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Old 01-24-2006, 02:40 PM   #1
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have you ridden in a car with this suspension kit before? I've had some real night mares in previous cars with rolling the dice. I was running one set of springs that had spring rates way to soft for the car and it resulted in titanic bottoming out. It took several set of springs before the right spring rate was discovered and lots of expensive labor. The ride height is easy enough to adjust but like racing teams that keep 15 set of springs, finding the magic number can be the difference between hitting it dead on or loosing all your fillings.
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Old 01-24-2006, 02:46 PM   #2
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True. Adjustable suspension is a godsend and a hellish nightmare. Fifteen million settings, of which only one set is right.

A professional suspension tuner is a must with full adjustable coilovers.
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Old 01-24-2006, 04:02 PM   #3
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with Hergesheimer Motorsports (Avid Porsche Cup prep facility, Porsche Only repair facility) I should be in good hands.

http://www.herg.net/

They are obviously aligning PLUS corner balancing too.

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Old 01-24-2006, 04:07 PM   #4
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oh yeah those are well known guys. If you get a chance ask them to give you the before and after aligment numbers and the spring rates vs. stock (do you have an S?) so you can post here.
I'm curious to see the difference in your rear camber before and after. I'm considering the Billstein CO's at at some point.
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