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Old 08-26-2014, 03:39 PM
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GMG springs and sway bars transformed the car - great in normal and sport mode. Not so great for driveway but not terrible. I just enter/exit slowly at an angle. The occasional lip scrape but no disasters. Certainly no radiator hose issues. Are you sure that was b/c of the suspension and not road debris or something????
 
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Originally Posted by Steve K ny
try a 245/325 tire set up and keep the pasm on at stiff. it'll help.
the tpc module should help the most though.
Steve in 245/325 set up witch brand of street tires are the lightest ?
 
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Old 08-26-2014, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bogg
GMG springs and sway bars transformed the car - great in normal and sport mode. Not so great for driveway but not terrible. I just enter/exit slowly at an angle. The occasional lip scrape but no disasters. Certainly no radiator hose issues. Are you sure that was b/c of the suspension and not road debris or something????
It wasn't road debris, it was just really bad road in front of the Dallas Market Center buildings. I'm going to take some measurements and see if it is lower than expected.
 
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slawek, michelin super sports. make sure you have a 12" rear. they run big. (wide tread profile, and bulging sidewall)
 
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Originally Posted by The Bogg
GMG springs and sway bars transformed the car - great in normal and sport mode. Not so great for driveway but not terrible. I just enter/exit slowly at an angle. The occasional lip scrape but no disasters. Certainly no radiator hose issues. Are you sure that was b/c of the suspension and not road debris or something????
Agree. this is the same set up i have. i have a werks 1 diffuser, which means i have to negotiate EVERYTHING. every dip, every driveway, everything.
scrape the front all day long. the oem polyurethane lip is designed to take a ton of abuse.

in normal mode i find that my car is too soft (it squats too much while cruising on the highway and going over small dips).
porsche should have spent more time cailbrating the rebound/dampening settings on the .1



Rix, what kind of tires are you running ? Can you post a pic of your car ?
 
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It wasn't road debris, it was just really bad road in front of the Dallas Market Center buildings. I'm going to take some measurements and see if it is lower than expected.


Next time you go there take the S5, lol.
 
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Originally Posted by Steve K ny
Rix, what kind of tires are you running ? Can you post a pic of your car ?
I'm running Michelin Pilot Super Sports in the stock sizes. After the radiator hose adventure the tow driver said it was lower than the Mclaren MP4-12C that he had just picked up before me.




Is the car too damn low?
 
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Rix i run the same tire brand tire and size on my gt3 wheels. judging from my tow truck pics (lol), our cars look to be at about the same height. if youre not happy with the springs, you'll end up spending about $1k with parts and labor to put factory springs back on, and do an alignment... you might as well spend a grand and get the TPC module which will eliminate your problems (based on the feedback everyone that has one is giving).

Your car looks awesome btw.
 
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Not too low at all. Keep it the way it sits. The stock ride height has too much of a 4x4 look to it, especially up front. Aside from the improved looks, I find the car handles much better now.

I myself recently installed H&R springs with 7mm front and 15mm rear spacers...rides perfect!
 
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Originally Posted by Steve K ny
slawek, michelin super sports. make sure you have a 12" rear. they run big. (wide tread profile, and bulging sidewall)
thanks Steve I have HRE Competition Three piece f-9 r-12.5
 
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12.5?!?! a 325 michelin would look AWESOME.
i currently run a 305 on a 12' and its got a perfect amount of stretch....
similar to singer 911's...
 
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Originally Posted by 9LVN_TT
Not too low at all. Keep it the way it sits. The stock ride height has too much of a 4x4 look to it, especially up front. Aside from the improved looks, I find the car handles much better now.

I myself recently installed H&R springs with 7mm front and 15mm rear spacers...rides perfect!
Why the spacers?
 
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Originally Posted by Steve K ny
12.5?!?! a 325 michelin would look AWESOME.
i currently run a 305 on a 12' and its got a perfect amount of stretch....
similar to singer 911's...
this my car on stock tires and bilstein damptronick
 
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Originally Posted by rix
I'm running Michelin Pilot Super Sports in the stock sizes. After the radiator hose adventure the tow driver said it was lower than the Mclaren MP4-12C that he had just picked up before me.




Is the car too damn low?
Rix your car looks very low in front, something is of
 


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