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Either I simply don't find what you are reporting to be a negative, or it simply isn't present to any degree in my particular vintage car with my particular wheel size. But then, I wasn't looking for a race car, I was looking for a comfortable small 2 door sedan/coupe that drives like an old style BMW. And with the PSS tires, I found it. |
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I've heard that as well from a few members with the PSS tires that are driving 2011+ 135s on stock suspension. I also know of members with 2011+ cars on stock suspension and the PSS tires that are perfectly happy. Guess it's an individual thing.
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I just did 155 miles on mostly twisty turny 2 lane mountain roads with dashed line passing areas (which I used quite a bit, going up to around 90 mph for brief periods), plus took all the curves at 15+ mph above the speeds shown on the advisory signs. At no time did I feel the slightest bit unsafe or at risk of losing any element of control over the vehicle. Perhaps that is not spirited driving in the mind of some, but it is about as spirited as my driving gets where I live.
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Don't know where you live, but where I live, if they catch you going 100 mph, you can forget about your driver's license for quite a while. |
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08-24-2015, 08:32 AM | #74 | |
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The PSS have made the ride far more compliant over potholes and bumps and don't cause that crash feel when you hit one that the RFTs did, but to me it feels much safer and more stable at high speeds than with the RFTs. But again, I think this is due to the bushing upgrade, which I think is a mandatory mod for this car (inserts or bushing replacement).
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I'm OK with how the car drives now with harder sidewall tires + rear subframe inserts. The suspension is pretty soft in general though. |
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08-24-2015, 09:22 PM | #77 | |
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Having driven quite a few vehicles, and as someone who is maybe an above average driver and likes to push the limits of traction, the 135i is certainly NOT the worst driving car on the road by FAR, but the stock suspension parts are definitely not as good as they could be. They're definitely the weak link in the build if you made the switch to real tires.
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