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YOUR RESEARCHCan someone tell me a manufacture date of this tire (pic included) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Even my Cayman had understeer, and a lot more than the Boxster, and changing the front tires from 235 to 245 made a HUGE difference.
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On offramps where it is easy to test the car at its limits (at least for right hand turns), it showed, as you already know, understeer, a little throttle modulation allows one to transition to neutralish.
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Use right pedal
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I tend to use the right pedal to reduce the understeer
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On offramps where it is easy to test the car at its limits (at least for right hand turns), it showed, as you already know, understeer, a little throttle modulation allows one to transition to neutralish.
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I'm
not sure where to find the date code (when these were made) on this tire..
Can someone please educate me?
It seems to me that the code as I read it is unlikely to be true (17 years old) so maybe I'm not reading it correctly
Also, I have not been able to identify exactly which pilot sport this is...
205/50/
Z
r17
Does anyone have a link that shows which exact Michelin tire model this tread pattern is?
I thought the date code said 2005, but I thought that couldn't be right since the sidewalls don't look old.
Thank you for the info. I'll schedule to get new tires this week.
I just bought 2 new 255 40 17 Firestone Indy 500s for the rears so I will buy
205/50/17s for the front to match
If I were you I would get 225/45r17 for the front to get rid of the understeer that these cars have.
I lot of people on here go with a wider tire at the front for that reason.
My statement was, and I quote "
I tend to use the right pedal to
reduce
the understeer
"
The fastest way around a corner is usually the smoothest, so sometimes a little patience with the throttle is the fastest way. Sometimes you have to lift a little to maximize overall speed through the corners. Finesse is faster than wrestling with understeer. A little trail braking can help.
So my answer to your question is: no, not completely, but can come close to throttle induced neutrality.
On offramps where it is easy to test the car at its limits (at least for right hand turns), it showed, as you already know, understeer, a little throttle modulation allows one to transition to neutralish.
The modest 200 hp is plenty under these conditions. The trick is to use most or all of what is available power and grip most or all of the time.
The stock car I find handles close to neutral, it appears the engineers intentionally kept it in the safer understeer range to save idiot drivers from themselves. I think the engineers did an excellent job designing this car.
If one wants, they can change the set up to be more neutral or even some oversteer I suppose...
I have significant track experience, so yes, I'm familiar with understeer.
I was more so questioning anyone who thinks a stock boxster will induce throttle oversteer on a dry road with a decent set of tires.
I get what your saying, and I agree, but wouldn`t it be nice not to worry about the car understeering in the first place?
I prefer a car that oversteers than a car that understeers.
I`m no engineer or expert, and I`m sure Porsche engineers designed the car to understeer for a reason, but you would be surprised how much of a difference a 225 tire makes at the front vs a 205 on these cars. I can take turns a lot faster with a 225 vs a 205 without trail braking. I like fast in fast out
Even my Cayman had understeer, and a lot more than the Boxster, and changing the front tires from 235 to 245 made a HUGE difference.
I know it may sound crazy, but I prefer a little more shock absorption by the taller sidewall. 112 mm vs 101mm sidewall
It raises the very important WAF (wife acceptance factor)
