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Old 05-28-2008, 10:14 AM
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My 1996 - 993 C2 has handling problems. I have Billstien HD M033 springs. The car has been aligned. The car sloose (not planted) in the rear. I have had others drive it and everyone feels the rear end is loose. I drove another 993 back to back with mine and my car is nowhere near as stable as the other 993.

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Kinematic toe. Had the same problem after an alignment from a very good shop but they didn't have the KT gauge. If it's wrong, the outside rear tire won't toe in when the suspension is compressed, which makes the back end feel really loose.

Or maybe bushings if it's really high mileage.
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Everyone knows that white 993s are the fastest. I'm starting to think that the yellow ones handle better than the red ones.
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Originally Posted by RallyJon
Kinematic toe. Had the same problem after an alignment from a very good shop but they didn't have the KT gauge. If it's wrong, the outside rear tire won't toe in when the suspension is compressed, which makes the back end feel really loose.

Or maybe bushings if it's really high mileage.
Jon is right, I had the same issue once too. If the car is aligned improperly it will go through tires like kleenex as well.
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What if the tires aren't wearing funny/fast after 3k miles?
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Originally Posted by gordo993
What if the tires aren't wearing funny/fast after 3k miles?
Your kinematic toe settings are off.

This doesn't affect tire wear like incorrect camber or static toe settings. You'll need to find someone who is very knowledgable about 993's and owns the KT guage needed to align these cars.



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