OK, you guys who think the GT3 is comfy must live in well paved areas, coz it's like an angry wheelbarrow around LA's rain destroyed and potted streets. On the open road and at the track it seems perfect, but if you live in a badly paved urban area it gets old fast.
My Prius on the otherhand is a veritable hovercraft around town! :-))

 

I'd call the ride jarring, not harsh.

 

I came out of a 2700 lb Carrera with a full race suspension on it, so my GT3 feels like a Cadillac.

 

Well my daily is a 04 chevy silverado 2500 HD diesel with like a 650 ton towing limit. the front suspension is well not there, its maxed out, designed to level out with a load. so maybe my daily sucks so much the GT3 is a nice ride to me. I know what roads around here REALLY suck so I make sure I choose an alternate route. Andrew lives among a couple billion people and there are 20,000 here in RIdgecrest. so most of the roads are pretty good. Most.

 

Agreed. I feel the same driving in Southern California.

I agree with this too. However, depending on how imperfect the road surface is, it could get to be harsh.

 

I had someone ask me the parts manufacturer of the suspension components. who are thay and what are they, if anyone knows. I knw the fronts are struts and the rear are multilink coilovers but what. I will now go search the archives. Please indulge my laziness today is my birthday, I feel like oh.....76
Good Morning Viken

 

76? Isn't that what OldGuy supposed to be? Shocks are made by Bilstein and springs are know to be made by H&R.

 

I had dinner with a German guy from Bilstein last week that had worked with Hans Stuck at some point (remember M3 GTR video) and he explained that Bilstein is simply the best . The shocks on our cars have a LIFE TIME warranty from Bilstein. So lap after lap, and year after year these things deliver consistent performance ... just like everything else in the car.

 

Thanks Guys. 1/4 mile I did know we had lifetime warranties on those! thats cool.
I have still been
A: tyrign to figure out where the water goes. WATER??!!
and
B: how to check the oil

 

Interesting, do you mean the standard shocks on a GT3 are bilstein's and have a lifetime guarantee? - because if so I need to have a word with my dealer who recently charged me for replacements.

 

I am not certain if all GT3s come with Bilsteins, that's what Viken indicated.

 

Uh, does it say that in the warranty manual? Me thinks everything except tires is covered under the Porsche 4-year/50k mile warranty. The Bilstein lifetime warranty is for shocks they sell in the aftermarket.

 

 

Yes, Bilstein supplies the OEM shocks for Porsche's GT3, both MkI and MkII. In fact, all 996 based cars came with OEM shocks manufactured by Bilstein.

 

In San Francisco-it really sucks especially downtown in/around Pac Bell park. Oh well-it aint enough to get rid of my baby : ). Give me a track day and all is well and forgotten. Regards. Mike