Mark911 said:
I may end up going with some RH's again (I had some AL cup 3pce on my targa) but if I buy new I want to check out whats available.
Kerscher have a 8x18 et48 & 10x18 et35 which would fill the arches a cheeky 4 & 5mm 8) - but I've never seen them in the flesh.
Hi Mark. There are plenty of options here.
As you said the RH AG cups are nice but quite heacy and not a true 3-piece construction. Better then to go with the RH-Rad 3-piece variant. These are fairly good quality but the deep lips are prone to bending. What does the roads where you live look like? Any potholes etc?
As far as RH vs. other makes, I'd say Kerscher makes the best 3 piece "speedline-look" wheels for our cars. They are 1.Stronger 2.Lighter and 3.Cheaper (believe it or not) than the RH-version. You might want to check with Kerscher though, because when I enquired on a set last year they were out of production (?). Another make to consider is the french tramont. Visit
www.tramont.fr for more info (no affil). Those are more of the GT2 look 993 style speedline copies. A matter of taste..
When it comes to offset and wheel widths, IMHO with your wide body 993 you would want an 11" rear wheel with an offset close to 40 for the perfect fit. That would give you a nice deep lip in the rear and give you the opportunity to run 295 or even 315 tires in the rear for plenty of grip. Again this depends on what you will be using the car for.
As far as the original wheels you have two options; either the 993RS speedlines or the 964 turbo 3.6 speedlines. Offsets are as follows:
964 turbo 3.6 speedlines:
front 8x18 ET52. Bolt on fit, no spacer required.
rear 10x18 ET61. You need spacers for the rear, preferably ~30mm
fronts have 1.25" lip and rears have 1.75" lip on these.
993 RS speedlines:
front 8x18 ET52. Bolt on fit, no spacer required.
rear 10x18 ET65. You need spacers for the rear, preferably ~30mm
fronts have 1.25" lip and rears have 1.25" lip on these.
Speedlines are heavy but beautiful wheels. With all of the above being said, I ended up buying a used set of RH speedlines for my C2S (which I sold) last year. I would have opted for Kerscher but they didn't have any. The RH's have hold up pretty good as well. Mine are perfect for the WB 993:
fronts:
9x18 ET40 with rubber 235/40/18
rears:
11x18 ET40 with rubber 295/30/18
Lips are 2.25" and 3.5" front/rear
I don't really have any use for them right now so if you are interested I might sell them.. I was planning on a new WB 993 (or an RS) but I havn't found anything yet.. Anyways, good luck in your search for what I think are the best looking wheels for our cars..
Best,
Viggo
. They are moved to the garage now due to complaints from the GF. OH the smell of rubber in the morning.. :mrgreen: .
