Project Cars are what makes the Vivid Racing brand famous and/or infamous. There are times when we straight nail it, and this is one of those times. With our old 997.2 Turbo S sporting the white body with blue chrome Niche wheels, we were just in love with that style and combo look. So we pulled together this new combo of white and red. The wheels that come on the Turbo are 5×130 19 inch but we optioned for the Turbo S centerlock 20 inch wheels. So keeping the centerlock raciness, we looked to our wheel partner, Niche Wheels, the true industry maker of the forged wheel industry for a sweet setup on our 991 Turbo. We took the wheel size one step further and did 21×9 and 21×12 setup with their multi-piece design. Why 21 inch? Well we are not the first to do this. It does blow our mind that we are putting 21’s on a sports car. But the same was thought when the 997.1 came out and people were going from 19 inch to 20 inch.
This particular wheel style was done to get a semi concave look with the big split, thin spoke design. The wheels are not anodized but first brushed and then powder coated with a tinted red clear coat. This brings out a brillant red chrome look that is beautiful at every angle. The wheels feature black rivet hardware to help split up the inner and outer barrel while complimenting the center locking nut. Because of the 21 inch wheel size, tire selection is tough to find in the sizes needed. Much like our Project Viper, the rear size is massive and hard to find. Conveniently, our friends at Pirelli Tire make the size we need. The P-Zero are done in a 325/25/21 in the rear and a 255/30/21 in the front. For those running a 21×13 rear, you can go with Pirelli’s P-Zero 345/25/21 as we have on the SRT Viper.
With the new shoes, we needed to get rid of that offroad look the 911 now had. Because of the complexity of the stock suspension and its benefits the new PASM system has, we chose to just upgrade the suspension with H&R Springs. On previous Project Cars such as our BMW M3 E90 and BMW M5 E60, we had H&R springs on both of those and were very satisfied with the street ride. The 991 Turbo H&R Springs lower the front of the car 1.1 inch and the rear 1.1 inch for a perfect balanced stance. When driving the car in comfort mode, the car still absorbs the bumps and rides quite nice. When PASM Sport Suspension Mode is enabled, the car then feels as if you were on coilovers. Because there is no adjustability with rebound and compression, the car could benefit from sway bars as it feels as if it wanders a bit more at higher speeds. Overall, the H&R Springs are a great addition to the Porsche 991.
We have more updates coming hot! So stay tuned to our official Porsche 991 Turbo Gallery here.
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