Big thumbs up to chris at exel wheels who has just refitted my refurbished rims along with fresh ps2's, excellent service and attention to detail :thumb:
No spacers at the rear with early et70 rims, and 5mm spacers at the front. I kind of like the narrow track at the rear from a handling perspective but I appreciate pushing the wheels out can look better.
Interesting mix with front spacers and less aggressive rear and something I've not seen before.
It might be an idea to try 15mm rear spacers and see if you can actually feel any difference.
I'm sure they will look incredible when done. This is the first time I have moved away from continentals on the car so am quite excited to try them out...
Interesting mix with front spacers and less aggressive rear and something I've not seen before.
It might be an idea to try 15mm rear spacers and see if you can actually feel any difference.
I have run 15mm spacers before (which effectively puts the wheels in the same place as the later et55 wheels) . To be honest I found the car wants to change direction quicker without the spacers so took them off, but I appreciate this is all personal preference. Its worth noting I running an LSD in the car which does make a huge difference to stability under acceleration and braking so this may be different for a standard car.
I have always wondered what prompted the offset change in later 993's, was it just for looks or an added safety net.
LSD will only be noticeable under hard acceleration and pushing very hard through corners. A standard 993 with its rear weight bias is still very capable and hardly justifies a slipper for the road.
Not sure re the later wider offset but Porsche is renowned for making a few tweaks and improvements over the development of the car. Aesthetics will obviously factor into the equation too.
I agree its far from a necessity in any 911 but the biggest plus of a proper lsd in a road 911 is under braking, it really helps keep the car arrow straight. I always used to find the car moved around and you could really feel the rear weight bias especially under heavy or emergency braking without an LSD. Also like any RWD car it makes the rear end more predictable if the rear breaks traction when accelerating in low grip situations (i.e. roundabouts covered in diesel!).
Our kitchen doesn't look as clean as your garage and as for my garage, 45 yrs of accumulated spares. I found a full gasket set for a 1958 MGA Twin-Cam last week.
I agree its far from a necessity in any 911 but the biggest plus of a proper lsd in a road 911 is under braking, it really helps keep the car arrow straight. I always used to find the car moved around and you could really feel the rear weight bias especially under heavy or emergency braking without an LSD.
I guess i'll have to try a 993 with one to compare, however I do have two very similar BMW's, one with an LSD and one without and for fast road use they drive very similar and both brake in a straight line under heavy braking, as does my 993.
My previous Porsche had a factory 60/40 slipper and you really had to push that to feel the benefit.