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Does anyone know how front end clearance on 992 compares with 991.1 ? I owned a 2014 Carerra S and knocked-off the plastic lip spoiler several times entering my driveway. I am trying to figure out if I need the FAL option in shopping for a 992
At the standard car height (not lowered) I don't think it is needed at all. If there are occasional problematic driveways then you will just need to be careful. I haven't come across any such drive yet in my 992.
Couldn't be without it where I live and the "memory" is first rate. Way before any other bling IMHO, aerokit for 6 grand or FAL...? Seriously?
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Totally agree. GPS-activated FAL is awesome….and use it just about anywhere I go in the Porsche…from speed bumps coming into my development, to entering my driveway, to coming out or into a parking garage at the mall. Do I need it for all these bumps? Maybe not, but since I have the sports facia from Porsche, which is color matched to the rest of my car…it gives me great piece of mind not to worry about whether I’m going to make it, or not, over a bump.
Last edited by CodyBigdog; 12-17-2021 at 06:25 PM.
While we're talking about this, does anybody know how far away the auto lift initiates? I have a 34 ft driveway. When I've saved the location right within inches of the crest of the apron, i have issues where when I'm in my garage the lift will initiate even after I've lowered it. Happened once without my noticing and i shut off the car in raised position which is supposedly bad for the car.
Then for when I'm leaving, after i lower it, it will raise again if I'm not far away enough, so i have to pass my neighbor's house before i lower it.
While we're talking about this, does anybody know how far away the auto lift initiates? I have a 34 ft driveway. When I've saved the location right within inches of the crest of the apron, i have issues where when I'm in my garage the lift will initiate even after I've lowered it. Happened once without my noticing and i shut off the car in raised position which is supposedly bad for the car.
Then for when I'm leaving, after i lower it, it will raise again if I'm not far away enough, so i have to pass my neighbor's house before i lower it.
Yes, that happened to me. I had to play with it to get an optimal location for the GPS point. I think I set it about 20-30 feet from the entrance to my driveway, and as I approach, it starts to raise. Once I clear driveway curb, I hit the FAL button to lower….and will stay/remain lowered until I turn the ignition off. But if I fail to lower the car, it does not automatically lower (need to be going about 30 mph for that to happen). Few times I turned off the ignition while the car was still raised and had to restart the car to lower. When I leave my garage, about halfway down my driveway, it activates the FAL to raise.
Also great as a lead in to a ramp to change oil etc. Used 2x4s on each front tire to get on the ramps for my old RS5, this would have been more elegant but being that Porsche owners are some the cheapest.... 2x4s it is/was
Does anyone know how front end clearance on 992 compares with 991.1 ? I owned a 2014 Carerra S and knocked-off the plastic lip spoiler several times entering my driveway. I am trying to figure out if I need the FAL option in shopping for a 992
Can't speak for how it compares to a 991.1 but mine is a 992 S with SPASM and it has almost 6" of clearance for the front lip. I've also included a picture showing how far out the front bumper extends so you can get an idea of approach angle. I don't have FAL and have almost 3000 miles and don't miss it at all. I've never come close to scraping the front lip on anything and I'm not even careful about how I drive, though I don't do obviously stupid things like pull way in and over parking blocks and side walk curbs. Ultimately, it really depends on the road conditions where you drive and if you've driven low cars before.
Does anyone know how front end clearance on 992 compares with 991.1 ? I owned a 2014 Carerra S and knocked-off the plastic lip spoiler several times entering my driveway. I am trying to figure out if I need the FAL option in shopping for a 992
If you have the slightest worry get FAL. From your description entering your driveway should be a feeling of homecoming, not stress every time you do it.
People here saying they never need FAL are giving you advice based on personal situations or too-good-to-be-true driving habits which are probably irrelevant to your local environment. If you drive in varied topography you WILL scrape regardless of PASM or SPASM. You drive into a steep slope or suddenly drop into a rain gully you will bounce into a scrape regardless of 6" clearance. You are going to make mistakes no matter how carefully you drive. Learn what obstacles to anticipate for the height of the car and FAL brings peace of mind.
Can't speak for how it compares to a 991.1 but mine is a 992 S with SPASM and it has almost 6" of clearance for the front lip. I've also included a picture showing how far out the front bumper extends so you can get an idea of approach angle. I don't have FAL and have almost 3000 miles and don't miss it at all. I've never come close to scraping the front lip on anything and I'm not even careful about how I drive, though I don't do obviously stupid things like pull way in and over parking blocks and side walk curbs. Ultimately, it really depends on the road conditions where you drive and if you've driven low cars before.
You’re just not driving hard enough yet. I’ve tagged my SPASM front lift, at speed, on a winding back country road. 😜
That said, I agree with you. This isn’t a low car.
If scraping will bother you and you have SPASM, then get FAL. I don't understand those who say it's not an issue - despite the "daily driver" reputation, this car is quite low. There are also 2 plastic bits at the end of the bumpers (below the car) that hang even lower. Now, all of this is replaceable, so you could just replace it if needed, when the time comes. Having FAL would have given me a little bit of peace of mind.
I know everything is about cost, but if you can remove that from the equation for a moment I leave this argument. Admittedly I can probably traverse just about anything I come up to at an angle or carefully and find a way to do it without scraping. The beautiful part about FAL is I don't have to stop and do all that every single time. Like when I come home, yes I can take my driveway at an angle, great, but I have to go slow and be careful. Now with FAL I don't even have to think about it. Factor that into the value of my time every single time the car ever leaves or arrives at my house and it becomes a no brainer. Let alone anywhere else the car may go? Net net, it is a massive convenience at a minimum.
12-17-2021, 04:15 PM
Front Axle Lift
