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Old May 29, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Cayenne GTS + Techarts = need for spacers! (lots of pics)

I bought a set of Techart Formula GTS wheels from Wheel Boutique (whom I whole heartedly endorse as a great company to buy from - Thanks Ben!) but when I mounted them on the GTS it was obvious I needed to add spacers to get the stance looking right. Without them the wheels looked too far under the truck.

Soooooo, I hooked up with Matt at GMP here in Charlotte and bought a set of 15mm H&R spacers for the front and 23mm H&R spacers for the rear along with a complete set of 59mm (shank) wheel bolts. Here is the result, I think the stance looks like it should.

Techart; if you're reading this you need to adjust the offset on your wheels! They are far too expensive to have to add spacers to get them to look right on a vehicle they were specifically designed to fit! Additionally, you need to improve your packaging to prevent the wheels from sliding around in the box and scratching the face of the wheel. It took two sets to get a set that was acceptable (I even had to buff scratches out of that set!). Other than that, it's an awesome wheel!

Here's the b/f picture:



Here are the after (spacers installed) pics:









 
Old May 29, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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Chuck I love it!
So how are you liking the GTS so far? I am thinking of picking one up myself.
 
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Perfection. (I hope it's manual lol)
 
Old May 29, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Chuck I love it!
So how are you liking the GTS so far? I am thinking of picking one up myself.
Hey DJ, Thanks! It is an absolutely awesome truck! If you get one, for sure get one with PDCC! What a ride! I highly recommend one.

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Perfection. (I hope it's manual lol)
..... nope. Not condusive for us right now, it's a tip.
 
Old May 29, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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One of the best looking GTS I've seen, Chuck.
 
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Originally Posted by chuck z
Hey DJ, Thanks! It is an absolutely awesome truck! If you get one, for sure get one with PDCC! What a ride! I highly recommend one.

..... nope. Not condusive for us right now, it's a tip.

Noooo. Hahah, Perfect-1 then. Close. No, but seriously, awesome car man.
 
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Looking good Chuck!

Remember that the Techart is designed for the majority of Cayennes that does not have the wheel arch extension, that's why you need spacers to push them out.
 
Old May 29, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Looking good Chuck!

Remember that the Techart is designed for the majority of Cayennes that does not have the wheel arch extension, that's why you need spacers to push them out.
Thanks. I think they would even look inset on a Cayenne w/o the wheel arches. I moved them out more than the thickness of the arches. Notice the first picture and how far underneath the car they look.
 
Old May 30, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Chuck - it looks okay if you like good looking SUV's with a great stance, great handling, nice interior and a great motor. I mean if you like those kind of things then sure its looks OK.

 
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The spacers made it look substantially better, I had the same thing when I used to have 22's on my Cayenne the rears needed spacers badly to align with the fronts.
 



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