kmurph Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Still kicking myself for selling the '84 911 that I owned for 8 years...... last July, I did a DE event at Putnam Park with the LGT. My only track mods are the 17x7.5" Rota wheels and Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2s. The car was quite surprising. Handling was very good once I got over my FWD driving tendencies (developed over the last 9 years of driving a FWD car at track events). The brake pedal feels a bit soggy, but the stock brakes performed very well. In fact, I will be doing a track day (on my 21K-mile stock pads) at Gingerman on 10/27 (I will replace the pads after that day, with pads TBD). In another thread, I had posted pictures of my LGT and an Evo going through the same turns at Putnam, and the LGT doesn't lean as much vs the Evo as I thought it would. A hard, stiff suspension doesn't always translate into better handling capabilities. For this reason, I will stay with better tires with some aftermarket brake pads, and the sway bars and other suspension bits will be left alone. soft = more grip....if you have too high of a spring rate you might be sliding around a little if you don't have everything (within the suspension...including tires) working together properly. I also agree about the lean..like I mentioned...when driving straight over roads, the suspension feels very soft and floaty but when ya go into a turn, it doesn't feel like the car is leaning that much...must be the sways. That's why I think a little more damping would really help. I'd love to throw some sportier shocks on the car but my wife drives it most of the time and she thinks the ride is great...it's softer than her old V6 Accord which suits her fine. I'd want that '84 911 back as well. That would be a great track car. http://members.roadfly.org/kmurph/Porsche911.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfd425 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I also agree about the lean..like I mentioned...when driving straight over roads, the suspension feels very soft and floaty but when ya go into a turn, it doesn't feel like the car is leaning that much...must be the sways. It seems to me the low center of gravity afforded by the boxer engine would help to reduce body roll in turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfd425 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 (screwup) someone please tell me how to delete posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I'd want that '84 911 back as well. That would be a great track car. http://members.roadfly.org/kmurph/Porsche911.jpg Here's a fuzzy pic of it in the drive, before I sold it last Fall. The new owner is a friend iof mine in MA. He has already got a bolt-in rollbar for it, and he should have it at Gingerman in a couple of weeks, interested to see how my LGT does against my former 911! http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL89/168194/1391472/34212845.jpg Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rporter Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 soft = more grip....if you have too high of a spring rate you might be sliding around a little if you don't have everything (within the suspension...including tires) working together properly. I also agree about the lean..like I mentioned...when driving straight over roads, the suspension feels very soft and floaty but when ya go into a turn, it doesn't feel like the car is leaning that much...must be the sways. That's why I think a little more damping would really help. I'd love to throw some sportier shocks on the car but my wife drives it most of the time and she thinks the ride is great...it's softer than her old V6 Accord which suits her fine. Yes, it handles itself quite well when driven hard. As you mentioned, a softer suspension setup can work better on less-than-optimal surfaces. FWIW here were my comments about the LGT at Putnam Park, then, in the second thread, I posted the pics of my LGT against the Evo: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16602 http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=287892&postcount=32 Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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