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Message: Re: Buying a car from across the country
Changed By: jlegelis
Change Date: August 21, 2014 03:24PM
Re: Buying a car from across the country
Change Date: August 21, 2014 03:24PM
Re: Buying a car from across the country
BTW, the 18" "Turbo" wheels on the Boxster S are Porsche solid-spoke knock-offs of the actual hollow-spoke Porsche Tequipment hollow-spoke Turbo wheels which came standard on some 996 Turbo's. I have an '01S with the 18" 'Turbo' wheels, and hated them. They are ridiculously heavy and overbuilt. I swapped mine for a set of forged 18" BBS RS-GT wheels and noticed an immediate difference in steering feel and ride. The rear RS-GT's were 10lbs lighter per corner!! Moral of the story: these wheels are nothing special - don't limit yourself to cars only with them!
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Changed By: jlegelis
Change Date: August 21, 2014 03:24PM
Re: Buying a car from across the country
Change Date: August 21, 2014 03:24PM
Re: Buying a car from across the country
BTW, the 18" "Turbo" wheels on the Boxster S are Porsche solid-spoke knock-offs of the actual hollow-spoke Porsche Tequipment Turbo wheels which came standard on some 996 Turbo's. I have an '01S with the 18" 'Turbo' wheels, and hated them. They are ridiculously heavy and overbuilt. I swapped mine for a set of forged 18" BBS RS-GT wheels and noticed an immediate difference in steering feel and ride. The rear RS-GT's were 10lbs lighter per corner!! Moral of the story: these wheels are nothing special - don't limit yourself to cars only with them!
Welcome back to Boxster heaven...
Welcome back to Boxster heaven...
Original Message
Author: jlegelisDate: August 21, 2014 03:23PM
Re: Buying a car from across the country
BTW, the 18" "Turbo" wheels on the Boxster S are Porsche knock-offs of the actual hollow-spoke Porsche Tequipment Turbo wheels which came standard on some 996 Turbo's. I have an '01S with the 18" 'Turbo' wheels, and hated them. They are ridiculously heavy and overbuilt. I swapped mine for a set of forged 18" BBS RS-GT wheels and noticed an immediate difference in steering feel and ride. The rear RS-GT's were 10lbs lighter per corner!! Moral of the story: these wheels are nothing special - don't limit yourself to cars only with them!
Welcome back to Boxster heaven...
Welcome back to Boxster heaven...