RKA

1. Honestly, this is probably one of the best kits you can get for your money. Post where you live, and see if you can get a ride in a car with a tracksport kit, just to get an idea. You won't regret it.

2. No idea. I would love to throw out a comparison for you, but that means I'd have to buy a 996, and my wallet says "not today".

3. Well, it depends on how low you set the front of the car. with about a 3/4" drop from stock, I would expect about -1.5 degrees of camber up front. You shouldn't see any wierd tire wear unless you bring the front fender height below 25".

4. Addressed below. I love (90%) how the car handles with their kits.

5. There really isn't a "cheapest" source. They are a small company, and have a small number of distributors. Prices are pretty consistent where ever you go. Avalon Motorsports, Achtuning, Matrix Engineering, and maybe 1 or 2 others are Stasis dealers.

FixedWing

Yes, quite a bit of track time actually.

I'm not complaining about the oversteer or saying that I want less of it or that the car is "tail happy". In fact, I find the car quite nicely controllable. I tend to prefer oversteer to understeer.

My experience is that driving style can play a very big part in how a car handles. But anyway, not sure why we're going down this avenue. Maybe someone should start a new thread if they want to debate this? I have no argument that the S4 can usually understeer. If I change my style then I will often see the same thing.

Stephen

FixedWing

I really wouldn't want to go harder than a GT3. So maybe 500/600 would be better then ???

Thanx for the info!

Stephen

RKA

There is a dramatic difference between the OEM and the Stasis suspensions. If I were of the opinion that the OEM susp. oversteered, I would probably be unhappy with the stasis kit.

If you have considerable track time, I promise you, you'll embrace the differences, and you'll adjust your driving style in the winter as needed.

FixedWing

I would absolutely love to experience this setup before installing it. So if anyone can offer me a ride I would really appreciate it!

I think -1.5 would be absolutely perfect. I already can see that I need to increase the negative camber from the wear of the tyres. So this will kill two birds with one stone.

Are the rears adjustable? Can I get a similar setting on the back??

Do you think 500/600 might make more sense? That's what I'm thinking now based upon other's comments..

Happy to give you a ride in my Turbo but it will require a trip to Europe. :-p

Thanx for the info!

Stephen

FixedWing

Last winter I was running studded Hakka 2's and having a wonderful time! I really do love the way you can play around with this car and make it do whatever your heart desires.

Anyway, from all of this I think it is pretty obvious that I should leave the rollbars alone until I've been able to experience the suspension first-hand.

Thank you!

Stephen

mullarks

I am guessing no because I have 700/800 springs on my tracksports and it is fine on the streets. I can't compare it to a GT3 as I have never driven one but I would say the ride is about as rough as Vette, it's not bad at all.

JoeyJoJoeJrShabadoo

"Harshness" in ride quality is a property of dampening, not spring rate. Spring rate effects ride quality on much larger frequencies - say, large undulations on a highway (as opposed to a bumpy road).

You can run a high spring rate (I'm switching to a 700/800 soon) and adjust your dampening appropriatley for the situation.

RKA

Yup!

FixedWing

I guess compression damping is either "sport" or "touring" and I read in the archives what seemed to be complaints that touring didn't match up with the springs that well. Everything that I've ever read about spring/shocks is that it is very important that they are matched and work in harmony. This is what I thought was the advantage of this package -- that the STaSIS sets the two to match.

So what spring combination would you recommend?

Stephen