How many people still have your original shocks?

[Perfectlap]

i suppose if you are doing the work yourself its something to consider, but if you are paying to have it done you should put in new shocks. No point in spending more on labor than parts.
My old mechanic flat out refused to install lowering springs on my old car without new shocks to go with it. He was from Europe.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

i suppose if you are doing the work yourself its something to consider, but if you are paying to have it done you should put in new shocks. No point in spending more on labor than parts.
My old mechanic flat out refused to install lowering springs on my old car without new shocks to go with it. He was from Europe.

How many miles were on your car when you had yours changed?

[Gary in BR]

I still have my original shocks plus Iadded lowering springs 25,000 miles ago.
I currently have 145,000 miles on her...although she is getting coil overs installed now.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Gary in BR

I still have my original shocks plus Iadded lowering springs 25,000 miles ago.
I currently have 145,000 miles on her...although she is getting coil overs installed now.

So what system are you going to be using for the coil overs? Brand? Name of product?

[Perfectlap]

The Boxster is the first car I have owned that I didn't tinker with the suspension.
Lower might look cooler but the roads here are rough for the most part.
In my experience less travel leads to problems in other areas, things start to come loose and break. And the last thing I want to do is replace parts prematurely on this very expensive to fix car.
When it does come time to change the shocks I'm probably going to either stick with OEM or do the full PSS9 Bilstein coil overs. So I'm saving my pennies!
The inability to adjust ride height makes only doing lowering springs a no go for me. Whatever drop you get with lowering springs that's where it stays and if you hate it you have to then pay for more labor to undo the mod. With coil overs its just a matter of jacking up the car and adjusting a few clicks higher or lower.

[Gary in BR]

I am going with the Ksports...Imagine Auto recomended them. They cost $1000.

The coil overs and other mods will be done around the 14th of July and I will have the car back then and I'll let every one know what I think of them.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by Gary in BR

I am going with the Ksports...Imagine Auto recomended them. They cost $1000.

The coil overs and other mods will be done around the 14th of July and I will have the car back then and I'll let every one know what I think of them.

That's a good price. Where did you get them? Please keep us posted.