Hi everyone
I recently bought this Boxster:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxst ... OC:GB:1123I've found that I get a wobble above 80mph. I've had the wheels balanced and that hasn't improved things.
The car has cheap tyres on it which I intend to replace but the tyre garage pointed out that the wheels are wrong for the car and there's not enough clearance to put the correct tyres on the back without the tyres rubbing.
Having researched this more myself, I think I understand the issue; the car has 911 wheels which are 18x10 with a 65mm offset at the rear. The Boxster should have wheels that are 18x9 with a 52mm offset. The car has 10mm spacers on the rear but it should have at least 13mm spacers (65-52). Have I understood all of this correctly?!
The tyre place was dead against spacers. So the question is; should I swap the 10mm spacers for 13mm spacers and get new tyres all round to (hopefully) get rid of my speed wobble OR should I sell the Carrera II 18" wheels and get some Boxster specific wheels - such as the MY02 18" Boxster wheels (996.362.138.00)?
I do love the look of the wheels I have now. Would a company that refurbishes alloys do them in that anthracite colour if I wanted - or is that going to be ridiculously expensive/ impossible?
Any help would be much appreciated!
Many thanks
Simon