Suspension Lowering Question - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

chitowndad · 04-13-2010, 04:26 PM

I got these gembella springs a while back that lower the Boxster a full inch (from someone on this site) and my question is can I simply drop them in place and realign the car or do I need to add drop links or something else to prevent excessive tire wear if I install the springs?

Thanks,

-Steve

Johnny Danger · 04-13-2010, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chitowndad

I got these gembella springs a while back that lower the Boxster a full inch (from someone on this site) and my question is can I simply drop them in place and realign the car or do I need to add drop links or something else to prevent excessive tire wear if I install the springs?

Thanks,

-Steve

A knowledgeable alignment person should have no problem dialing in the right amount of camber without resorting to additional camber plates. However, when you refer to "simply" dropping them in, there's nothing simple about it. Its quite an undertaking, and it requires an experienced person to do it right. I'm sure that you know that.

RandallNeighbour · 04-14-2010, 05:16 AM

+1 on the installation. None of it is difficult if you have the right tools, but you're looking at 2 or more hours per corner to do the spring swap, especially if it's your first time.

When I put in coil-overs and lowered my car, I put in these adjustable rear control arms (the top one) so I would not experience uneven and premature tire wear:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Adj-Rear-Toe-Control-Arms-Porsche-Boxster-986-97-05_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem439e7ed23bQQitemZ290 421920315QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAcces sories#ht_1313wt_1167

They were not from this seller though.

Matt Fredrikson · 04-14-2010, 06:18 AM

We had a great lowering thread a few weeks ago find it with the search function and read the whole thing it should answer a lot of questions!

chitowndad · 04-14-2010, 05:27 PM

so does lowering the car one inch really require adjustable control arms? Would I really wear out the rear tires faster w/o the control arms?

RandallNeighbour · 04-14-2010, 05:37 PM

One inch really does make a lot of difference in the camber adjustments or lack thereof when you lower the suspension... making rapid rear tire wear on a boxster even worse.

I decided to put on adjustable toe links in the back due to the math. They were only the price of one rear tire one time. Not two rear tires more frequently and repeatedly.