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Old 06-10-2019, 10:06 AM
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Default .2 GT3RS tire pressure for street driving

I drove my RS for over 100 miles this past Saturday , and the car felt fairly stiff , more than usual , and by the end of the day I felt achy.
my son who is in his twenties noticed the same thing
so we were trying to figure out the reason and checked tire pressure multiple times and fronts were 35 and the back were 38
I never checked tire pressure before
so do you guys think the pressure is too high for street driving
have driven car in the past for 50-70 mile trips and despite I felt it was a little stiffer than .1 RS , but not to this degree
so was it the distance or tire pressure or both
any suggestions ??
Old 06-10-2019, 12:00 PM
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Were these pressures hot or cold? What was the temp. outside?
Just did about 3 hours straight in my GT3 yesterday coming home from a 2-day track session. So, yeah... I was sore. But a 100-mile trip is nothing.
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I keep mine 28 front and 32 rear cold (one PSI below factory recommendation) on both the RS and Touring, and both ride decently. I was just marveling how nice the RS rode on twisty broken pavement yesterday.

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Hot or cold, those pressures aren’t particularly high for the street. Within acceptable. Your dash didn’t give you a warning I presume? As for the harshness, I find the .2 RS to be much more compliant on the street than the .1 GT3.
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I keep mine stock: 29F, 33R cold. No problems, but I don't mind a stiff ride.
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I run them hot 29-32 cause comfy
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I would definitely recommend taking both the fronts and rears down 5psi. you will notice a difference in comfort. those #'s are really high
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thanks for all the replies
these were hot readings while driving around
temp outside was 80 degrees
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As Brosef mentioned, I had the same exact problem as you did and then did some homework on here and calling around to different suspension shops. Seems like the consensus is to reduce the cold pressure 5 psi both front and rear from the Manuf. recommended pressures. The new pressures made a huge difference for me. Could be my imagination but car felt much more planted and no more squirrely/ twitchy feel. I also adjusted my rear wing down I notch and also seemed to help.
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Originally Posted by milaadf
As Brosef mentioned, I had the same exact problem as you did and then did some homework on here and calling around to different suspension shops. Seems like the consensus is to reduce the cold pressure 5 psi both front and rear from the Manuf. recommended pressures. The new pressures made a huge difference for me. Could be my imagination but car felt much more planted and no more squirrely/ twitchy feel. I also adjusted my rear wing down I notch and also seemed to help.
This is what I am thinking
agree with your description that also the car felt twitchy
I think I will lower pressure by 5 psi and see what happens
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Originally Posted by pitt911
This is what I am thinking
agree with your description that also the car felt twitchy
I think I will lower pressure by 5 psi and see what happens
It says on the driver door 29F 33R

i will try 28/30 and see
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Originally Posted by milaadf
As Brosef mentioned, I had the same exact problem as you did and then did some homework on here and calling around to different suspension shops. Seems like the consensus is to reduce the cold pressure 5 psi both front and rear from the Manuf. recommended pressures. The new pressures made a huge difference for me. Could be my imagination but car felt much more planted and no more squirrely/ twitchy feel. I also adjusted my rear wing down I notch and also seemed to help.
What do you mean by - adjusted the wing down 1 notch ? For less downforce or more ?
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Originally Posted by hashash
What do you mean by - adjusted the wing down 1 notch ? For less downforce or more ?
I adjusted it down (more down force) one notch out of the 4 settings. I think you can only increase down force on the RS but you may need to confirm that.
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start at cold 29/33 per recommendation on the door.
Old 06-11-2019, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by milaadf
I adjusted it down (more down force) one notch out of the 4 settings. I think you can only increase down force on the RS but you may need to confirm that.
Are you meaning on normal street driving you felt the 1 notch wing adjustment? Or were you at speed on the track?


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