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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Are those KSport Kontrol coilovers?
If so, that's what I'm running and they seem to be working well.
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They are KSports. There's a long boring story behind why I'm running KSports rather than a more "high quality" suspension, but basically, their distributing center is right down the street from my shop and I got a "deal I couldn't refuse". We'll see how they go. Surprisingly, a lot of our local non-Porsche club racers run "off-the-shelf KSports" with their own spring rates and a few are some of the fastest cars on the track. If I feel the need for something more, I'll switch to something like KW or JRZ's
There are a few reasons for not running the adjustable GT3 style lower arms. First is cost. My existing arms were low mileage and the outer ball joints were still in great condition. The mono-ball inserts and billet thrust bushings from Tarett are significantly cheaper than buying even the RSS arms which are IMO better and more affordable than the Porsche units. The other thing is I plan on running camber plates on front and rear so I don't need adjustable lower arms for alignment purposes, and because of the wide tires/wheels, I don't necessarily want to widen my track width by moving the lower arms for more camber. Again, if I find out that there's a need for the GT3 "style" arms, I will make the upgrade by necessity, but one of the goals with this car is to show people that it's possible to make a fast Porsche without spending "Cup Car" money.