Best suspension for street and occasional track/autocross use

[Stroked & Blown]

You will be very happy with the M030. Great improvement that keeps you in the ‘stock’ class as Anker said.
With PSS9s higher spring rates, you will feel every pebble on route 202 �� (I was on it yesterday and I know).
Also - get out to a PCA, NE-SVT, TCUSA, or BSCC event at Devens AFB. Great groups. Motorsportreg.com

[Topless]

I agree with the others that the *Best* suspension for a dual purpose car at a reasonable price point is the M030. Good street comfort and more precise control of your contact patch in AX.

I had PSS9s on my Boxster for 6 years and they were just ok. A compromise shock that allows some adjustability, they improved track precision but even with stock spring rates were quite firm on the street. I actually prefer M030 on a dual purpose car.

You didn't include a budget but if you spare no expense the JRZ suspension is the absolute best on any Boxster/Cayman I have driven. My brother's 987 has this setup and while it is good on the street it is phenomenal on the track and can be tuned to any race track, tire compound, or driving style. Including competition sways, install, and corner balance it was around $10k, so if you truly want the *best* no-compromise setup, this is what I recommend.

[phook]

Originally Posted by Stroked & Blown

You will be very happy with the M030. Great improvement that keeps you in the ‘stock’ class as Anker said.
With PSS9s higher spring rates, you will feel every pebble on route 202 �� (I was on it yesterday and I know).
Also - get out to a PCA, NE-SVT, TCUSA, or BSCC event at Devens AFB. Great groups. Motorsportreg.com

OP should also keep in mind, that if they are running with the SCCA, ROW M030 will not be considered street or stock class. To stay in Street, one must have US M030, and depending on the model year, you have the find the correct springs as well. Because I forgot how it went, but there was different M030 springs for either Base or S or pre-refresh vs post refresh. They were color coded, but I forgot what the color codes were.

[wmjosiah]

I don't care about being competitive in AutoX or on the track - I only do it for fun and don't have any interest in beating anything but my previous time. I've been occasionally AutoXing and doing very casual track events (like Track Night in America) for about 22 years, but never been any good, just competent.

I also don't think I'll ever go wider than 225 in the front.

Sounds like pretty much everyone thinks the ROW M030 is the way to go for a dual-purpose car. I was looking at the kit from Suncoast - they say that they expect it to cease being available, but that's all it says.

How durable are those shocks that come with it? I assume they're factory, so they'll last around 100K or so? One attractive thing about Bilstein HD's to me is that I've put well over 100K on several sets and never had them wear out or even get noticeably softer.

Anyone know why the kit for the manual-transmission S is $200 more? Weird. I see someone saying they put the Tiptronic kit on their manual car and it sounds like maybe that would make it not lower the car? I'm worried about losing any ride height... Perhaps the Tiptronic kit has slightly longer or stiffer springs?

My budget is around $2K, which is arbitrary, really.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts!

[Cunningr]

Originally Posted by wmjosiah

I don't care about being competitive in AutoX or on the track - I only do it for fun and don't have any interest in beating anything but my previous time. I've been occasionally AutoXing and doing very casual track events (like Track Night in America) for about 22 years, but never been any good, just competent.

I also don't think I'll ever go wider than 225 in the front.

Sounds like pretty much everyone thinks the ROW M030 is the way to go for a dual-purpose car. I was looking at the kit from Suncoast - they say that they expect it to cease being available, but that's all it says.

How durable are those shocks that come with it? I assume they're factory, so they'll last around 100K or so? One attractive thing about Bilstein HD's to me is that I've put well over 100K on several sets and never had them wear out or even get noticeably softer.

Anyone know why the kit for the manual-transmission S is $200 more? Weird. I see someone saying they put the Tiptronic kit on their manual car and it sounds like maybe that would make it not lower the car? I'm worried about losing any ride height... Perhaps the Tiptronic kit has slightly longer or stiffer springs?

My budget is around $2K, which is arbitrary, really.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts!

The ROW M30 will lower the car, if I remember correctly its about 10mm but don’t take my drop as accurate but it will lower the car.