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Old 08-24-2012, 07:39 PM
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Found a great deal locally on craigslist and I am glad to be ready for my first winter with my 996. Who knows, Minnesota winter could start anytime.
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what are those - sport technos? If so, what did you get them for? I'm trying to find some.
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I think they stick out too far

Kidding aside, they look great.
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Originally Posted by wyovino
I think they stick out too far

Kidding aside, they look great.
I was thinking the offset was wrong.
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Originally Posted by rustymon
what are those - sport technos? If so, what did you get them for? I'm trying to find some.
These are the TireRack Sport Edition wheels. I picked up the wheel / tire combo for $1K.
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Originally Posted by Scats
Found a great deal locally on craigslist and I am glad to be ready for my first winter with my 996. Who knows, Minnesota winter could start anytime.
It's not too early! Where I live, the norm is to install your winter wheels and tires in mid-October and then put your summer wheels and tires back on in mid-May. That's only 7 - 8 weeks away!

I use Sport Techno replicas for my winter wheels, and I'm very pleased with them.
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Not if you're in OZ
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They look nice, you'll get great traction with 4 rear tires as well.
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They look great...a lot better than these:

Old 08-26-2012, 09:48 PM
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I bought four of those in 17" with Continental DWS tires from Tire Rack nearly two years ago; they have held up well, easy to clean. However, ninety per cent of the time I drive like this grandma:

http://adland.tv/commercials/fairfie...lassic-030-usa
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Can anyone recommend tire sizes for c4s?
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easy. second set of rims with winter tires. gt3 replicas with pirelli wintersport 240. put them on the night it is going to snow.

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Originally Posted by AspenSTI2010
Can anyone recommend tire sizes for c4s?
i am using 225/40-18 (f) and 265/35-18 (r). stock rim widths too. no problems with the rear. very happy
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Originally Posted by Scats
These are the TireRack Sport Edition wheels. I picked up the wheel / tire combo for $1K.
1k for 4 rims and 4 tires???
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These are exclusive to Tire Rack. I think I paid north of $1400.00 for the set with Blizzak winter tires for the C4S last season. Same tire size as the C2.

Very happy with the wheels, affordable and they look fine. No so happy with the Blizzaks, they are not N spec and I notice the difference from the N spec Pirelli snow sports on the C2. But the snow sports weren't available when I was purchasing.
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