r/997

I’m considering a wheel change on my 997.1 C4S - wide body (obviously). The new wheels are OEM from a 997.2 narrow body. The only difference in the factory wheel specs between the two body styles is the offset of the rear wheels, there’s a 17mm difference.

I plan to achieve standard fitment by using 17mm spacers on the rear wheels.

Curious if anyone know of any disadvantages with this plan?

A google AI search indicates that Porsche actually sold wide body cars with narrow body wheels+spacers for a short time.

TIA

I want to do an engine build in a 997.1 chassis. What is the best way to find a car for sale with bore scoring at a fair price? What is the price range I should expect to pay?

Anyone here install this wing from Getty Design? This is my next mod I want to focus on and I'd like to hear real experiences from folks that installed this. Or if people can suggest other places that make a good quality aftermarket wing as well.

I’m tentatively considering selling my 981 Cayman S and buying a 997.1 C4S. Main reason being is that the back seats will go a long way for me and my family and my daughter can join us.

I’ve got my eyes on one specific 997.1 C4S. It has 114k miles, so a bit high for sure. But it’s a beautiful example, with a unique color and interior trim. It’s out of state, so orchestrating any inspection like a borescope outside the normal inspection might be a bit difficult.

From photos of the car, there looks to be either soot or long term dirt on the left side exhaust tail pipes. Could be a hint of something worse, or it could be ok.

Anyways - I was wondering what others think of borescore risk on a higher mileage car and if it’s worth investigating, or, not worth the time.

Thanks in advance!

Editing for an update:

I’ve decided the car is worth the investigation.

Best case scenario: there is no bore scoring; it’s clean and well maintained; it’s a beautiful 911 to have a drive until it makes sense to do an engine rebuild.

Mid case scenario: there’s mild bore scoring, it’s still clean and decently maintained, I can drive it again until it makes sense to do an engine rebuild.

Worst case scenario: it’s hosed, I’m out some cash for some investigation, I continue to do the thing with my current car.

I’m pretty certain they will but looking for confirmation. Prepping to replace the struts on my 997.2 and am considering building complete struts assemblies to swap over since I’m also replacing all related parts. Might even be able to find a set of Carrera S springs for a slight drop: Does the S use a different spring form factor for PASM?