911 Turbo S

[Rab J]

Great to see another member of the forum 911 GTS club and with a unique colour if I'm not mistaken

[Wing Commander]

Just bought it, got an extra £2k discount off them.

Thanks everybody.

Congratulations!

[weemsy6147]

Does anyone have any issues with speed bumps or multi story car parks given how low the cars are?

[VanB]

Generally not with normal speed bumps or ramps but occasionally one is slightly too high or a ramp needs approaching on an angle. There is a plastic rubbing strip on the lower front lip which is cheap and easy to replace if you have too many incidents!


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[Paul]

Generally not with normal speed bumps or ramps but occasionally one is slightly too high or a ramp needs approaching on an angle. There is a plastic rubbing strip on the lower front lip which is cheap and easy to replace if you have too many incidents!


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Although Nick may have a slightly different view of French speed bumps!

[Nuclear Nick]

Yes, grounded many times on approach or depart, or both!, on French speed cushions, and I opted for 10mm lowered suspension rather than standard 20mm. Also I live on a steep lane with a ramp that requires to be driven at the right angle to avoid grounding the front lip. I'm keeping an eye on the lip to see how it's wearing! I also scraped the underside of one sill on a dark wet night when I was directed into a village car park that involved crossing a narrow bridge at an angle. A stone at the side of the bridge was the culprit! As VanB says, on the 991.2 GTS's the front lip and the sills are 'sacrificial'.

[Ferdie]

Hmm, My 991 has sports aero-kit, that mimics the GTS front and the front spoiler has suffered a little (don’t think it is lower?), but as VanB described UK speed obstacles are 95% OK so long as you come off car length humps slowly so there is no suspension dive. I find a UK risk is driving up to kerbs, if flat and standard height (100mm) then OK’ish but if higher or car approaches on a downward slope then there may be harm.

Mine is painted ☹ but the only real harm has been French speed humps and spirited descends with hairpins, that is part of normal driving not driver error in my book and it is only a little sub-surface crazing.

DL were going to quote a repair, unfortunately I said that there was no point as it was so minor, it would be good to know what a new lip would cost but mine at the very worst only needs spray over. I would have thought the black plastic one could take a real beating so long you don’t catch the whole spoiler .


(Nick - I know we discussed it once but I will post my spoiler clearance, measured at centre point, to compare with yours – I know I did ground on your drive ☹)

[Wing Commander]

Does anyone have any issues with speed bumps or multi story car parks given how low the cars are?

My Carrera T has the lower suspension of the GTS (e.g. lowered by 20mm - Sport PASM).

I occasionally hear a light scuffing sound from the front spoiler if I'm driving off a sloped drive or going over certain speed humps.

As mentioned, for 95% of the time, if care is taken, no harm is done. I have the front spoiler lip that is the black unpainted 'rubbery' version, rather than the painted one, which looks more susceptible to cosmetic damage.

Was even thinking of having my suspension lowered further by Litchfields - 20mm lower at the front & 10mm lower at the back!

[Kasfranks99]

Has anyone got or used the Front axle lift system on a 911? I think depending on model it’s 20-40mm.

Thoughts on if this solves some of the issues mentioned would be interested to know.

Thanks

[VanB]

You would need front axle lift with a further -20mm WingCo and that would be very expensive to fit even if available!


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