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Tyre pressures on a 981 Spyder

paul08

paul08

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Reading the manual on my new Spyder I see that Porsche offer the option to have the tryes set at a slightly lower pressure to improve comfort. This "Comfort Mode" is still good for 165 mph however.

I was wondering if anyone had actually tried this and whether it is, in their opinion, worth doing?
 
I can't answer your question directly because I drive a Boxster 987S and the comfort option is not available to me. However, I'd ask yourself two questions - 1) How comfortable do I want to be at 165mph? and 2) Why did I buy a Porsche 981 Boxster and not a Lexus?
Best wishes,
Adrian
 
The "comfort" setting is still good for 165 mph, a speed I am highly unlikely to do in the Uk. And if I find myself going to Germany, for instance, I will have checked tyre pressures etc and had an opportunity to increase the pressures. So that is not an issue

But having recently experienced roads in France and Spain, I can only say that road/surface quality in the Uk is appalling in comparison. If I lived in France, Spain or Germany, I would not be asking this question. But 20" 35 section tyres do not have much give, so I wondered whether the Comfort setting offered by Porsche gave a noticable improvemnet in ride quality
 
I ran my Spyder on the comfort setting. It did not appear to make too much difference to the comfort of the ride but equally I did not notice any fall off in road holding or handling.

I found the ride pretty firm in the Spyder on UK roads so any improvement was welcome.
 
It's pretty standard advice on the forums for most Porsche models to take a few pounds of pressure out of the tyres. It helps with the wonderful uk roads.
 
I borrowed a Boxster S from an American friend when I was staying with her in the US a few years ago. Had it for about five days. She told that she ran the car with reduced tyre pressure for a smoother ride but I didn't like it at all! I didn't change the tyre pressures because it was her car, of course, but the damned thing seemed to pick up every crease and crack in the asphalt and follow them like they were rails. I have 19" wheels on my 987S with Bridgestones 235 on the front and 265 on the back at 'full' pressure (can't remember what that is off hand) and I find the ride pretty smooth overall.
 
i am thinking of having the Porsche sport exhaust fitted to my 2009 2.9 boxster.

Can anyone confirm if the exhaust tips are oval or round.

How different will the car sound?

i appreciate any help.

thanks


 
Terry said:
I ran my Spyder on the comfort setting. It did not appear to make too much difference to the comfort of the ride but equally I did not notice any fall off in road holding or handling.

I found the ride pretty firm in the Spyder on UK roads so any improvement was welcome.
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Many thanks Terry. I think that I might give the 'comfort' settings a try.

I'll report back
 
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