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Got the wheels and suspension put on today….but a debacle with the toe arms means I had to overnight some Motorsport versions from Tarrett to get her buttoned up and back on the road on Monday
I was thinking the same thing, but didn't know they had 996 fitments
They're TE37s. Front – 18 x 8.5 +49 Offset Rear – 18 x 10 +59 Offset
Originally Posted by wdb
Ditto plus can you give more information on the suspension work.
From the pic it looks like Thule crossbars with some non-Thule bike carriers strapped to them. Hopefully Nate will chime in.
Suspension is X73 springs with B8 shocks/struts with Tarret links.
Bike rack is Thule Aero bars with 1-UP rack.
I don't suggest getting the Thule, or any rack compared to the Porsche branded ones (which are made by Thule) unless you're 100% comfortable fabricating your own mounts for things. Because of the curvature of the roof, you have ZERO room to mount anything that clamps to the bars as you have less than 2 inches of clearance to the roof, which even the low profile ***** and such are thicker than an inch. It's why the Porsche labeled ones are so tall. Yes, you could use the flush mount tracks (the part where the rubber inserts in on the top of the blade) but personally, I've seen way too many of those fail as they are for more susceptible to vibration and don't utilize as much surface area to mount/clamp things to since most accessories only use a single bolt. I especially wouldn't trust the flush mounts when traveling at high speeds, they will DEFINITELY move over time if not the first time you go around 130-140mph with a bike in the rack.
Last edited by Nate.Evans; 03-26-2022 at 04:20 PM.
Reason: typos and additional info
I'll give you points for going 140 MPH with a bike on the rack... And the fact the car can do over 140 MPH is precisely the reason I don't need a bike, or a bike rack, but more power to you.
Went to cars and coffee. Never been to this shop before but it is a PCA sponsored shop and the owner is pretty active in the community plus he has a GT3 RS that he takes to the track sometimes. Let the pictures speak for themselves. A beautiful blue had to park by my side Original 16,000 miles what do some people do with these cars. Bd as? They are installing a different dash data logger on this ticket, Weisech package. Loud. Nothing is stock on this one 1400 hp plus. The shop. Had to take a picture of the beautiful r8, v10, gated manual what can I say, I like what I like. 87 944s only 40,000 miles scored 99 out of a 100 at the last concourse de elegance and won the category. Similar to denzels Washington car .
I'll give you points for going 140 MPH with a bike on the rack... And the fact the car can do over 140 MPH is precisely the reason I don't need a bike, or a bike rack, but more power to you.
haha, yeah, it was on the way down to Amelia for Werks Reunion from SC, there were quite a few times there and back we sustained 120+
yeah i like triple digits. Twice yesterday 127, 139. This thing screams now past 4,000 rpms. I don’t take it to red line I’m shifting at 7,000. Fun as hell. Was trying to stay close to this guy. He’s getting driving lessons, coaching. Pretty decent drivers on gt3s beat his time at the track by 10 seconds. At the cars and coffee.
03-26-2022, 12:23 AM
