What do you think? - Porsche wheel content

[FNTSC4]

I am looking at purchasing a set of 18" Porsche Twists for my car. I have an Ibis White B7 S4, .

Here's a p-chop of the wheels on a white car. Let me know what you guys think. I am leaning towards them as I haven't seen another with this setup.



Or maybe some BBS Sport II's



So, what do you think?

[ItzDarrellS4]

nope

Or maybe some BBS Sport II's

absolutely.

no too sure about the white wheels though. they're grow'n on me though

[chrislane31]

Color match the centers or go gunmetal on the Sport II's

[FNTSC4]

absolutely.

no too sure about the white wheels though. they're grow'n on me though

Didn't mean to make them white. Thats how they looked when I did a quick p-chop.

Color match the centers or go gunmetal on the Sport II's

I like the thought of them being gunmetal, especially on a white car.

[Renato]

Another vote for the BBS....the Porsche wheels are nice, and look great on 996s and 997s.

[1point8teeNW]

Twists.

[Overboostin]

I like em both. I think you could pull off the twists

[dubbin_vr6]

I would go with twists I would def rock em in 20'
the bbs looks too small

[AndreNY]

those Porsche wheels would looks SICKK, def do that

[SuperAvant]

those Porsche wheels would looks SICKK, def do that

whenever i see p wheels not on a p car it reminds me of a jetta as i always see jettas with the twist p wheels

[RAudi Driver]

Those twist wheels look hot. the only thing that I don't like is I think that they twist one way on the right side of the car and the other way on the left. I could be wrong in this assumption.

[FNTSC4]

I think this wheel would look good on a white car.

[RAudi Driver]

I think this wheel would look good on a white car.

Ghettolicious!

[skiaudi]

bbs FTW, porsche twists belong on a porsche in my opinion

[Louis J.]

Porsche wheels have ET52F and ET65R and different bolt pattern. If you're willing to gravely compromise the handling of your car by installing massive adapters, sure...go ahead. The 996 twists look surprisingly good.

[AndreNY]

Porsche wheels have ET52F and ET65R and different bolt pattern. If you're willing to gravely compromise the handling of your car by installing massive adapters, sure....

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Louis J.]

those Porsche wheels would looks SICKK, def do that

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Between your brilliant syntax, insightful commentary and rightful priority for things bling, I'm certain your contribution is well regarded.

[heateris]

check these out...http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162367
very nice

[AndreNY]

Between your brilliant syntax, insightful commentary and rightful priority for things bling, I'm certain your contribution is well regarded.

yes it does and your knowledge in wheels comes very very handy, because you must be an expert or something. When i get home i will send you a pic of a 800HP RUF Porsche running 50mm Spacers in the back, no in your proffesional opinion do you think that's unsafe???

[Louis J.]

yes it does and your knowledge in wheels comes very very handy, because you must be an expert or something. When i get home i will send you a pic of a 800HP RUF Porsche running 50mm Spacers in the back, no in your proffesional opinion do you think that's unsafe???

1- What "does"???
2- I do know a thing or two about wheels but I never claimed to be an expert.
3- Last I checked, RUF used 28mm and 32mm spacers. I've never heard of RUF 55mm spacers (they're actually made by H&R) but then again, I don't claim to be a RUF expert.
4- I never said unsafe, I said "compromise handling"

RUF used 28mm and 32mm adapters with their wheels to increase the offset for widebody cars, mainly Turbos. I think RUF is an outstanding tuner (I've been to the factory and have driven both 993 and 996 Turbo Rs). I also think they make the best looking wheel for Porsche but the fact that they would put a 19", 32lb wheels on a performance car makes me question their judgment on wheels.

The bottom line is that overly wide spacers or adapters place higher than normal vertical loads on spindles and bearings which can result in shaking or floating at high speeds and could be a hazard, not to mention cause premature wear of bearings. If you take a RUF car to a PCA track event, the car will not be allowed to run with RUF wheels and adapters.

And how do I know all of this? Well, I've owned eight Porsches and I've owned numerous sets of wheels that have gone on those Porsches and I've also participated in various track events. When I was a noob to Porsche ownership and performance driving, I used spacers and adapters because I wanted to fill in the wheel wells and because I wanted to use wheels that were not designed for my car and I quickly found out what driving with a 32mm spacer at 170MPH feels like (not fun). IMO, small spacers (sub 10mm are okay if you must have that bling factor but anything larger will compromise handling as per my original post.

So, I don't know what your qualifications are beyond having a picture of an 800HP RUF with 55mm spacers but these are my comments based on my knowledge and experience with which you're welcome to disagree. Now, do me a favor and don't bother responding unless you check your grammar and spelling because otherwise I'll have to assume you're a nitwit and ignore your post, okay?

[quattrotman]

/\/\/\/\ You guys do know that you can get 18" twist reps from Hartmann with the correct audi bolt pattern and ET right??

BTW...I think the twists look great and I'm going to roll those next winter

[Sleepy 1]

Twists if you can get em in 20s

[Louis J.]

/\/\/\/\ You guys do know that you can get 18" twist reps from Hartmann with the correct audi bolt pattern and ET right??

BTW...I think the twists look great and I'm going to roll those next winter

No, I don't know every wheel available for Audis, especially reps. I was addressing the OPs post about "18" Porsche twists" and his post doesn't say anything about reps with proper offsets and bolt patterns.

I generally don't like the idea of putting Merc, Porsche or any other make's wheels on an Audi but as I said before, the twists 2 actually look good and they keep growing on me the more I look at the pic. I don't think I feel the same way about twists 1 though...they probably date the car.