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Brucelee · 01-02-2005, 06:33 AM

Bob,

Might I suggest that you start with tires and perhaps wheels first as you may get the result you want w/o touching the suspension per se.

I have found the quality of tire to be a huge factor in handling and overall feel of the car. Wheel size can also impact this , and of course, having 18" wheels can visually be quite stunning. The other advantage is that you can pull these off pretty quickly if you decide to change for comfort reasons. Not so easy to do with shocks etc.

I recently had a Boxster in stock that had 18" wheels from a 911. Subjectively, this Boxster handled more sharply and it certainly looked very trick indeed.

Just a thought!

01-02-2005, 06:33 AM	#5
Brucelee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 8,083	Bob, Might I suggest that you start with tires and perhaps wheels first as you may get the result you want w/o touching the suspension per se. I have found the quality of tire to be a huge factor in handling and overall feel of the car. Wheel size can also impact this , and of course, having 18" wheels can visually be quite stunning. The other advantage is that you can pull these off pretty quickly if you decide to change for comfort reasons. Not so easy to do with shocks etc. I recently had a Boxster in stock that had 18" wheels from a 911. Subjectively, this Boxster handled more sharply and it certainly looked very trick indeed. Just a thought! __________________ Rich Belloff