996 C2 2001 (class NS/S - currently)
Problem - I'm convinced I would be much faster if I could eliminate the problem understeer. There is no adjustment in the stock shocks possible and only the very smallest amount of camber adjustment possible. (or so I'm told and have read)
1) Current tire (in December) was a well used Dunlop Sp Sport - Dot 280; I've been reasonably sold by the members and the price on the Kumho MX - Dot 220. However, the Bridgestone Potenza SO-2a and RE050A both have a Dot 140. How much sticky do you get for the 60 pts between what I've been driving and the Kumho's and the 80 pts and Kumho's? Is the difference between the Dot 220 and Dot 140 a noticeable difference? The 140's cost 1 point, the 220's are free.
2) In the NS/S class you are allowed 0-2 points. Nothing I can do for 2 pts is going to fully correct the understeer problem, or is it? The best I can find googling on the web was: http://www.rennlist.com/996_faq/
Is this information reliable?
A stiffened spring is only 2 points and less intrusive than a GT3 swaybar for 2 points.
I can't adjust the suspension further within NS/S, and frankly I have a hard time seeing a suspension improvement: monoball, camber plates, sway bar, wheels, without moving on into NP. The only other improvement I can see is to get 140 tires and a "shock tower stiffening device" (whatever that is)
So I guess the real question is: for the 2 points allowed, keep the Kumho's and do "x" or take the Dot 140's of choice and "what"?
Bryan