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Base with 20" wheels, PASM & Sport Chrono vs. S without PASM or Sport Chrono

4.2K views 28 replies 19 participants last post by  Kats  
19” wheels. Unless you can’t stand the way they look. Saves money. Better ride quality (slightly) and less chance of bending / scuffing a wheel.

I am a fan of PASM: slightly softer than no-PASM in normal mode, firmer in Sport/Sport+. Very good for a DD.

I am also a big fan of Sport Chrono since it gets you “individual” mode.

I agree with the above: Base with options is better than a stripper S.
 
Maybe I've mis-read the Individual choices, but I don't see anything all that compelling there for me for street use that the Sport button doesn't handle.
Individual mode allows you to mix and match.

For example: I run individual mode in “Normal” mode for suspension and “Sport+” mode for engine (and a couple of other mix/matched settings I forget which: I set it up on day 1 and haven’t changed it.)

The “full” modes… none are to my liking.
 
LOL! My Cayman came with 19" wheels. Yeah, that's probably the hot ticket, but I did not care for the Boxster S wheels all that much and bought a slightly used set of 20" Carrera S - all for the looks, not function.
Perception of change in ride quality is dependent upon: road surface quality and butt-o-meter sensitivity.

In my case, the roads ‘round here are made of potholes and patches and thus the slight change is noticeable and welcome.

… I run mine at the lower "Comfort" pressure.
Comfort Pressure is the One True Pressure.
 
I have PASM on my Cayman T with the 20" wheels.
I do not believe so unless your British T-model was unique. Your T came standard with Sport PASM (aka SPASM, S/PASM) with no option to downgrade to PASM.

I never activate PASM,

it just makes things worse.
It increases damper “stiffness” (not really but that’s the perception put to words) which is only “not worse” on very smooth roads.

I wouldn't spec it next time, but it came standard on the T.
Then you may be even more disappointed since PASM in normal mode (but not SPASM) is more compliant than non-PASM.

SPASM in normal mode is slightly less ”stiff feeling” than PASM in Sport Mode.