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Originally Posted by Tims993
Thanks Bill,
just had a look at your wheel page and noticed the speedlines with Pirelli's are 9and 12 lbs heavier (front and rear respectively) than the MY02's with MPSC's. Do you know if this is all wheels or are the Pirelli's heaver than the MPSC's?
I am planning on changing the suspension to get a lower stance for looks and some improved stability for the occasional Auto X but want to be able to maintain factory comfort on the street. Was thinking of the PSS10 set up which I think will give me the best of both worlds. But know that wheel weight makes a big difference in how a shock/spring set up works. You run Speedlines on the street but MY02 on the track do you notice a big difference in how the car behaves between the two wheels? Do the heaver wheels change ride harshness at all?
I ran modified VW's and Audi's for years and loved they way the responded with stiffer springs and shocks (non adjustable) but hated the harshness on the road so want to avoid that. Do you think the PSS10 and 18 inch wheels will allow me to get close to factory comfort when dialed down or should I stick with the the euro factory set up?
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bare Speedline(well w/ steel valve stems) 8 &10 x18 weigh 25 & 26.5 #s
bare MY02 996 5 spokes for the same sizes weigh 20.5 & 22.7 #s
the Pirellis are some of the heaviest I've ever seen in those sizes and the MPSC are the lightest
there is a difference in the acceleration of the car, but not in ride harshness
There's no doubt that the ability to dial down the shocks for street use makes incredibly stiff track setups very streetable. Don't know if they will approach stock, but maybe. The biggest difference I notice between the car now and when it was more or less stock is the lack of unwanted chassis motion, but the roads around here are generally very good.