Porsche Brembo 996 BBK conversion

[mrgizmo04]

Do square set (4 x Rears) of style 67s clear the 996 BBKs?

Yes, 18x9 67s square set is what I ran on the street.

Arc8 18x9.5 et35 clear with a 5mm in front.

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[Nardo S54]

On the topic of brakes, I use Textar on the street. Pretty dusty but at least no squeal even without vibration pads.

I was curious to see if the Ferodo DS2500 could really serve as a dual duty pad. Ngl they’re way better than your typical street ‘performance’ pad (e.g. EBC Yellow or Hawk HPS) but you’ll quickly reach the limit if you’re an advanced level driver. I would say these are best suited for DE1/2 or can be used as rainy day / wet session pad. But if you’re doing any kind of opening passing with 200tw or stickier tires, you’re better off with a traditional race pad llke DTC-60 or PFC-11s.

[heinzboehmer]

Anyone have experience with SHW Performance rotors? FCP says they're OE and made in Germany, but I haven't heard of the brand before. Full set comes out ~$250 cheaper than genuine BMW.

Example: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...r-shw-bfr44461

Got these in the mail today and they look pretty much exactly the same as the pictures of the genuine BMW rotors. No obvious scraped off BMW (or any other brand) logo though and they do have the SHW Performance brand name engraved in (looks to be dot peened like the other info on the hat).

It'll be interesting to see how these hold up to track abuse.

[Sprp85]

Do square set (4 x Rears) of style 67s clear the 996 BBKs?

[Nardo S54]

Not E46 but I know there's some Z4 M users floating here. I have 3 different wheel setups and I can confirm all 3 clear front calipers without spacers:

1. Staggered Style 641 (8.5 et27 | 9.0 et29) - spokes slightly convex
2. Square Style 224 (9.0 et30) - spokes flat profile
3. Square SSR Type C RS (9.5 et35) - spokes slightly convex

FYI my Style 32 did not fit at all (front or rear) but that's not surprising given the concave spoke design.

[Tbonem3]

For caliper, it's not about width; it's about offset. For ARC8s, the min ET is 25 to just clear 996 calipers. My 9"et30s require 5mm spacer just like his 9.5et35 requires a 10 (or 12 to be sure).

[gaiakai]

Hope it helps, as mentioned above the spoke design matters just as much as the size and offsets.

Apex Arc8’s
18x9.5 et22 fits
18x9.5 et35 needs 10mm spacer
18x10 et25 fits

silver wheels car is running square 10’s
bronze wheels car is running 9.5 front 10 rear

18x10 et25 fits with no fender rubbing?

[FCD46]

Hope it helps, as mentioned above the spoke design matters just as much as the size and offsets.

Apex Arc8’s
18x9.5 et22 fits
18x9.5 et35 needs 10mm spacer
18x10 et25 fits

silver wheels car is running square 10’s
bronze wheels car is running 9.5 front 10 rear

[0-60motorsports]

Gonna say something that’s not gonna make me popular…

I don’t think the LMs go with the lines of the e46

Love the LMs on the E46 M3 from day one and glad i found a set LOL

[Obioban]

Gonna say something that’s not gonna make me popular…

I don’t think the LMs go with the lines of the e46

[bavarian3]

so has anyone run cayenne or any 6 pots in the front? there's a guy selling some on fb, probably scammer but wondering if this is even possible.

[Nate047]

That would probably work too!

My interest in “serious” track time is waning a bit honestly — it’s fun but not quite ~$1000/day fun. I would love to find one (spacerless) staggered wheel setup to do it all and just run PS4S or maybe PSC2, and not worry about the understeer bias that such a setup causes too much. Probably why I’m thinking about custom LMs more seriously than I should.

I’m here to peer pressure you into doing the LMs.

[repoman89]

Kind of a tangent, but why wouldn't you just do square ET22 at that point? Presumably track alignment would have enough camber to allow for that fitment on the front, or?

That would probably work too!

My interest in “serious” track time is waning a bit honestly — it’s fun but not quite ~$1000/day fun. I would love to find one (spacerless) staggered wheel setup to do it all and just run PS4S or maybe PSC2, and not worry about the understeer bias that such a setup causes too much. Probably why I’m thinking about custom LMs more seriously than I should.

[Nate047]

9.5 ET35 square for easy tire rotations with 12mm spacer in the back for even fitment. There is inches of clearance front and rear.

If I was to buy them again I’d get ET22 in the back to avoid spacers and just get the tires swapped once halfway through their service life.

Kind of a tangent, but why wouldn't you just do square ET22 at that point? Presumably track alignment would have enough camber to allow for that fitment on the front, or?

[repoman89]

What width and offset are your TA16s, and do you use a spacer with them?

9.5 ET35 square for easy tire rotations with 12mm spacer in the back for even fitment. There is inches of clearance front and rear.

If I was to buy them again I’d get ET22 in the back to avoid spacers and just get the tires swapped once halfway through their service life.