18" turbo twists mismatch

[pdavis1]

I just picked my car up from Kauth & Mayeur in Peoria, IL. I had them install new Michelin PS2's on my 2000 Boxster S. The car is a certified used car I purchased from a Chicago Porsche dealer. They noticed that my passenger front wheel has approximately 3/4" more offset than my drivers side front. I asked if they both had Porsche part number cast into the wheel to make sure one was not a cheaper knock-off of the 18" turbo twists that the car has. They said they both had the same part #. Now that they pointed it out, it is visable that the passenger side tire is flush with the side marker and the drivers side is inset. What gives? Was one of the wheels replaced with a different version, say for a 911 or something?

Thanks in advance,

Phil

[Slashmatt]

I just picked my car up from Kauth & Mayeur in Peoria, IL. I had them install new Michelin PS2's on my 2000 Boxster S. The car is a certified used car I purchased from a Chicago Porsche dealer. They noticed that my passenger front wheel has approximately 3/4" more offset than my drivers side front. I asked if they both had Porsche part number cast into the wheel to make sure one was not a cheaper knock-off of the 18" turbo twists that the car has. They said they both had the same part #. Now that they pointed it out, it is visable that the passenger side tire is flush with the side marker and the drivers side is inset. What gives? Was one of the wheels replaced with a different version, say for a 911 or something?

Thanks in advance,

Phil

It sounds like you haven't actually taken the wheels off and done a thorough measurement nor actually looked at the part numbers yourself. You need to do this, or you'll never know. If the wheels are the same, are the fenders the same? If the fenders are the same, is the suspension or frame screwed up?

[Stefan]

Or perhaps there is a spacer on one side and not the other?