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Originally Posted by petevb View Post
It happens.

So here's the question- you've got people spending big bucks looking for more camber gain with turbo trailing arms, etc. But as the as tire tech moved on and 17/ 18" wheels became the standard, Porsche went to less camber gain with the 993. The old 911 (or the 964) gives you more than one extra degree of camber gain over an 80mm compression vs the 993.

Which means...?
I don't know, but I'd be willing to bet that the 993 has higher roll stiffness.

As far as why the 993 is more stable in the rear - rearward and side loads no longer produce compliance toe-out, which probably goes a long way to calming lift-oversteer. Also it has more and lower aspect ratio rubber - always a bonus.
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