose metal to curbs or rocks.

I hate that my 20" factory wheels are staggered because (more because of the funky look standing behind...the aspect of the hub is very different front to rear) I prefer a rotatable solution for the cayenne and I am looking for non-staggered setup. The previous owner just bought tires and so I will have to live with the 275's for a long time. The front wheels are obviously narrower because the tire protects the rim much more than the rear.

I went to non-staggered setup on my bmw and never looked back. I wanted a rotating set because the 3 series chew up rear tires at twice the rate of the front...go figure. I've never pushed the cayenne hard enough to see the front pushing because I just do not think to push it that hard but my guess is that understeer is going to scream out.

Fred