The 2005-2012 997 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S are considered a high point in modern Porsche 911’s because of their timeless styling and excellent performance. If you are looking to improve the performance or dial in the aesthetics of your 997 Carrera S then you have come to the right place. This Porsche 911 997 Carrera/Targa 4 & 4S Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide has you covered with everything from OEM+ fitments to Hardcore Track and everything in between. Be it our Forged VS-5RS, EC-7RS, or SM-10RS and the Flow Formed SM-10.
Brake Clearance Information
In the engineering phase of wheel development we 3D scan factory brakes and review 2D aftermarket brake templates in order to optimize our barrel profiles and spoke curvatures. As a result, our wheels offer massive brake clearance so you can run the smallest possible wheel diameter. Our 18" wheels clear the optional factory PCCB.
Available Wheel Designs
Forged Designs
Flow Formed Designs
OEM+ Wheel Fitment
Easy upgrades for street-driven cars
Porsche 911 997 Carrera/Targa 4 & 4S
Bolt on fitments that improve the aesthetic of your widebody 997 while providing additional performance through a wider track width. Generally paired with factory tire sizes in an all season or summer tire for that year around enjoyment.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 18x8.5” ET45
- Rear Wheel Size: 18x11” ET60
- Available in: SM-10
- 20mm rear spacer for proper wheel fitment
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 235/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 295/35-18
- Factory C4 tire sizes
- Direct Fit
- Ultra-High Performance All-season: Continental Extremecontact DWS 06+ (560TW)
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (220 TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: Yokohama A052 (200 TW)
- Alternative:
- Front Tire Size: 245/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 295/35-18
- Direct Fit
- Ultra-High Performance All-season: Continental Extremecontact DWS 06+ (560TW)
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin PSS (300 TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: Yokohama A052 (200 TW)
Aggressive Street Wheel Fitment
Aggressive fitments focused on appearance
Our Aggressive Street fitments are designed around aesthetics. We have more performance-oriented fitments available below.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 20x9” ET50
- Rear Wheel Size: 20x12” ET47
- Available in: VS-5RS
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 245/30-20
- Rear Tire Size: 325/25-20
- Typically a direct fit, but we encourage a little additional negative camber up front
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin PS4S (300 TW), Pirelli P Zero (220TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: No options currently available
Performance Street and Track Wheel Fitment
Wider fitments for enhanced performance
Porsche 911 997 Carrera/Targa 4 & 4S
Porsche 911 997 Carrera/Targa 4 & 4S
Our most popular fitments, generally for the dual-duty street and track 997. Generally paired with max performance summer or extreme summer tires, these fitments are geared toward performance. Some will be a bolt on solution but select wheel and tire combinations may require modifications.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 18x9” ET46
- Rear Wheel Size: 18x11” ET36
- Available in: ML-10RT
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 245/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 295/35-18
- Typically a direct fit, but we encourage a little additional negative camber up front
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin PSS (300 TW), Continental Extremecontact Sport 02 (340TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: Yokohama A052 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: No options currently available
- Alternative 1:
- Front Tire Size: 245/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 305/35-18
- Typically a direct fit, but we encourage a little additional negative camber up front
- Max Performance Summer: No options currently available
- Extreme Performance Summer: No options currently available
- R-Compound: Nitto NT01 (100 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW)
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 18x9” ET46
- Rear Wheel Size: 18x12” ET45 or ET46
- Available in: SM-10, EC-7RS, VS-5RS, SM-10RS
- Popular fitment
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 245/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 305/35-18
- Typically a direct fit, but we encourage a little additional negative camber up front
- Max Performance Summer: No options currently available
- Extreme Performance Summer: No options currently available
- R-Compound: Nitto NT01 (100 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW)
- Alternative:
- Front Tire Size: 255/35-18
- Rear Tire Size: 315/30-18
- A minimum of -2º of front camber is recommended
- Max Performance Summer: No options currently available
- Extreme Performance Summer: Falken RT660 (200 TW), Yokohama A052 (200 TW), Nankang CR-1 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Nitto NT01 (100 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW)
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 19x9” ET50
- Rear Wheel Size: 19x12” ET46
- Available in: ML-10RT, EC-7RS & VS-5RS
- ML-10RT requires 5mm front spacer to clear S or .2 Base brakes
- Popular fitment
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 305/30-19
- Direct fit
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300 TW), Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (340TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: Michelin Cup 2 240 Connect (240 TW), Falken RT660 (200 TW), Goodyear Supercar 3 (220 TW), Nankang CR-1 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW)
- Alternative:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 325/30-19
- Direct fit
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300 TW), Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 (340TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: Michelin Cup 2 240 Connect (240 TW), Goodyear Supercar 3 (220 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW), Pirelli Trofeo R (60TW)
- Alternative:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 315/30-19
- Direct fit
- Max Performance Summer: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (300 TW)
- Extreme Performance Summer: Falken RT660 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW)
Hardcore Track Wheel Fitment
Track focused fitments that require significant modifications
Fitment focused on all out performance at the track. These generally require some modification which your track 997 may already have. These are for owners chasing lap times or just good times at the race track.
