DIY - Porsche 991 911 C4S Wheel Spacer Install (Part 2)

(Originally posted on 6speedonline.com 06/17/2014)

This is a continuation of the Part 1 installation of new Adaptec Speedware wheel spacers on my 2014 991 C4S.

With the two rear spacers installed, wheels and wheel-wells all clean and shiny, I moved to the front-end.

As mentioned in Part 1, I chose a setup that includes 15mm Rear spacers, and 7mm Front spacers. In this Part 2 post, I am installing the 7mm spacers to the front.

I removed the front passenger-side wheel. I had to hit the wheel a number of times with my rubber mallet to free the wheel. Made my case for using a tiny bit of anti-seize! 

Here's the wheel removed:

As in all cases, I got my wire brush out and removed as much of the rust and other build-up as possible, then cleaned with some brake-cleaner. I then applied a tiny amount of anti-seize to the hub, then pushed the spacer into place.

I used my rubber mallet to tap the spacer into place. All fit very snugly and well. I was happy!

Next I applied a tiny bit of anti-seize to the spacer plate facing, and mounted the clean wheel over the hanging pin. 

I tightened everything up by hand, then lowered the car. Moving over to the drivers side front, I performed the same procedures, mounted the plate and wheel, and lowered.

I immediately saw a noticeable difference in how the wheels/tires fill-out the wheel wells! More on that in a moment.

With the car on the ground entirely, I went from wheel to wheel around the car applying torque to each bolt -- 118 lb/ft. 

And we are done! Overall, with the wife away and the kids in bed, this was a simple, 5-beer project! 1 beer each wheel, 1 beer to celebrate finishing without damaging anything! lol

Unfortunately I did not do a great job taking before pictures to compare to, but here is what I have...

This is stock, "before" the drivers rear wheel spacer was installed:

And here is an "after" view of the same wheel well:

And here are some "After" shots of each wheel well around the car:

Passenger side rear:

Passenger side front:

Drivers side front:

And finally, following are some random shots of my car taken the day after completing the installation:

Overall I am very happy with how the wheels after the install.  But, not so happy with the large gap between the tire and wheel arch -- so next up is a set of lowering springs!

Thanks for reading! Hope others will find this useful. I will cross-post to the DIY section shortly.