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Old 08-01-2022, 08:38 AM   #34
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IMO you're really chasing minutiae here. At the end of the day, the 986 chassis isn't super rigid, and it acts like a giant, undamped spring. It's not going to ride like a pillow no matter what you do.

Porsche made a good compromise between ride and handling, to the standards of a quarter century ago. Attempting to deviate from this is going to be a tough battle.

Yes, Koni reds vs fresh B6s might ride slightly better, but they're not going transform the car.
Yes, 17s vs 18s might ride slightly better, but they're not going to transform the car.
Yes, reducing unsprung weight will improve ride. But unless you're going from 50lb 20" chrome spinners to 17" OEM wheels you're unlikely for it to register at all on the butt-o-meter.

My car rides fine most of the time (US M030 / fresh Koni yellows / stiff sidewall tires on 18s) but I'll grit my teeth over particularly broken pavement every once in a while. My modern sporty sedan over the same road would absorb it far better.
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