Lower?? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

DamageINC123 · 02-02-2010, 05:12 PM

I am not exactly sure what TechArt offers on the shock /spring combo. My car was originally owned by the owner of the Porsche dealership in Atlanta, GA. I think the guys last name was Peel. He did the suspension and rims back when he owned it. From what I can tell on mine its only the springs. As far as the ride goes I have also driven a stock height 2000 and when I got back in mine it felt more like I was more in touch with road. Not a harsh ride as much as predictable and more controlable.

Johnny Danger · 02-03-2010, 03:43 AM

Not to belabor the topic, however, if one is willing to go to great lengths to pair up after market lower springs along with compatible shocks, why not get coilovers ? The money factor is not that far off, and in my opinion the design benefits are superior. Also, I sincerely doubt that there is anything unique or different about Techart's lowering springs compared to other top quality brands other than their high price tag. In fact, I strongly suspect that they there sourced from someone like H&R, wherein they simply put their name on them.

ekam · 02-03-2010, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Not to belabor the topic, however, if one is willing to go to great lengths to pair up after market lower springs along with compatible shocks, why not get coilovers ? The money factor is not that far off, and in my opinion the design benefits are superior. Also, I sincerely doubt that there is anything unique or different about Techart's lowering springs compared to other top quality brands other than their high price tag. In fact, I strongly suspect that they there sourced from someone like H&R, wherein they simply put their name on them.

Coilovers require corner balancing and more precise adjustments = more $ than just buying the set.

Johnny Danger · 02-03-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ekam

Coilovers require corner balancing and more precise adjustments = more $ than just buying the set.

Roughly the same amount of time and money would be spent installing springs, shocks and realigning the vehicle as compared to coilovers. Height adjustment and corner balancing is not a major undertaking or a large cost increase.

Quickurt · 02-03-2010, 05:57 AM

I have to agree with Johnny here. If you're going to go to the point of lowering your car by 2 or more inches, coilovers would be my only choice. I did them on a couple of IT cars, over the years, and it's not that big a deal. It's probably easier than dealing with the stock struts, as they are a pain in the ass and if you go that low, you will need to check and correct corner weights anyway - no two springs in a set are identical. Adjusting corner weights without coilovers? Nightmare.

ekam · 02-03-2010, 06:00 AM

You can get a complete M030 set from Suncoast for $1100, decent coilovers from KW, JIC or JRZ/Moton costs $2500 and up.

I don't see how twice the cost as "just a little more".

And I'm not planning to go that low. Not in this city filled with pot holes I won't.

Matt Fredrikson · 02-03-2010, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ekam

You can get a complete M030 set from Suncoast for $1100, decent coilovers from KW, JIC or JRZ/Moton costs $2500 and up.

I don't see how twice the cost as "just a little more".

And I'm not planning to go that low. Not in this city filled with pot holes I won't.

agreed, perhaps goig M030 with h&r sport springs would be my best option

Johnny Danger · 02-03-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Fredrikson

agreed, perhaps goig M030 with h&r sport springs would be my best option

You can purchase a PSS9 kit for around 2k, KW variant 2 kit or an H&R coilover kit for around $1,700.00+. I've seem PSS9 kits from reputable sources on Ebay go for well under 2k.