Help Help Order - 19 Weight

[andreadebi]

Surely someone of you know the weight of every 19 Porsche wheel.

I've read somewhere that the 19 Carrera S is the heaviest.

I've also read that for plus weight, 19 causes more understeer and so it's more suitable the choice of 18 wheel.

To place my order I have to know if

19 Classic

19 SportDesign

19 Carrera Sport

are lightner and how much than 18 Boxster S - 18 Cayman S

Really thanks to all that will answer.

[JZT]

A bigger 19'' wheel is unlikely in my opinion to be lighter than a smaller 18'' wheel due to the extra material used in its manufacture.

I imagine the Classics are the lightest followed by the Sportdesigns then the Carerras if you are interested in weight.

In reality, you need to be Walter Rorhl to notice the difference.

Cheers,

JZ

[adsach]

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I've also read that for plus weight, 19 causes more understeer and so it's more suitable the choice of 18 wheel....

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The writers of Porsche manuals like understeer. This is probably a result of legal advice.

Most Porsche drivers, especially Boxster drivers, like neutral steering and/or power on oversteer.

IMO you do NOT want understeer and should not choose a tire on the hopes of increasing understeer. In my 02S w/US030 suspension, increasing the front tire pressures from factory recommended 29 PSI to 33 PSI takes out most of the (undesirable) understeer. The behavior of the 987 is similar, but different.

Edited September 6, 2005 by adsach