305-25-19

[usdmej]

whats up fellas, after years of my dad egging me on to get a 911 (not functional enough for me), he gave up and got one for himself!

he picked up a 1999 c2 with 31k, 1 owner. absolutely pristine condition

we bought it through a car dealer, and are trying to get in contact with the previous owners

since he's not too car savvy i thought i'd do some research and make sure the car is properly taken care of.

i have a few questions

1. the rear tire is a steamroller like 305-25-19, tire rack doesnt even stock that size! what psi should i be pumping it to?

2. any idea what kind of wheels those are? they're 19s all around

3. at 31k, im wondering if the 30k service was done before being sold. the maintenance book says oil changes were done at 2k, and 5k miles, but no maintenance after that, based on the condition of the car i doubt maintenance was ignored. but is there any way i can tell its been done?

thanks fellas, hope to become a regular member here on behalf of my pops

oh btw i own a volvo s40 t5 awd, not that exciting but it gets the job done =P

Edited February 11, 2008 by usdmej

[Loren]

:welcome:

1. Porsche recommends 44 psi the rear tires - but they do not recommend anything over a 285/30 x 18 for MY99 and older cars.

2. Looks like BBS LM to me.

3. Write down your VIN and call your local dealer and ask them to look the VIN up in their database.

Hopefully, there will be a record there.

[usdmej]

thanks for the info!

1. is the 44psi recommended for their 18inch rear? any official reason why no 19s? im guessing its jsut cuz 19s werent really popular back then?

2. i was hoping they'd be bbs LMs, but they're not, check the rivets around the edge, bbs LMs have 1 rivet for each spoke. too many rivets on my rims.

3.good idea on calling the dealer! im gonna have to ring up my local dealer.

[Loren]

1. Yes, 44 psi is the factory recommended for 18 inch tires. Chassis stiffness - Porsche stiffened the chassis starting in MY02.

2. Then they are a knock off of BBS. There are a number of similar wheels by Fiske, HRE and I am sure many more.

3. Good luck with the dealer.

[Flyer007]

They look like these Brombacher ones that are coming on my new to me MY99. These are also 19"s Has anyone reported issues from spirited road driving with 19"s on MY99-01?

Hoping not since these look incredible.