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987 has bumpy feeling through steering when on parking on hard lock.


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Hello all

I have a Boxster 3.4S (2007) which I bought in Dec 2010 which i love apart from the following:

the car has an issue with when parking.

Basically it feels as though your going over a bumps when your have the steering on hard lock. This happens going forward and backwards. The car has the 19" turbo wheels that came as standard.

It drives faultlessly other than this, although the tracking may be just slightly out, could this be the issue?

Many thanks

dave

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They all do this, I had a 987S and it did a bump/skip thing on full lock - its mentioned on the AA review of the car and called "Ackerman effect" being related to the front wheel geometry. Its more obvious in the cold and on cars with a light front end - like mid/rear engined Porsches +++

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The sloping bodywork and low seating position of the Boxster mean the extremities are not always in view, but the model still proves reasonably easy to park once familiar. The turning circle is good, although there's a tendency to skip at low speed on full lock due to the chassis configuration. Rear blind spots can be eliminated by dropping the roof.

Car Reviews: Porsche Boxster S PDK - The AAAA car review

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They all do this, I had a 987S and it did a bump/skip thing on full lock - its mentioned on the AA review of the car and called "Ackerman effect" being related to the front wheel geometry. Its more obvious in the cold and on cars with a light front end - like mid/rear engined Porsches +++

Car Reviews: Porsche Boxster S PDK - The AAAA car review

Yup - my baby did it too... All normal (must be as I'm on the other side of the planet to you guys)

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