Track wheels - Cayman 987.2 S

[dunc_sx]

I'm starting to look for a set of track wheels for my lightly modified 987.2 Cayman S. 19" to put Michelin Cup 2's on because I don't fancy the cup 2's for daily duties.

There seems to be limited options for straight fit sizes unless I'm doing a poor job of looking? Options I have seen:

• Std Porsche wheels
• OZ Leggera HLT
• Apex (China I think?)

Am I missing any obvious choices? On race cars I've previously used Compomotive and Image, both of which were ok.

Cheers,
Dunc.

[dunc_sx]

Thanks both for the responses

Philvrs,

My standard 19" alloys are 8.5 and 10, are the option you are talking about 10.5 or 11 at the rear? To be honest I'm not looking at increasing tyre width much but would accept a smidge wider.

ATM,

Michelin don't list cup2's in sizes below 19" on their website, 18" would get great as I'd get compo's on there There would need to be a good tyre available though and be fiarly future proof with diameter's constantly increasing.

Cheers,
Dunc.

[dunc_sx]

Thanks ATM, I wasn't familiar with that brand so not too sure of quality but they look nice

Philvrs said:

Which 19” wheel design do you have? I thought it was only the spyder/R and the wheels pictured that were 10” rear, others are 9.5”.

One more quick question, are you competing (time trials etc) or just enjoying track days? If the latter i would get the 18” wheels i wanted and use a cheaper non cup2 tyre, i would still get the same enjoyment that way.
Otherwise, its extra transport and a set of slicks, if being the fastest is the only way to get your kicks.

Sorry they are the same as yours, Carrera sport:
https://teile.com/en/porsche-tequipment-shop/model...

Ex racer but back on track days for now, I find standard style tyres like PS4S overheat very quickly and are ultimately unsatisfying. I like slicks but I'd be looking to drive to the track and maybe sunny road runs too.

Cheers,
Dunc.

Edited by dunc_sx on Sunday 17th March 01:43

[dunc_sx]

freedman said:

Certainly plenty of dedicated track day and race cars running 18s instead of 19s on .2 Caymans

I'd be interested in which tyres they use if you know, more so the track day cars?

ATM,

So Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect comes in 17" to 21" so happy days there.

Philvrs,

Thanks for the link, not as expensive as I though actually

So, I've found some more options

Revolution CR10 Alu-Lite flow-formed
19 x 8.5 (ET selectable)
19 x 10.5 (ET selectable)

£1,246 (+VAT?)


OZ Racing Ultraleggera HLT
19 x 8.5 ET53
19 x 10 ET40

£2,036.68 inc VAT


Speedline Corse SC1
19 x 8.5 ET50
19 x 10 ET45

£1,807.99 (+VAT?)


Apex wheels SM-10
19 x 9 ET50 £582.21 (9.52Kg)
19 x 10 ET40 £601.62 (10.2 Kg)

£2,367.66 (inc. VAT I think but not certain)


Image HT 3-piece split rims
19x 8.5 (ET selectable)
19x 10 (ET selectable)

£3,105.60 inc. VAT


Design 911 19" style 367
19 x 8 ET57 (10.9Kg)
19x 9.5 ET47 (12.5Kg est.)

£1,620 inc. VAT

Cheers,
Dunc.

Edited by dunc_sx on Monday 18th March 19:24

[dunc_sx]

Just updating this, I ended up going for 18" Revolution CR10's in the end. They were 8.5F and 10R, front were a standard offset and the rear offset specific to my request. Price was £1.3k inc VAT and delivery, lead time is 4 to 5 weeks so plenty of time to pick up a set of tyres.

Cheers,
Dunc.

[dunc_sx]

ATM said:

What tyres you gonna go for?

Hi ATM,

Sorry for the slow response, just came back on to provide an update on the rims and saw your post. I'm going for AD09.

The revolution's arrived this week so I stuck them on the scales in case anyone is interested.

Front
18 x 8.5 ET45 = 9.5 Kg

Rear
18 x 10 ET32 = 11.2 KG

Now to get tyres on and see how they go

Cheers,
Dunc.

[dunc_sx]

ATM said:

Standard sizes?

235 40
265 40

Yeah that's what I thought, until at least I judge how much space there is for wider. However only 245 40 / 275 40 AD09 seem to be available on any UK track tyre site I can find. This would be fine however I've read the tread on AD09 is particularly wide compared to other tyres so I'm a bit worried about clearance at the front. According to manufacturers spec for example the AD09 is listed as having a 18mm wider tread than the same 245 40 Cup 2, which is pretty crazy. Actually the 225 AD09 has the same tread width as 245 cup 2, unfortunately 225 AD09 isn't available in UK either.

As with most things the selection process won't be quite as straight forward as planned, I'll get there though.

Cheers,
Dunc.