camber plate differences

[der Geist]

The camber plates that I have seen would most certainly raise the ride height of your car. I am not sure if they are all like that. If they are you would probably want the lowering springs just to get your ride back to normal. Except for track or autocross where you would probably want it lower than normal. Either way you sound like you would be spending almost as much for camber plates and lowering springs as you would for a set of coilovers. If you are going to track or autocross I would highly suggest you spend the few extra $$ and get the coilovers. The ride is a bit stiffer but worth it. Two of the nicest thing about the coilovers I have found is that you can adjust the stiffness in a few seconds and the ride height in about a half hour.

[racer_d]

Originally Posted by der Geist

The camber plates that I have seen would most certainly raise the ride height of your car. I am not sure if they are all like that. If they are you would probably want the lowering springs just to get your ride back to normal. Except for track or autocross where you would probably want it lower than normal. Either way you sound like you would be spending almost as much for camber plates and lowering springs as you would for a set of coilovers. If you are going to track or autocross I would highly suggest you spend the few extra $$ and get the coilovers. The ride is a bit stiffer but worth it. Two of the nicest thing about the coilovers I have found is that you can adjust the stiffness in a few seconds and the ride height in about a half hour.

Um.. technically, all Boxsters HAVE coilovers. What you really mean to say is "adjustable" coil overs.

Camber plates are about $300-500. Springs are nother $300-500. All this plus install. A "quality" set of "coilovers" or a set up like Bilsteins PSS9s are about $2000 plus install. JIC, Cross and other set-ups can run closer to $6K in parts, plus install labor (about $1000 seemingly anywhere as its quite a bit of work to change out the rears). How fast do you want to go? How much you want to spend.

[Dfer]

Originally Posted by racer_d

Um.. technically, all Boxsters HAVE coilovers. What you really mean to say is "adjustable" coil overs.

Camber plates are about $300-500. Springs are nother $300-500. All this plus install. A "quality" set of "coilovers" or a set up like Bilsteins PSS9s are about $2000 plus install. JIC, Cross and other set-ups can run closer to $6K in parts, plus install labor (about $1000 seemingly anywhere as its quite a bit of work to change out the rears). How fast do you want to go? How much you want to spend.

You are 100% correct! The answer to better handling is a question of how much you want to spend and the rules governing the competition where you are competing.

I'm not allowed to run GT3 control arms or camber platesin my competition but have got a set of Bilstein PSS9's. These are height adjustable , have a look at a picture of a PSS9 and you will understand how they adjust ride height. They are also adjustable for bump/rebound and have 9 positions from soft to hard.

As we all suffer from lack of camber on the front of the stock Boxster ( and the outside tyre wear) I am reducing weight transfer by adding stiffer sway /roll bars.This will help keep the car from leaning out.

Fred Puhn wrote ( How to Make Your Car Handle ) that puting heavier sway bays on your car is about the best bang for your buck in the handling stakes. You can just have a fixed, stiffer bar or you can add the adjustable ones to give you more control over your handling. The Boxster Spec racers use a GT3 front bar and a Tarrett rear bar which is the way I'm going.

Cheers
Dennis

[easyc]

Epiq sells a quality set... and the TRG plates are supposedly the best out there.