SM_ATL's Carrera S Journal
#91
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6779589570/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6925705229/
#93
1. I have always loved cars but never indulged myself in putting more time and money in it as a hobby (and I have always had a company car which got me stuck in 'rational' choices )
2. Once I got started with the S4, I kept wanting something faster and got myself the Cayman R (not straight line faster but more agile)... until the 991 came out and this was the car that had everything: comfort (when needed) and speed.
I hope I'll be reasonable and stop trading in cars for a while. Until the 991 turbo comes out?
Back to the S4, I loved it and would make the same choice if I had to buy a 4-door sedan again.
Last edited by SM_ATL; 02-24-2012 at 05:53 PM.
#94
OEM spacers
Just installed 5mm OEM spacers. I am not a big fan of spacers (mostly cosmetic, risk of vibrations, etc) but had them on the Cayman R and Porsche's OEM kit is of such quality that I did not regret it.
Put the car on jacks...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6927130007/
Without the spacer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781010896/
With the spacer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011934/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011292/
And here are before-and-after pics. 5mm do not make a whole lot of difference, but still a nice subtle improvement
Before:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011706/
After:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011126/
Just installed 5mm OEM spacers. I am not a big fan of spacers (mostly cosmetic, risk of vibrations, etc) but had them on the Cayman R and Porsche's OEM kit is of such quality that I did not regret it.
Put the car on jacks...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6927130007/
Without the spacer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781010896/
With the spacer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011934/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011292/
And here are before-and-after pics. 5mm do not make a whole lot of difference, but still a nice subtle improvement
Before:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011706/
After:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60293300@N06/6781011126/
#97
Yep! On my GTI I had to install spacers in order to get the BBK to fit under the OEM wheels but obviously not the case here
On the 911, I would nonetheless not go for more than 5mm as I do not want to take any risks in terms of vibrations or wobbling.
On the 911, I would nonetheless not go for more than 5mm as I do not want to take any risks in terms of vibrations or wobbling.
#98
Technically, spacers widen the track of the car, which will improve handling. While most of us wouldn't feel the difference of 5mm all around, i suspect that there are some drivers that would.
The track is important - as an example, one of the differences between the 991 and 997 is the wider track in the front, leading to less understeer.
I think I just told the truth...
The track is important - as an example, one of the differences between the 991 and 997 is the wider track in the front, leading to less understeer.
I think I just told the truth...
#101
I have not seen the spacers as an option on new cars on the website, and I would think that it is a dealer installed option. In any case, you would be better off buying from Suncoast and installing yourself
#102
I wanted to check if there was any vibration or wobbling and I can confirm that the OEM kit is perfectly OK up to at least 140 mph.
The conditions of the test were of course perfectly legal.
#103
The spacers are an option under wheels on the Porsche website. $490.00 is the price.
#104
The spacers are an option under wheels on the Porsche website. $490.00 is the price.