Fellow forum member and long-time Porsche owner and enthusiast Alan, aka "10GT3" brought his Red 2010 GT3 in again recently for the next round. We added a few RSS Suspension goodies to enhance his driving experience and driving style.

Depending on each individual driving style and how you want your car to respond under certain conditions, we offer a variety of RSS Tarmac Suspension Packages. Alan chose to start with the RSS Tarmac Kit 2 which includes:

• Part#307 Adjustable Rear Link Kit (Dogbones)
• Part#312 Adjustable Rear Toe Steer Kit
• Part#332 Monoball A-Arm Kit, Front & Rear
• Part#334 Non-Adjustable Thrust Arm Bushings, Front & Rear (Non-Hydraulic)

We also lowered Alan's car approx. 12mm using the Factory Coilover adjustment and realigned once all the bits were installed.

Some of the reasons why these kits and components are very popular is that they make for a more "pure" driving experience. Allows the driver to feel more connected to the road with improved feedback. The car's alignment will have a tendency to stay more true overtime as the rubber bushings that are being replaced don't collapse during compression. These components help eliminate unwanted bushing deflection which enhances lateral transitions and offers sharper handling characteristics.

Here are a few images, hopefully Alan "10GT3" will chime in with his opinions and feedback of the modifications after getting some seat time on his favorite tracks and canyon roads.

Stock Components:




RSS Bits Installed:




Stock Components:








Installing RSS Rear Toe-Steer & Preparing for Dogbones:




Bushings & Monoballs Installed:




Rear Toe Steer & Dogbones Finished Up:








Wrapping Up:


Alan also got himself some Red Porsche Center Lock Caps to go with his wheels we powdercoated black for him awhile back...





More to come...

 

Looking good Gotta do 312 on Fred's:P

 

Thanks Alex, Fred's 312 (Toe Steer Kit) is heading up your way shortly...

 

Very nice suspension work! But whats up with those tires??? lol

 

Thanks Scott, Alan goes through tires like I go through good scotch, kidding. Alan chose the Bridgestone Potenza RE11 series for a few reasons, I'll let him chime in about his decision...

These are quality tires and usually cheaper than the more popular applications, here is a snippet from Bridgestone on the RE11 series:

"The Potenza RE-11 is the first Potenza street tire to incorporate Bridgestone's 3D Seamless Stealth technology originally introduced in their Formula 1 and GP2 racing tires. The Potenza RE-11 features an asymmetric tread pattern that combines massive outboard independent shoulder blocks interlocked with a notched circumferential intermediate rib that provides the lateral stiffness needed to enhance steering response and increase dry cornering traction. Inboard, a continuous intermediate rib and notched shoulder rib are separated by wide, straight circumferential grooves that provide water evacuation to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction..."

 

I HATE tires and spending money on them lol. But Alan, why potenzas on your GT3? At least go to pilot sports or pzeros.

Powder coated wheels look great, and so does the wheel lock in red.

 

^^ I assume you have no experience with those RE-11's. Those are great tires, much cheaper than your preferred pilot sport 2's and have just as good performance. Many GT drivers choose these tires because of you can drive to the track on them, rip it up, and then turn around a drive home at a much lower cost vs. the Michelin's and Pireli's. Since you hate spending money on tires so much you should look into these.

And the wheels do look awesome! Any full profile shots of the car with the wheels on?

 

You're right they looked like RE050A's! Which I have too much experience with.

I will have to look into those RE-11's.

 

Yes, finishing up a few other GT3 cars in the shop and will post more pics soon...

 

I agree with you about the RE50A's. Didn't like those to much as well!

 

Haha I hear you on that....I hate buying tires! Although the RE050A are not the best tires the RE-11 is an amazing tire. It is the closest thing you can get to an r-comp with out really buying an r-comp. Grip and durability wise they are far better tire then the PS2. I have had both on track and there is no comparsion. RE-11s along with the Dunlop Direzza Star spec, and the Yoko Advan AD-08 and tires that play in a higher league then your typical PS2, P Zero, or Contisport. Try any of these three tires and you will never go back

 

^Thank you, you're right on. Go to any SCCA Solo2 competition and look at what all the top Street Tire category drivers are using and those types of tires (RE11, Star Spec, AD08, etc.) are what they are running. They definitely give up treadwear, noise, and comfort to the PS2s and other similar tires, but they more than make up for it in all out grip and are more affordable too.

 

first, let me say that the suspension components installed at rss/stuttgart performance are excellent. i drove straight up to my favorite local canyon, glendora mountain road and did a little test. man, the only word i can think of to communicate the feel is HOOKED UP. like riding on rails and no deflection during cornering just, can i say it again, HOOKED UP. and ride quality (if anyone cares) is only slightly affected. you would have to really be thinking about it to feel any difference.

thanks mike and bryan for all you do for your customers.

about the tires. after doing ALOT of homework, i figured that at $250 front and $290 rears, it was worth a try. after over two thousand miles, i am very impressed with the re-11's. i drive primarily on street (not a daily driver) and do weekend canyon carving. i have driven these in some pretty good downpours here this winter and can tell you that they perform excellent in the rain. doing 70mph, i never had the felling i needed to slow down like i did with the mpsc's.
after the above suspension upgrade, the car corners better that it did with stock suspension and mpsc's (n spec which are not real mpsc's). these are great tires and should last at least twice as long as the mpsc's at half the price.

again, thanks mike and bryan for taking such good care of your customers and making such great products.

alan

 

Where did you find them for that price, they cost more on Tirerack

 

tucker tire in covina, ca on azusa ave. they are always less than tire rack. i actually paid less than noted because bridgestone was giving a rebate per tire to tucker as they had exceeded their sales goal for the month. i got an additional $10.00 off vs the numbers quote above. the $250 per front were for 245's not the stock 235's.

tucker is not a chain operation, but deals are to be found at local dealers. i have always bought my tires there due to their service and price.

alan