wheel and tire question?

[Slideorama]

Guys,

I'm looking to fit up some new wheels and tires to my 1998 996 C2 Coupe. I'm currently looking at some gemballa rims which are -

Front - 19x9 et 60

Rear – 19x11.5 et 59

I am thinking or fitting them with Continental Sports Contact 2 tires -

Fronts 235/35 ZR 19

Rear 295/30 ZR 19

will this setup first of all fit on a narrowbody car and secondly be able to be used on a daily basis?

thanks for any assistance,

Brad

[kgoertz]

I am running a similar setup on my 02 Targa which is my non-winter daily driver.

235/35 ZR 19 on 19x9 front

315/25 ZR 19 on 19x11 rear (not sure of the offset).

The previous owner decided on the 315s on the rear instead of the 295 probably because the diameter was closer to that of the front tires. I might switch to the 295's the next time I replace them.

No problems with the front at all, however the rears do stick out past the body slightly (a few mm). It probably increases the risk of stone chips etc. but I haven't noticed any problems.

The car was originally lowered however due to poor roads in my area and low clearance of the nose I raised it up almost to stock. The ride is now reasonably firm but fine for a daily driver.

If I had the choice I probably would have chosen 18" rims to keep it closer to the stock handling characteristics. The car has a little too much understeer for my liking.

Kevin

Guys,

I'm looking to fit up some new wheels and tires to my 1998 996 C2 Coupe. I'm currently looking at some gemballa rims which are -

Front - 19x9 et 60

Rear – 19x11.5 et 59

I am thinking or fitting them with Continental Sports Contact 2 tires -

Fronts 235/35 ZR 19

Rear 295/30 ZR 19

will this setup first of all fit on a narrowbody car and secondly be able to be used on a daily basis?

thanks for any assistance,

Brad