986 Boxster wheels on Cayman S???

The Stig · #1 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 04:01 PM

Hi guys. Over here in Germany its getting pretty damned cold and they have a sort of semi-law that you need winter tyres on your car. I have looked around for wheel and tyre sets but the prices are pretty ridiculous for the 2 or 3 months I will need them. So I was wondering if there was any way to fit a set of 986 Boxster wheels on my Cayman S as they are very cheap used, maybe with a set of spacers or something?
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks

**Tess Tickle** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 04:12 PM

Is That "The" Stig or just plain Mr Stig....anyway there have been a few threads about Winter Tyres but photos of Boxster II 17" on a cayman below
http://www.motordrive.com/acatalog/boxterfront-500.jpg
and
http://www.motordrive.com/acatalog/DSCN2356-500.jpg

The Stig · #3 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 04:20 PM

Well Mr or miss or Mrs Tickle (i used to love the Mr Men) thanks for your reply but the links are not working.
Ps. My Grandad was from Horwich!!

The Stig · #4 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 04:26 PM

Ok cool links working now thanks. Did you have to do anything special to mount them,spacers etc??

**Tess Tickle** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 05:12 PM

Wheels off the facelift Boxster go straight on without fouling anything, but the rears could stand a 20 or 25mm spacer to make it look better.
Early Boxster rims foul the calipers and need spacers front and rear.

The Stig · #6 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 05:36 PM

Nice one thanks. Off to trawl through ebay now

carpetyd · #7 (**permalink**) 11-30-2006, 07:27 PM

I have a 986 S with 18 stock Turbo wheels with snows. I mounted these wheels on my cayman this past weekend. No spacers, ample clearance, no problems at all. Only 1 person, Scott from PCA tech, said they would, everyone else said they would not.
They do fit.
Conrad