C4S Winter Wheels

[a9jlu]

Hey!

Good news, I got my set of winter tires today. 265 for the rear and 235 for the fronts. i'm looking for some 18*8 wheels and 18*10wheels for the C4S. I believe the offsets will be ET50 & ET47. any recommendations on wheels? thanks!

Jason

[dphil66]

I bought these wheels for my '99 C4. They are aftermarket replicas of the 2003-2004 Carrera wheels, made in Italy to exact factory specs:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18x8-18x10-...1QQcmdZViewItem

They shipped them double-boxed with proper protection, I received them in mint brand-new condition. They look incredible, and are truly exact replicas of the factory wheels, including the correct offsets.

My owner's manual specifies front ET50 offsets and rear ET65 offsets. These wheels have these exact same offseets. They fit on my car perfectly, and they look incredible. Just get yourself some decent snow tires and some center caps, and you're all set.

If you want to see a picture of them on my car, go to the 996 DIY articles section and look at the article I wrote on replacing the reversing lights/back-up lights switch on the transmission. I have a pic of my car up on ramps with the winter wheels. They are cheap, and really look awesome. Perfectly balanced, high quality.

The only thing I really noticed was that they seemed kinda heavy compared to my summer wheels. My summer wheels are the factory 18" Sport Design wheels, the 10-spoke with bolts around the perimeter. Those feel much lighter by comparison, but they were $3500 and they're made of titanium. So, the heavier wheels for winter use, for only $925 including shipping...not such a bad deal.

Here's what I might do if I had to do it again: get the 17x7 and 17x9 wheels/tires instead. These can be found for less money (both wheels and especially tires are much cheaper), and they will do better in the snow because they are narrower. Not by much, and I haven't tried them so I can't say how much difference there is, but being more narrow, they will dig down into the snow better. My 18s keep this lightweight car up on top of the snow as if it were on snowshoes. I slide around quite a bit, and my car is a C4 with PSM.

Best of luck!

dan