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Wheel Mounting

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The wheels on the 911 Carrera (997) and 911 Turbo (997) are secured using the same standard wheel bolts -A-  (M14 x 1.5) as are used on the 911 Carrera (996). Length: dimension -X-  → Screw length: approx. 45 mm.

The longer wheel bolts -B-  dimension -X-  → Screw length: approx. 50 mm are used on the 911 GT3/GT3 RS/GT2 (997). Designation with GT or red colour -arrow-  . These wheel bolts can also be recognised by the red spherical cap ring.

Fig 1: Identifying Wheel Bolt Length
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