996.2 GT3 Suspension

[Northerner]

Having spent a small fortune on refreshing and adapting the Ohlins R&T (fitted to the car when I bought it) under the recommendation of a suspension specialist, the car is now 3 seconds slower around Donington and has chewed up a set of Cup 2 tyres on a single track day.

Hence, I'm after 2 recommendations:
1) A good suspension setup place that can set the car up for the track but that can be used on the road
2) Looking at some 2/3 way suspension e.g. Moton, Tractive. What do people use and whats proven?

 

[Senoj]

the alignment must be way off? Centre Gravity in Atherstone is who I would recommend. Others can do a great job mind but you do need some specialist knowledge.

For suspension I'd lean you towards Nitron R3 then tweak your spring rate to suit your particular compromise. I ran the Ohlins RT before the Nitron, these are different gravy with superb top mounts and good adjustment. Ohlins sell a lot of RT sets and they ain't bad per se, use the factory top mount and are built to a reasonable price point.

If not Nitron the KW club sports.

Tractive isn't anything I have direct experience of but active dampers on a 996 GT3 doesn't quite compute for me. Would rather have the cost of that gadgetry applied to the quality of the passive set up.

 

[Y2K]

I have Moton on mine (rebuilt Jan last year). I've been in Senoj's car and it's very impressive; if I was to change mine I would go with Nitron next.

But yes check the setup first. Not sure where you are in the country but Sports and Classic in Macclesfield looks after my car. (Previously 9E when I lived down south)

*I'm just an enthusiast and a very average track driver.

 

[crash7]

I run JRZ Series 12 and would recommend, my setup is fairly aggressive, a blend of 996RS plus, kussmaul, plus additional camber, tyre wear is even and as such good.

However, the trade off being the car a pig on the road! - Due to a combination of camber / toe / spring rates.

For dampers you could also look at JRZ, AST/Moton, Nitron, Intrax, EXE-TC

https://www.vividracing.com/coilovers-c-4210.html?class_8=38&class_9=8693&page=1&sort=4d

 

[GTTommy]

the alignment must be way off? Centre Gravity in Atherstone is who I would recommend. Others can do a great job mind but you do need some specialist knowledge.

For suspension I'd lean you towards Nitron R3 then tweak your spring rate to suit your particular compromise. I ran the Ohlins RT before the Nitron, these are different gravy with superb top mounts and good adjustment. Ohlins sell a lot of RT sets and they ain't bad per se, use the factory top mount and are built to a reasonable price point.

If not Nitron the KW club sports.

Tractive isn't anything I have direct experience of but active dampers on a 996 GT3 doesn't quite compute for me. Would rather have the cost of that gadgetry applied to the quality of the passive set up.

This :thumb:

Running Nitron R3s, other option was the KWs, went Nitrons for the remote reservoirs up out the way for fiddling with them.

 

[Pip1968]

I run K&W Competitions but only go to the Nordschleife.

I have some Ohlin R&T that I had put on and only did x1 weekend at the Nordschleife on. They were just a stand in for the KWs which I had to get refurbed as they were seconds.

Pip