Finally... some ND wheels on NB

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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby Snowmotion » Mon Feb 01, 2016 7:29 am

I can tell you the 911 Carerra 4GTS rides very well on country roads on the 20inch wheels.
Just had the opportunity to drive one for an hour in Germany on some suburban roads and it was a great drive. :)
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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby Daz » Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:14 am

project.r.racing wrote:And if you missed my point. 19s do not fit over the brakes.


But why the 21 at all ? You also ignored my point that Porsche put a much bigger brake package under the same 20 on the Turbo S. If you think they couldn't have put the 380mm package under a 19, you need to buy a tape measure.

If you want a 20->19 example, look at the Cayman S vs GTS. Same brakes, 19 on the S and 20 on the GTS. Dramatic drop on sidewall on the front, surely GTS owners would prefer the 19's ?

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Ah it's cheap entertainment Craig.
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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby Craig » Mon Feb 01, 2016 10:06 am

Daz wrote:Ah it's cheap entertainment Craig.


Yeh I guess so...but what a kafuffle over a 1 inch wheel swap! :roll:

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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby project.r.racing » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:32 am

Daz wrote:
project.r.racing wrote:And if you missed my point. 19s do not fit over the brakes.


But why the 21 at all ? You also ignored my point that Porsche put a much bigger brake package under the same 20 on the Turbo S. If you think they couldn't have put the 380mm package under a 19, you need to buy a tape measure.

If you want a 20->19 example, look at the Cayman S vs GTS. Same brakes, 19 on the S and 20 on the GTS. Dramatic drop on sidewall on the front, surely GTS owners would prefer the 19's ?
I did not ignore your point. I thought you had fact checked as per your minimum requirement of other posters.

If you yourself actually had fact checked. You would have know that the factory optioned ceramic brake kit are 410mm front and 390mm rear rotor sizes. These brakes need to fit into the stock wheel offered.

As for the 21s on the rears. Porsche would be the best bet for that answer. I would only speculate that the have attempted in increase the rolling diameter while keeping the tyre wall flex similar to the 20s.

Lets move on hey? Thread should be more about nice ND wheels than nice Porsche wheels.

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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby Mr Morlock » Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:59 pm

Taminga / Greg- agree on the tyres we all need competent tyres on road cars and also know some guys who pay no heed to really old tyres on old cars. Good suspension makes a lot of sense provided it does not convert a good riding car to a buck board. When my car suspension does wear out I will seek advice on what to do and not result in an uncomfortable sports car. I am way past having my fillings or back beaten around by a good looking dray. I think PRR is also right- in the Queens English stuff the overpriced Porsches. I have a mate who has a really late model Porsche in the family but still prefers for the fun side to drive an NA which is more involving.

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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby StanTheMan » Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:51 pm

gidday Daz

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Is that your SP?

I came across theses pics while searching for free Porn.

Are they 17 inch wheel? They look awesome. I was wondering just at the off chance..... are they The wheels from the new ND?
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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby bigdog » Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:38 am

Haha! Nice work STM!
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Re: Finally... some ND wheels on NB

Postby joshuam » Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:28 am

Nice work - I was waiting for somebody to try it. Looks good, a tiny bit of extra poke would be nice, but they suit well.
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