New 18" BBS Finally On The Car & 19" Going For Sale!
01-22-2013, 04:27 PM
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New 18" BBS Finally On The Car & 19" Going For Sale!
I have the Bilstein PSS10 kit going on next month, so I put on the new BBS RS-GT wheels in OEM sizes. Went with Michelin Pilots. These BBS wheels are very nice wheels and fairly light-weight. My 19" Champions are a bit heavier.
Special thanks to Rich at ROCS for the great service.
Special thanks to Rich at ROCS for the great service.
01-23-2013, 01:06 AM
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I haven't gone that far with them...the only one thing that I did notice was that the ride over some familiar bumps wasn't so jarring. The big difference will be in the combo of the PSS10s and the 18s. If I was running the PSS10s with the 19s the ride would be miserable. I'm glad I went back to 18s. The wheels look obviously smaller (those Champions have quite a presence over the 18s).
01-23-2013, 10:11 AM
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Michelins are hard riding and noisey tires to begin with. Since I do not track the car, I have no need to pay the extra $$$ for the unnoticleable handling characteristics on the street. Hence the reason I went with Hankooks Ventu V12, not only ride better are really sticky but consoderable less noise they also have the same or better load rating and more plies on the sidewalls.. Great tire for the money. Side by side comparison of the PSS2s and the Hankooks by Car and Driver show very little advatages of the Michelins.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests
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01-23-2013, 12:43 PM
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Very nice! Once the car gets lowered and aligned, you'll appreciate the handling AND ride comfort. Be careful with driveway inclines, dips in the road, speed bumps and high spots on your local roads...you're spoiler lip will thank you for it.
The car and driver test didn't compare Sumitomo HTRZ III; there have been positive RL comments on these also.
The car and driver test didn't compare Sumitomo HTRZ III; there have been positive RL comments on these also.
01-23-2013, 01:25 PM
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Very nice! Once the car gets lowered and aligned, you'll appreciate the handling AND ride comfort. Be careful with driveway inclines, dips in the road, speed bumps and high spots on your local roads...you're spoiler lip will thank you for it.
The car and driver test didn't compare Sumitomo HTRZ III; there have been positive RL comments on these also.
The car and driver test didn't compare Sumitomo HTRZ III; there have been positive RL comments on these also.
01-23-2013, 01:46 PM
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Are you just bolting up the PSS10's or also doing other suspension mods as well ie: dog bones, adjustable tow links, GT3 front control arms etc.
How low do you plan on going?
The reason for asking is that I have PSS9's sitting down not instralled, because form what everyone is saying I need the above to make it all work properly and not have crazy tire wear. We are looking at over $3500 for labour,alignment, rss dobones & Toe links, Porsche GT3 front arms that is on top of the price of the coil overs!!
Interested on your response.
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Bobby Ali
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How low do you plan on going?
The reason for asking is that I have PSS9's sitting down not instralled, because form what everyone is saying I need the above to make it all work properly and not have crazy tire wear. We are looking at over $3500 for labour,alignment, rss dobones & Toe links, Porsche GT3 front arms that is on top of the price of the coil overs!!
Interested on your response.
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01-23-2013, 02:51 PM
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2K3TTMIA - the only reason i did not choose the Sumitomo, was the rear set of 295 -30-18 did not match the N spec Michelin PS2's that came with the car. The load index for the Hankooks are 98Y(XL) the same as the Michelins and the Sumitomos are 94Y.
01-23-2013, 03:30 PM
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01-25-2013, 01:06 PM
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Are you just bolting up the PSS10's or also doing other suspension mods as well ie: dog bones, adjustable tow links, GT3 front control arms etc.
How low do you plan on going?
The reason for asking is that I have PSS9's sitting down not instralled, because form what everyone is saying I need the above to make it all work properly and not have crazy tire wear. We are looking at over $3500 for labour,alignment, rss dobones & Toe links, Porsche GT3 front arms that is on top of the price of the coil overs!!
Interested on your response.
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Bobby Ali
ba
How low do you plan on going?
The reason for asking is that I have PSS9's sitting down not instralled, because form what everyone is saying I need the above to make it all work properly and not have crazy tire wear. We are looking at over $3500 for labour,alignment, rss dobones & Toe links, Porsche GT3 front arms that is on top of the price of the coil overs!!
Interested on your response.
Thanks
Bobby Ali
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Only the PSS10s. I was going to do the whole sway bar, bushings, drop links, etc---but two Porsche suspension tuners told me that would be overkill for a street car. My Corvette ZO6 had the entire kit and was miserable to drive on the street---very harsh and unforgiving over bumps. After a lot of hours on the phone talking to techs---they all advised me to keep it simple: swap out the soft OEM springs/shocks with a PSS10 and call it a day.
01-25-2013, 01:41 PM
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Only the PSS10s. I was going to do the whole sway bar, bushings, drop links, etc---but two Porsche suspension tuners told me that would be overkill for a street car. My Corvette ZO6 had the entire kit and was miserable to drive on the street---very harsh and unforgiving over bumps. After a lot of hours on the phone talking to techs---they all advised me to keep it simple: swap out the soft OEM springs/shocks with a PSS10 and call it a day.
Only the PSS10s. I was going to do the whole sway bar, bushings, drop links, etc---but two Porsche suspension tuners told me that would be overkill for a street car. My Corvette ZO6 had the entire kit and was miserable to drive on the street---very harsh and unforgiving over bumps. After a lot of hours on the phone talking to techs---they all advised me to keep it simple: swap out the soft OEM springs/shocks with a PSS10 and call it a day.
The issue isn't so muh "harshness" but the ability to achieve a proper and optimal alignment. Once lowered on PSS you will find yourself needing the additional adjustability of at least toe links in order to get there. We routinelly go through these set ups and before selling someone coilovers I always make it a point to discuss and disclose this very issue.
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Rich