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I feel like I've searched and searched with no definitive answer.
I love my Sport Techno wheels but want them a little more flush. I'm looking at running 5mm/7mm spacers front and rear and am wondering if anyone has done it?
What I've found so far is:
- Porsche does NOT recommend the 5mm spacers for the Sport Techno wheels in general (assuming this is just because they're already the widest and most aggressive offset stock wheels?)
- It appears one person has run 8mm/12mm spacers with them but the photo doesn't look like the car has X73 (https://rennlist.com/forums/981-foru...l#post17622385)
- Some people reported needing to bend the mounting tab inside the rear fender because it could rub on hard/full compression with X73 when running wide wheels/spacers
Ill get pics later today. I am running 10mm all around. Front camber added to 1.8* or so. You can probably get away with 12 front 15 rear if you wanted to push it.
Ill get pics later today. I am running 10mm all around. Front camber added to 1.8* or so. You can probably get away with 12 front 15 rear if you wanted to push it.
Thanks for the response, it looks really clean. Do you think I could get away with keeping the stock alignment since I plan on running less aggressive fitment with the 5mm and 7mm?
Yeah, I'm torn. I just want them to be a little more flush. 5mm/7mm is conservative but 7mm/10mm might be the way to go if I don't need to alter my alignment and I won't have issues with rubbing.
7mm f and 12mm r on x73 should be fine. I used to run those with my stock wheels w/o any rubbing issues.
What wheels did you have though? The Sport Technos are wider (and I believe have more aggressive offset) than any other stock wheel offered which is why I'm trying to pin down people who have done it.
What wheels did you have though? The Sport Technos are wider (and I believe have more aggressive offset) than any other stock wheel offered which is why I'm trying to pin down people who have done it.
I didn't know that. I had the stock Carrera S wheels. Not really sure on its specs.
So I did some more research and it appears that the 981 Spyder (X73 standard) comes with rear wheels that are 20x10.5 et47 which would mean the Sport Technos (20x10 et50) with a 10mm spacer on the rear are going to poke 1mm further out than the stock Spyder wheels. Seems like 1mm extra wouldn't cause problems in the rear. Now to decide about the fronts, 5mm or 7mm. Leaning towards 7mm.
Last edited by SnowmanMafia; 08-08-2023 at 08:11 PM.
19x10 +40 is super common for aftermarket wheels, and even those seem like they could use a bit of spacer.
Most aftermarket front wheels are +50 versus +57 stock. I usually run 3mm spacers on top of that and it still seems like it could use a bit more.
The only way you're really going to run into issues is if you do all that and then try to run super wide tires. With stock tire sizes you can probably get away with about as much spacer as you want.
08-08-2023, 11:38 AM
Spacers on Sport Technos with X73 Suspension
