Do you lowered guys have problems?

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

No problems here. Lowered 1" with H& R springs with aero kit and no rubbing lock to lock.

So you track your Boxster with the 1 inch lowered suspension? Did you ever experience rubbing from making fast turns on the track?

[NoGaBiker]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

So you track your Boxster with the 1 inch lowered suspension? Did you ever experience rubbing from making fast turns on the track?

Bear in mind that the rubbing typically only occurs when your wheels are near lock, meaning an extremely tight turn. On track, at speed, rarely do you get anywhere near tight enough of a turn to cause the rubbing, unless it happens frequently on the street, with only the slightest turn of the wheel.

Usually the rubbing only occurs at parking-lot speeds.

[ProjectM96]

Yeah it only happens at lock.

But I still don't know how much body roll there will be at track speeds and how close it will get to the tire.

It is okay in normal driving.

[Topless]

Mine is lowered and rubs a bit at full lock with 255s on the front. No rub with 225s. Did you have your wheel alignment done after lowering? What were the values?

[ProjectM96]

Originally Posted by Topless

Mine is lowered and rubs a bit at full lock with 255s on the front. No rub with 225s. Did you have your wheel alignment done after lowering? What were the values?

Yeah they couldn't get it perfect. I don't have the values on me, but I will try and post them later.

[jcb986]

Ok, why would anyone what to lower a Porsche. :ah:

[986_c6]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

So you track your Boxster with the 1 inch lowered suspension? Did you ever experience rubbing from making fast turns on the track?

Yes, I tracked the Boxster quite a bit, and with the aftermarket wheels, a little rubbing at the rear fender I suppose on compression. But with the stock 17" wheels no rubbing at all.

I believe another poster already mentioned the rubbing from the front usu happening on the street at lock to lock, because you would need possibly hairpins type turns to fully turn the steering wheel.

The exp with the rear rubbing came with different brand of tires...even though I used 265/35/18's, the Hoosier A6/R6 rubbed substantially when compared with Toyo R888 or other street tires for that matter.

Hope this helps and sorry to hear of the rubbing and the h20 in the car, that sucks!

[ProjectM96]

I went to the track last weekend and drove my car the hardest I ever had.

I did not get rubbing issues.

But I did get other issues. 80% of the time on the track, All I heard was scraping sounds from all of the brake rotor dust shields touching the brake rotors while I was driving. For some reason when I lowered the car, it pushed the brake shields closer to the rotor. You can actually hear the sound at some point in the video I recorded while driving around the track.