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General- Wheels are always the most obvious way to aesthetically change the look of a car. Indeed, the original 16" wheels, whilst providing excellent handling and ride, do not necessarily portray an image of aggression usually associated with super cars. As a result, owners of 964's usually upsize their wheels to either 17" or 18" rims. Note that both diameter rims can fit the 964 with no problems. Indeed, all one has to be careful of is to ensure offset is correctly achieved with spacers, and clearance made under the wheel arches by rolling the wheel arch lips. Rolling of the lips is easily accomplished by body repair shops, or preferably at a Techart technician with the proper tools (they can roll wheel arches without requiring repainting etc- indeed rolling can be accomplished in a matter of hours for all four arches!). The best way to purchase rims is from shops experienced in Porsche's as they will be fully aware of the rim and tyre sizes required. As a rule of thumb, the maximum achievable sizes that should work are as follows- Carrera 2/4
Turbo
The best brands to look out for (besides factory original examples which are incredibly expensive, and usually manufactured by the same people) is Speedline, BBS, RUF, Techart and Fikse. The Author's Car- Rims of choice were the new Porsche 996 17" (rears 9J x 17, 55mm offset and front 7J x 17, 55mm offset)-also seen on the Boxster as a cost option. The width and offsets exactly match those recommended by Porsche for the Turbo Look 964 models (although the rear rims are slightly wider with a corresponding change in offset to compensate, when compared against the recommended rims for the standard narrow body C2 and C4- 7J x 17, 55mm front which is perfect, and 8J x 17, 52mm rear which is marginally narrower than the 996 rims) Whilst offset and width of the rear rims is not identical to those recommended by Porsche, the wider rear rims posed absolutely no problem. In fact, the only area to be watched relates to the front inner tyre which can graze against the inside wheel arch at full steering lock (even though the rim size is recommended by Porsche)- a set of 5mm spacers, or a steering stop can easily fix this.
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Author's choice of rim is the 996 17" original Porsche rim.
Another option are the excellent RUF design 17" rims. |
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