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 18x9” ET46
- Rear Wheel Size: 18x12” ET45 or ET46
- Available in: SM-10, EC-7RS, VS-5RS, SM-10RS
- Popular fitment
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 245/40-18
- Rear Tire Size: 305/35-18
- Typically a direct fit, but we encourage a little additional negative camber up front
- Extreme Performance Summer: No options currently available
- R-Compound: Nitto NT01 (100 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW)
- Semi-Slick: No options currently available
- Alternative 1:
- Front Tire Size: 255/35-18
- Rear Tire Size: 315/30-18
- A minimum of -2º of front camber is recommended with camber plates
- Extreme Performance Summer: Falken RT660 (200 TW), Yokohama A052 (200 TW), Nankang CR-1 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Nitto NT01 (100 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW)
- Semi-Slick: Hoosier R7 & A7 (40 TW)
- Alternative 2:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-18
- Rear Tire Size: 315/30-18
- Typically a direct fit, but we encourage a little additional negative camber up front
- Extreme Performance Summer: Continental Extremecontact Force (200 TW)
- R-Compound: No options currently available
- Semi-Slick: Hoosier R7 & A7 (40 TW)
- Alternative 3:
- Front Tire Size: 245/645-18
- Rear Tire Size: 305/660-18
- A minimum of -2.5º front & -2.2º rear camber is recommended with camber plates
- Racing Slick: Pirelli DH
- Alternative 4:
- Front Tire Size: 265/645-18
- Rear Tire Size: 315/680-18
- A minimum of -3º front & -2.2º rear camber is recommended with camber plates
- Racing Slick: Pirelli DH
Wheels
- Front Wheel Size: 19x9” ET50
- Rear Wheel Size: 19x12” ET46
- Available in: ML-10RT, EC-7RS & VS-5RS
- ML-10RT requires 5mm front spacer to clear S or .2 Base brakes
- Popular fitment
Tires
- APEX Staff Pick:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 305/30-19
- Direct fit
- Extreme Performance Summer: Michelin Cup 2 240 Connect (240 TW), Falken RT660 (200 TW), Goodyear Supercar 3 (220 TW), Nankang CR-1 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW)
- Semi-Slick: No options currently available
- Alternative 1:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 325/30-19
- Direct fit
- Extreme Performance Summer: Michelin Cup 2 240 Connect (240 TW), Goodyear Supercar 3 (220 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW), Toyo R888R (100 TW), Nankang AR-1 (100 TW), Pirelli Trofeo R (60TW)
- Semi-Slick: No options currently available
- Alternative 2:
- Front Tire Size: 245/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 315/30-19
- Direct fit
- Extreme Performance Summer: Falken RT660 (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW)
- Semi-Slick: No options currently available
- Alternative 3:
- Front Tire Size: 235/35-19
- Rear Tire Size: 315/30-19
- Typically a direct fit
- Extreme Performance Summer: Continental Extremecontact Force (200 TW)
- R-Compound: Michelin Cup 2 (180 TW)
- Semi-Slick: Hoosier R7 & A7 (40 TW)
Additional Resources
Big Brake Kit Clearances
We have tested many brake kits with the wheels listed in this guide. Please email us with any questions related to brake clearance, we’ll be happy to help.
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