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[thirdgenbird]

car: 87 924s
wheels: 6.5x17 caymans
spacer: 7mm required in front to go over greese cap, on rear by choice
tire: 205-50 z rated ricken raptor (cheap, made by michlen, seems ok)


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17in caymans, koni yellow coilovers, hypercoil springs, kla solid upper mounts, 968 sway bars, kla drop links, kla strut brace, fidanza flywheel, dansk catback, wilwood front calipers, ss brake lines, e-codes, 944 duckbill, manual rack,momo steering wheel

[Rasta Monsta]

Very nice, now you just need to lower that ass end a touch.
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Toofah King Bad

• WeiBe (1987 924S 2.5t) - 931 S3

[thirdgenbird]

thats the plan. any link to a DIY?

i originaly was going to autocross in the stock class but after driving it i think i may have to get new springs and struts. it handles better than my old firebird but its still softer than i like.
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17in caymans, koni yellow coilovers, hypercoil springs, kla solid upper mounts, 968 sway bars, kla drop links, kla strut brace, fidanza flywheel, dansk catback, wilwood front calipers, ss brake lines, e-codes, 944 duckbill, manual rack,momo steering wheel

[bcblase]

When I had a 4-wheel alignment done this week, the tech loosened the ride height eccentrics in the rear, and lowered it as much as it would go. I lost a whole inch on the back end.

I left my 15" phone dials on so I could get a off the line a little quicker for Autocross this season. I don't think those 17" wheels will help you a whole lot in Autocross, unless you go to an R-compound tire.

BC
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1987 Porsche 924S - track toy
1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16v - autocross
2007 F-150 5.4L Lariat Supercrew - tow beast
1994 Volvo 850 Race Wagon - 24 Hours of Lemons Car
2001 BMW 325xi - daily driver

[thirdgenbird]

i will probably use the phone dials with good tires four autocross. what tire size do you recomend?
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17in caymans, koni yellow coilovers, hypercoil springs, kla solid upper mounts, 968 sway bars, kla drop links, kla strut brace, fidanza flywheel, dansk catback, wilwood front calipers, ss brake lines, e-codes, 944 duckbill, manual rack,momo steering wheel

[bcblase]

I went with the 195/55R15 Dunlops on my phone dials - supposed to be very good for street and track, and don't wear nearly as much as the R-compound tires. They did very well at the track last week.

The Dunlop Direzzas just came out with a new tire compound (called Star Spec) for this year that is supposed to be even stickier than last year.

Check out tirerack.com for the best prices.

BC
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1987 Porsche 924S - track toy
1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16v - autocross
2007 F-150 5.4L Lariat Supercrew - tow beast
1994 Volvo 850 Race Wagon - 24 Hours of Lemons Car
2001 BMW 325xi - daily driver

[thirdgenbird]

Thank you. those do look very nice, and i cant complain with the price. how do you think they compair with r-compound tires? having two sets of wheels i'm not worred about street use on my phone dials.

can you post a pic of the car with these tires?
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17in caymans, koni yellow coilovers, hypercoil springs, kla solid upper mounts, 968 sway bars, kla drop links, kla strut brace, fidanza flywheel, dansk catback, wilwood front calipers, ss brake lines, e-codes, 944 duckbill, manual rack,momo steering wheel

[bcblase]

Most track instructors do not want novices running R-compound tires to start with, so the Dunlops were a good compromise. They are a lot stickier than street tires, but have better wear characteristics, plus they are DOT legal for driving on the highway, so I don't have to change tires at the event.

Here is the only one I have after the rear of the car was lowered:



This was before lowering:




BC
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1987 Porsche 924S - track toy
1986 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16v - autocross
2007 F-150 5.4L Lariat Supercrew - tow beast
1994 Volvo 850 Race Wagon - 24 Hours of Lemons Car
2001 BMW 325xi - daily driver

[thirdgenbird]

are these tires still working for you??

and why again did i get four fron Cayman wheels? i've been off of these forums for quite some time as i was working on my truck and finnishing school but on my return, it looks like there's several people running front and rear sets
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17in caymans, koni yellow coilovers, hypercoil springs, kla solid upper mounts, 968 sway bars, kla drop links, kla strut brace, fidanza flywheel, dansk catback, wilwood front calipers, ss brake lines, e-codes, 944 duckbill, manual rack,momo steering wheel