[manopeace]

I just came back from a shake down drive after mounting a set of 18" Turbo Twist wheels. Front: 7.5Jx18 ET 50 pt# 993.362.134.06/ Rear: 9Jx18 ET 52 pt# 993.362.138.01. Tires are P Zero Rosso, 225/40/18 and 265/35/18, I think these were options on the 2000/2001 Boxster S??. No front hub problems, no front turning issues, no rubbing. I could add 5mm spacers on the back just for aesthetic reasons, but not necessary. Hope this helps all the folks out there looking to upgrade your wheels.

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[bombfactory]

Love those wheels. They look perfect on our cars.

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[flash]

lol - except for the part where they are backwards on one side of the car (you choose which)

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[manopeace]

"Backwards" is a state of mind. If it's good enough for a Turbo it's good enough for me. Maybe I'll just drive in reverse half the time.

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[SILVY968]

LOVE those wheels as well!

Brian

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[rhudeboye]

I also love them, I also have them. I was once torn between the sacrifice of power by adding 18s vs sacrifice of looks sticking with 17s. Both are important to me. I've decided the looks are worth the sacrifice in power, as its not that much.

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[flash]

lol - i'm confused enough - i don't need my car not knowing if it's coming or going either - we would never get anywhere together

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[PorscheDude]

I have some H&R 7mm spacers I no longer need.

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[bombfactory]

Flash - I agree about the right side wheels going 'backwards' - does bug me a little. Never could understand why Porsche didn't make lefts and rights of the turbo twists.



-Austin

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[flash]

yeah - i can't figure out why they made that wheel so darned heavy either (though i hear there is a hollow version) - not sure what they were thinking there



i know a lot of guys really like them though, and they are pretty popular in the 944 crowd

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[manopeace]

I never really considered the power/weigh downside of these wheels. Since I have a Tiptronic Cab (the slowest combo of the 968 breed) and wasn't gong racing anytime soon, I went with what I liked.

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[flash]

which is absolutely appropriate, regardless of anything else - none of these cars is going to break any speed records, no matter what wheel you have - might as well like what you have on there

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[Fox944]

Flash, my car has the Hollow Spokes. They are not really light, but lighter then any other 18" wheel i was interested in (RUF wheels, BBS LM wheels, etc).

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[oppositelock]

Fox944,

What are the part numbers for your hollow spokes? Are they the narrow body 993 or the wide body "Turbo" 993 wheels?



manopeace,

I also have a cabrio tip. What like/dislike about the ride quality. I hussle the car around the street, but it is a road trip car for my wife and I. I am interested in others opinions of 18" wheels on a cab.



Thanks,

Mitch

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[Fox944]

Mitch, The wide body wheel will not fit our cars.



Here are the part numbers for Narrow body 18" Hollow Spokes & the sizes.



993.362.136.00 8X18 ET 52 (19.95LBS)Front

993.362.140.01 10X18 ET 65 (23.36LBS)Rear



The Wide Body Rear

993.362.140.00 10X18 ET 40 (25.13LBS)Rear





For ref. Here are the OEM Wheels that came on the 968 Turbo S, 964 Turbo S/Turbo S Slantnose, And optional on the 964 Turbo.



965.362.136.01 8X18 ET 52 (25.44LBS)Front

965.362.140.01 10X18 ET 61 (26.80LBS)Rear



Big Diff in weight, especially up front.

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[flash]

good info - thanks for posting it



just to make sure of something, those are the numbers for the hollow spoke twists?

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[Fox944]

Flash, yes. These are for Hollow Spokes. Front wheel is the same, The Turbo Vs Narrow Body have diff. off sets. But yea. All 3 are for Hollow Spoke.

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[flash]

no worries - i just wanted to make sure it was the twist hollow spokes and not the straight spoke hollow spokes

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[Fox944]

Flash, those part numbers are for the Hollow Spokes i had on my car. They are called Technology 1 wheels officially, if i'm not mistaken. You;ve seen my car.

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[manopeace]

"manopeace,

I also have a cabrio tip. What like/dislike about the ride quality. I hussle the car around the street, but it is a road trip car for my wife and I. I am interested in others opinions of 18" wheels on a cab."





Oppositelock:



1. I noticed the difference right away on the take off, the added weight was obvious but once you get it going and get used to it , it no longer was a factor.



2. Steering response and tracking was much improved over the stock 16s.



3. I dont think the harshness was excessive, but I did not go on a long drive, mostly hard starts/stops and fast turns.



4. I did notice the car following grooves in the pavement but that is normal I think for wide (265s in back) tires.



FYI I have a bone stock suspension. If you use manual mode and keep it around 4K on the tac it's still fun to drive.



Robert

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