ZeroH said:
DynoMike said:
ZeroH said:
i typically run 17/15 f/r on the ohlins (expertly fitted & setup by Matt @Fearns) on the road or 15/13 if smoother surfaces and its where i find it works best.... much softer than 17 and the front washes out wide very quickly and the rear won't give the stability needed when under heavy load.
ran at Spa a cple weeks ago (saw 260kmh on Kemmel) and was running 3/1 f/r and the comment from my instructor (a pro GT3 class racer) was that it still seemed to power-boat a bit... ie the rear squatted too much and the nose lifted too much... i guess stiffer springs would be the answer but for my driving level I had no complaints. Despite that, the car was pretty amazing on track, and i was astonished what he was able to get out of it... so much fun and mega pace... well into the 2min40s for reference.
ultimately theres a couple of constraining issues for most near stock/mildly upgraded awd 996tt's on track and thats lack of front tyre width, and lack of neg camber you can dial in but my car is 95% road focused so ultimately not an issue for me.
Interesting to read that ZeroH. Mine now runs 16F 15R as they seem to have softened up over the 600 miles since fitting. What have you ended up with geo-wise? I'm booked back into Matt's this weekend for some further tweaks on mine, 996T, Tip.
By the way, that is a searing time at Spa! Are you on Cup 2s? And is your car black? :lol: If so, think I saw it at FS back in June.
yep that was mine ! My geo is a fast road set up - dont think you can add much more than 1deg of camber on the fronts anyway
Small world! Your tyres looked 'previously enjoyed':floor: in a good way, you must drive the arse off the thing!! It has inspired me to try Cup 2s on mine, I think the stiffer sidewalls will help a lot. Currently running PS 2s and rolling the outer edges heavily, so Matt is going to add some more camber.
Our set ups will be quite similar then. The thing that has impressed me the most is just how calm the steering wheel is compared to before going Ohlins, but man does it turn in when you want it to! I simply can't wait to try it on track, good to know that you ran right down to 1 on the front and it still had grip.
I may see you around sometime.
Mike