Pasm vs Spasm
#2
SPASM=Sport PASM which is 10mm lower than PASM. Although SPASM is a firmer ride, the 992 ride is not as firm as the 991.2 ... after test driving a SPASM car the other day, I found it to be as smooth as my 991.2 PASM car and have decided to go with SPASM for my incoming 992.
Last edited by Stevelev; 03-22-2021 at 03:35 PM.
#3
Sport PASM aka SPASM aka PASM (lowered 10mm) is an almost no compromise setup. It's very compliant and also very sporting when you want it to be. There are a lot of threads on it.
#4
1. Rear spoiler can adjust to a higher angle.
2. Stiffer anti-roll bars (front and rear).
3. Extended Front spoiler lip.
4. The 10mm lowering.
5. Normal and Sport suspension modes.
to my knowledge, while all 992s include PASM, only SPASM equipped cars included #5 - Normal and Sport suspension modes.
I drove a 992 C4S with SPASM and found it to be great. And for this reason I added it to my build.
Also SPASM is $1,020. But if you get the Sport Package on the Manual Transmission which is $3,390, you get SPASM and PSE (which runs $2,950). Since many of us option PSE, you are essentially adding SPASM for $440, saving almost $600 on the two options combined.
#5
I originally was going to skip PASM Sport Susp. (SPASM) for fear of too stiff and more importantly too low for rougher roads in my area. Nick Murray in his option vids also says all you get with SPASM is the 10mm. Not true. AFAIK the following are added via SPASM:
1. Rear spoiler can adjust to a higher angle.
2. Stiffer anti-roll bars (front and rear).
3. Extended Front spoiler lip.
4. The 10mm lowering.
5. Normal and Sport suspension modes.
to my knowledge, while all 992s include PASM, only SPASM equipped cars included #5 - Normal and Sport suspension modes.
I drove a 992 C4S with SPASM and found it to be great. And for this reason I added it to my build.
Also SPASM is $1,020. But if you get the Sport Package on the Manual Transmission which is $3,390, you get SPASM and PSE (which runs $2,950). Since many of us option PSE, you are essentially adding SPASM for $440, saving almost $600 on the two options combined.
1. Rear spoiler can adjust to a higher angle.
2. Stiffer anti-roll bars (front and rear).
3. Extended Front spoiler lip.
4. The 10mm lowering.
5. Normal and Sport suspension modes.
to my knowledge, while all 992s include PASM, only SPASM equipped cars included #5 - Normal and Sport suspension modes.
I drove a 992 C4S with SPASM and found it to be great. And for this reason I added it to my build.
Also SPASM is $1,020. But if you get the Sport Package on the Manual Transmission which is $3,390, you get SPASM and PSE (which runs $2,950). Since many of us option PSE, you are essentially adding SPASM for $440, saving almost $600 on the two options combined.
#7
Given that they both have the two modes, though different certainly makes the differentiation between PASM and SPASM lesser, but I do believe at the end of the day, all things considered, it is more than just a 10mm drop.
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#8
Is SPASM a combination of an S model and the PASM option ?
I don't know why this is not clear to me.
#10
Since you ordered your C2S with SPASM, you will have the 10mm lower than regular PASM suspension that's on the base Carrera.
Last edited by AlterZgo; 03-22-2021 at 06:18 PM.
#11
"SPASM" doesn't really exist in Porsche literature. It's just our way of differentiating btw the regular PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management) which is standard on all Carreras and "PASM Sport Suspension" which is the version of PASM that has firmer dampers and is 10mm lower. So the "S" in SPASM stands for sport suspension. With that said, a base carrera can't be equipped w/ SPASM, it is an upgrade that is only available on S models. But not all S models have SPASM since many people opt for regular PASM on the S models.
Since you ordered your C2S with SPASM, you will have the 10mm lower than regular PASM suspension that's on the base Carrera.
Since you ordered your C2S with SPASM, you will have the 10mm lower than regular PASM suspension that's on the base Carrera.
#12
I don't know exactly what happens, but switching from Normal to Sport on a PASM equipped car definitely stiffens things up and makes riding on more poorly paved roads pretty harsh. I would think even more so with SPASM.
#15
I have owned pretty much every suspension option that porsche Has offered including torsion bar on my first 911 a 87 Carrara ,Gt2,Gt3,Gt4,PASM, x73 ..The SPASM is the best combination ride and handling that they have ever made. Actually my all-time favorite was the X73 on my 981S not active but they really had it dialed.I’m coming out of a GT4 which certainly was much tighter but also harsh and on some roads almost unbearable. SPASM Is probably a little soft for pure track but a great compromise. The sports setting is surprisingly usable unlike the Gt4.carl
Last edited by 4carl; 03-23-2021 at 02:57 PM.