993 Targa rims on a 3.2 Carrera?

[jlynch1960]

Anyone have a pic of these 993 Targa rims on a Carrera? Kind of a modified Cup/three piece look. Looked through older posts but didn't see this particular rim.

There's a set available locally and it's kind of an interesting rim, albeit one with what appears to be 50/55mm offsets.

Porsche Wheel 17" OEM Rim 911 993 Targa 94 95 96 97 98 | eBay

[Oh Haha]

No pics on a car but a word of caution for you-

You will need to run rather large spacers to correct the offsets. About 1 inch front, 2 to 3 inch in the rear along with longer wheel studs or adapters with the studs installed.

[jlynch1960]

Yeah, without having looked into it, I reckoned the spacers would be pretty good sized. Thanks though.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Jim, I've run Cup IIs on my old 84. F/R both had 55mm offsets.

you would need 1.25 front and 1.5 rear spacers for that set up, not a big deal, just added a little weight.

I looked at those wheels for my 73 for track use but they were just way too modern, even just for the track. If you have a Targa, they'd probably look better than on a coupe.

Do you have a good side pic of your car you can post?

[clarkd]

Not the exact wheels. Saw this one in the parking lot at work recently.

[efhughes3]

IMO, large offset wheels look out of place on t-bar 911's. And, as noted, you have to deal with spacers.

Save the dished wheels!

[efhughes3]

PS-look again, that is only 1 wheel on that auction. 993 Targa wheels bring top dollar these days.

[jlynch1960]

I linked to a pic on Ebay for ease of reference; the actual rims I'm looking at are not on Ebay, but advertised locally instead. I can get the set of four for what the Ebay seller is asking for a rim and a half. Part of the appeal I suppose since they seem to be a good deal, but if they're not right I wouldn't want to put them on the car, hence the request for a pic.

If I pass on them and if someone with a 993 is interested in these, PM me and I'll send you the link to the sale.

[Jeff964]

993 Targa wheels are heavy. IMO, there are many better choices.

[efhughes3]

Originally Posted by jlynch1960

I linked to a pic on Ebay for ease of reference; the actual rims I'm looking at are not on Ebay, but advertised locally instead. I can get the set of four for what the Ebay seller is asking for a rim and a half. Part of the appeal I suppose since they seem to be a good deal, but if they're not right I wouldn't want to put them on the car, hence the request for a pic.

If I pass on them and if someone with a 993 is interested in these, PM me and I'll send you the link to the sale.

For $750 a set, they are either a steal or repros.

[mystro]

Fuch wheels are forged and are much much better than a 993 cast wheel.