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Wheel spacer question


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Are the 7mm wheel spacers the same for the 2000 996 and 2000 Boxster? I assume the extended lug bolts are the same correct?

7mm is 7mm, regardless of Boxster vs. 996, and the bolt circles and patterns are the same. That being said, I wouldn't bother with 7mm as you won't notice the difference visually or handling-wise. Anything less than 15mm is not worth the bother. I installed 15mm bolt-through H&R spacers on the front of my 2001 996. I bought chrome bolts from Boothe Design that are 47mm vs. 30mm long, which is what comes with the car (I also replaced the rear ones with standard length chrome lug bolts). I highly recommend both the chrome lug bolts and the H&R spacer. Both are very high quality.

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Porsche does not make a 7 mm spacer (only 5 mm and 17 mm).

But yes, the wheel bolt patterns are the same.

I believe the Porsche spacers are bolt on, rather than bolt through. That means you use your standard lug bolts to bolt the spacer onto your hub, then you use lug NUTS to bolt your wheels onto the spacer. In terms of weight, you've now added the weight of 5 lug nuts plus 5 studs to each wheel. That's why I went with the bolt-through version sold by H&R. BTW, the bolt-through spacers came with one screw that holds the spacer onto your hub, so you don't have to worry about it falling off when someone removes your wheel, not knowing you have a spacer behind it.

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