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YOUR RESEARCHRoad Conditions and Harsh Ride
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A thicker tire will always give you a smoother ride, any thoughts on going to a 295/45/18 performance tire on the rears and 245/45/18 front tires and since you have coil-over and can adjust the height for the taller tires,
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I'm on Ohlins and made no other changes other than the tires.
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If it is primarily you, you may want to use less pressure than is indicated on the fuel filler.
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A thicker tire will always give you a smoother ride, any thoughts on going to a 295/45/18 performance tire on the rears and 245/45/18 front tires and since you have coil-over and can adjust the height for the taller tires,
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I shipped my car to a somewhat developing country in Central America and if I had a chance to do it all again, I would not have shipped her here. The road conditions are not good at all (surface, potholes, etc., etc.). When I'm driving, I can feel everything that is going on with the roadway and it's to the point that driving isn't fun - not to mention the horrendous traffic. She is no longer a daily driver so when I do take her out to play, I'm longing for the good ole days of I95 and the twists and turns of backroads and a smooth surface.
What can I do to soften the impact of the terrible roadways?
This is what I'm working with:
2003 Cabriolet
Car is lowered
Budget Ceika coilovers (about two years old - but not many miles)
Suspension system refreshed about a two years (not many miles on it)
Front tires - 225x40x18 - plenty of tread
Rear tires - 285x30x18 - plenty of tread
OEM engine mounts - 2 years ago
OEM transmission mount - 2 years ago
Is there anything I can do so that I don't feel everything in the driver's seat?
Ron
What tire pressure are you riding on? If it is primarily you, you may want to use less pressure than is indicated on the fuel filler. Someone on the board here can provide the right pressure for a single.
A thicker tire will always give you a smoother ride, any thoughts on going to a 295/45/18 performance tire on the rears and 245/45/18 front tires and since you have coil-over and can adjust the height for the taller tires,
295/30/18 are 25 tall
295/45/18 are 28.5 tall
235/40/18 are 25.4 tall
245/45/18 are 26.7 tall
What Country are you in? I�m currently in Costa Rica and while I�d love to have my car here, there�s no way I�d bring it. While many of the roads are fine, it�s not unusual to go from fully paved to rough gravel/dirt with chunks of limestone or volcanic rock poking through to heavily rutted/potholed� This doesn�t even begin to address the stone dust, rock chips etc. (especially during the dry season (which is when we live here)� The only Porsche I would bring here is a Cayenne or Macan - I suppose a rally 911 would be cool�
The search is on for 17s. More than likely will not get any from the local Porsche dealership. I went there to get a headlight switch and I was quoted $800.00 and 60 days to get it - super ouch.
Any idea what size tires should put on it? I'll try and find the tire calculator I've seen on the site.
What brand tires? They are not all created equal and will provide a different ride quality / characteristics. When I went from my General GMax RS tires, which were great btw, to Michelin PS4S I noticed an immediate improvement in ride quality, especially over the quick sharp bumps. I'm on Ohlins and made no other changes other than the tires.
We are in Guatemala. My wife drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and that is our primary mode of transportation. Whenever we're out in the SRT, I'm always mentally surveying which roads/areas/locations I can drive the Porsche to. It's an SUV World here.
My first course of action is finding 17s and tires with a higher side wall.
Yup, we got a Rav 4 and a CF Moto ZF1000 with our house. My partner drives the Z force because the Rav is a manual trans and she�s not comfortable driving it. We�ll probably wind up getting another small SUV with an auto transmission for her� Good luck on the tire hunt - let us know how it goes (I imagine the wheels
are going to be more difficult to find than tires).
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