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993 winter 17x8 et30 cup 2

bamberjim

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Hi, i was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the above wheels, i have happened apon 4 of the above and can only find they are 993 winter wheels! I was wondering what the purpose of this was for..

993.362.126.02 Cup 2 17x8" ET30

Cheers Jim
 
Interesting, found it in the parts catalog - "Alloy Wheel, Silver Metalic, for Winter Use" - there seem to be a load of wheels "for winter use" - what does this mean? In what way are they different?

That particular one seems to be the Turbo offset.
 
had a good look at them tonight, seems the only difference is the width and offset.. could they be for the front so you can fit a wider tyre (better grip in the winter).. ie a 7" et 55 sits well in the arch and a 8 et 30 (25mm difference) would give you room for the extra 1" of wheel on the inside? just wondered really..
 
I think they may be four rear wheels for possibly a turbo, although the offset for turbo winter wheels is 40mm. Presumably bought to put on another car with the same size front/rear wheels, maybe a beetle?

The winter tyres are 2 inches narrower at the rear and 1 inch narrower at the front on the turbo (to increase the load per square inch tyre/road contact) as well as being 1 inch smaller in diameter.

The difference between the winter and summer wheels on the standard car isn't quite so extreme being only 1 inch narrower at the rear and same width at the front. Both summer and winter may be either 16 or 17 inch diameter.

 

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