Switched over to winter rubber today
11-08-2012 | 01:45 AM
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From: Bellevue, WA; '18 Macan S, '10 997S, SPASM, 6spd
With the impending nor'easter and constant temps in the 30s and 40s, I switched from 19" PS2s over to 18" Conti Winter Contacts today. This will be my first winter in the 911 and was the first time I'd ever driven it on 18" tires. What a difference! It rides like a freaking Lincoln Town Car on those things.
Everyone always laughs at me and shakes their head when I tell them I'm going to drive the 911 through the winter. I'm not worried at all. Of course, I won't be driving it through actual snow, but as long as there's no snowpack on the streets, I'm good to go!
Already snowing here in central NJ. They're calling for 2-5 inches tonight. (insert your own joke here...)
Everyone always laughs at me and shakes their head when I tell them I'm going to drive the 911 through the winter. I'm not worried at all. Of course, I won't be driving it through actual snow, but as long as there's no snowpack on the streets, I'm good to go!
Already snowing here in central NJ. They're calling for 2-5 inches tonight. (insert your own joke here...)
11-08-2012 | 03:31 PM
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My fronts are 235, rears are 265. How squirrelly they are, I'm assuming, has more to do with the tire/width combo rather than just width alone. So far in the 24 hours they've been on the car I haven't driven them very hard at all, so I'll do a more thorough review in a few weeks.
What I meant by "rides like a Lincoln Town Car" was more about the plushness of the ride rather than the lack of solid handling. The suspension seems much less harsh with the 18" wheels, although I never really minded the 19" ride. But now I know what it could feel like.
What I meant by "rides like a Lincoln Town Car" was more about the plushness of the ride rather than the lack of solid handling. The suspension seems much less harsh with the 18" wheels, although I never really minded the 19" ride. But now I know what it could feel like.
11-08-2012 | 08:22 PM
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From: Bellevue, WA; '18 Macan S, '10 997S, SPASM, 6spd
My fronts are 235, rears are 265. How squirrelly they are, I'm assuming, has more to do with the tire/width combo rather than just width alone. So far in the 24 hours they've been on the car I haven't driven them very hard at all, so I'll do a more thorough review in a few weeks.
What I meant by "rides like a Lincoln Town Car" was more about the plushness of the ride rather than the lack of solid handling. The suspension seems much less harsh with the 18" wheels, although I never really minded the 19" ride. But now I know what it could feel like.
What I meant by "rides like a Lincoln Town Car" was more about the plushness of the ride rather than the lack of solid handling. The suspension seems much less harsh with the 18" wheels, although I never really minded the 19" ride. But now I know what it could feel like.
I was mostly commenting on the clear reduction in rear traction going from 295 to 265mm width. Kind of fun
Probably the only local track I haven't been too...
11-09-2012 | 01:01 AM
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11-09-2012 | 08:13 PM
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