[robadams56]

Has anyone had experience using spacers on the rear cup wheels to fill out the wheel well?  

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[ds968]

Has anyone had experience using spacers on the rear cup wheels to fill out the wheel well?

Yes. Both front and rear as a matter of fact . I'll have to double check as to how many mms ( my vague recollection is : 20 mm in the front , 10 mm in the rear ). And although they don't fill in the wheel wells to be completely flush with the fender / panel line , it's very close to that giving the car a significantly wider appearance stance. Then again, I have the OE wheels and size tires so not sure how spacers would work filling up the wheel well if you have larger size tires or bigger wheels as well.

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[robadams56]

Thanks for the information.  No tire rub issues I presume?  I have Cup I original wheels.

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[flash]

the offsets are different between the C2 Turbo (Cup 1) and 993 Cup (Cup 2) wheels.  please see the thread entitled "the wheels that came on our car

 

there is a reason that spacers are not legal in racing.  you have to be very careful about using them.  if you use the simple type (just a plate) you have to either add new studs, or chnge to steel ones, because porsche only put ones in with exactly the right number of turns for the wheels using aluminum lug nuts.  if you go with the type that have their own set of studs and lugs, you need to periodically check the torque on them, and they add a lot of weight, which means less acceleration, and longer braking distances.

 

that being said, i just put some thin spacers on the audi, but because it uses lug bolts, and not nuts, it was easy to add longer ones to make up for what would be the loss in number of threads of the stock ones.

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[ds968]

No tire rubbing, but again, that's with the OE tire sizes . I did at one point have one size larger tire set ( same wheels though ) and the front tires did rub a little when the wheel was turned all the way to its maximum . As Flash mentioned , I got the spacers with the steel bolt-trough lugs and nuts, wasn't going to take a chance with keeping the aluminum ones. The weight of the steel bolts is significant ( if you're racing ) when you consider it's added to the rotating mass , so essentially a 3 or 4 X factor to the car weight. I think the wiegt is about 2 lbs per wheel so you're adding the equivalent of maybe 24 to 32 lbs to your car . As for periodically checking the torque, nah , once it's set correctly it does not budge really ..you can check the torque when you change the tires and that's good enough, I've gone through about three tire changes since putting the spacers on - over 80 K miles - and I did have the spacers lug nuts / bolts torque checked at those times, but like I said, they were at the same exact torque as when originally installed, so at least in my case they did not loosen up at all.

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[Kim]

I had the same wheels on my 92.  I had to use a 25 mm spacer (the type with its own studs and nuts) on the back to bring them out.  They then were flush with the fender lip and I liked that look.

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[robadams56]

Thank you both for your information.....I clearly need to make sure I do this correctly.  I don't track the car but still I want to make sure that if I do use spacers, I get the correct ones.

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[SILVY968]

I have always thought that the 993 twist wheels look great.

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[Waylander]

Thanks all, getting interesting with all the options


I will think about what I’m going to do while I soak up the sunshine and atmosphere here on the wonderful island of Capri, looking at versuvio in the distance in the bay of Naples


What a horrid place be

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[ds968]

Thanks all, getting interesting with all the options

I will think about what I’m going to do while I soak up the sunshine and atmosphere here on the wonderful island of Capri, looking at versuvio in the distance in the bay of Naples

What a horrid place be

I feel your pain ! ;-) :-) We were there last year - Capri is awesome !!


I presume this is not your first time in that region , but just in case it is , visiting Pompeii is an absolute must .

Hiking up to the top of Vesuvius is not that bad of a thing to do either, but only if you have some extra time to spare .

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[Rap]

Visiting Pompeii was one of the most interesting sites of I have visited. Capri was fun but Pompeii was flat out interesting.

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[Waylander]

Did Pompeii a while ago along with Herculaneum which is small but far better preserved most of the buildings still have the 2K old glass in the windows


This is my penance for 36 years marriage today

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[Rap]

It may be penance but at least it is not a sentence!

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[ds968]

Yeah, being " forced into exile " on the island of Capri is not a bad fate / penance . Hell, Napoleon should have opted for that , instead of plain ole' boring Elba ..

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[MCL968]

Congrats! We just celebrated 35 married and 40 together. Not many around who can claim that degree of stubbornness!

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[Waylander]

Or ineptitude depending on your point of view


I gues it could have been worse, but I’m desperately trying to work out how

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[ds968]

Married for 42 years . ( and proposed three days after meeting her ) .

BTW, the key to marriage longevity is TRUST ... at least that's what my wife wrote in her diary . :-) ;-)

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[Waylander]

Ha ha

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[Ryan]

I thought the key to a successful marriage was separate residents. 

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[94SilverCab]

Wheels guys...Wheels

 

Jay

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