Re: 997 Carrera S w/Rinspeed kit & Champion wheels
Sorry I have been away to answer all of the questions. Thanks for all of the compliments guys. First, the PASM works great with the H&R springs. The sport button still works the same, just that on both modes, the ride is just barely stiffer. The springs lower a Carrera S with PASM about .75 inches all the way around. I highly recommend them, they only costed $330 shipped. You will need to re-align the car after installing though.
Next the headlight rings, there are no stock or original rings on the 997. They fit very well. I have no added noise or complaints. In my opinion they bring the top of the fender all of the way out to the edge of the headlight lense, getting rid of the cheap looking plastic part of the headlights. It looks even more like a newer cleaner looking 993 to me. They come primed, ready to paint. They install with glue or double back tape. They also come with headlight washer covers, that still allow the washers to work. I know the glue or tape install doesn't sound very substantial as opposed to screws or bolts, but they fit like oem, very snug, and you won't have any problems with it.
As far as spacers, there is no way they will fit. These wheels are already 19x8.5 and 19x11.5 with a 295/30/19 rear tire. I purchased these from Brandywine Porsche. They contracted Champion wheels to build this wheel for the 997, I believe. I haven't found these wheels anywhere else. Last I looked they only had one set left of their original production, and the next run wasn't starting until Sept. You can call the parts manager their, the link is Brandywineporsche.com. I love the quality and look of these wheels. They also do look oem to me. They are only a one piece, but still have an unobstructed lip, and are very light. Granted only three pounds lighter than stock (wheel & tire combo), but remember the wheels are wider and the tires are wider.
Yes there is a front lip spoiler. The Rinspeed kit is all fiberglass, but the fit and the finish is excellent. There is also a rear diffuser which you can see on the rear end pic of the car. If interested in the kit talk to Jens at Rinspeed.com. The company is in Switzerland. I had it air shipped here to the USA, and painted & installed the kit myself. I own a bodyshop so I am always playing with my cars. The kit is both screwed on and glued on all the way around.
I never really got a chance to compare the ride of pccb car to standard, but I can tell you mine sure feels like a go-cart. I love it.
Other mods include a Evolution Motorsports intake, which really sounds great from 5000 rpms on up. Also Fabspeed headers and pro-max mufflers. Definately an improvement over stock in my opinion. But exhaust is such a opinionated topic.
I will get a couple of frontal pics up soon.
question: did they disable the rear tail coming up now that you have the wing on?
