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Originally Posted by flash968
the spring rates increased as the years went on. what you are probably experiencing is a shock issue. many people confuse shock stiffness with spring stiffness or general suspension stiffness.
shocks are there to do one thing, and one thing only. they are there to control the spring. a stiff shock can "feel" like a stiff suspension, but in reality it is no stiffer than a soft shock. the bumps will suck though. gas shocks, which are incredibly common to be installed, are probably the single worst thing you can do to these cars.
the key to improving cornering (not to be confused with handling) is to balance out weight transfer across the car. sometimes this is done by spring rate increase. sometimes by sway bar increase. sometimes by chassis bracing. sometimes by tire change. most of the time, it is a balance of all of the above.
that is why the 968 outcornered the 944. they did a bit of all.
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really, its just because of 10 years of OEM tire improvements.
there isn't really anything more magical than that. the 968 doesn't corner or isn't set up or any has intrinsically better handling prowess than the 944 or 924 before it. its the exact same geometries.
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Originally Posted by v2rocket_aka944
I wonder how much of the better ride of the 968 was simply due to the higher overall sprung weight
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and this is the reason why they had to spring it stiffer, bigger bars etc .... more weight to control.
more weight = worse handling car 99% of the time.
i find my 944 turbo with ~300hp and 3,100lbs to handle kinda like a fat pig. the 968 has 60 less horsepower .... its gonna feel even heavier and handle that much worse.