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Old 01-09-2014, 09:55 PM   #1
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Lowered Pics :)

Lowered on KW V2!
These are great for DD and very comfortable with a soft dampening.
I like it stiff though, I three wheel entering my driveway







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Old 01-10-2014, 02:18 AM   #2
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Looks good...where'd the black wheels go?
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I hear a very loud scraping noise...

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but how quick do your rims get dirty?
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Old 01-10-2014, 02:58 PM   #5
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I love it! And the white wheels are a nice change. BigJake111 are you lookin' at this?
Yellow did you need rear camber links? I ask because it doesn't look like you've got much neg. camber- mines an inch higher and I'm at -2.
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Old 01-10-2014, 08:23 PM   #6
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Nice job on the coilovers, looks good

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Old 01-11-2014, 12:33 AM   #7
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it´s Geoffrey´s Boxster, he´s from the UK. car has an airridde installed, this height is only possible when still standing. While drivin the car is not lower then -40mm.
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I'm new to Boxsters but not to Porsche's. In the 911 community a common change is setting a U.S. spec car to " euro " height. Is there such a thing as euro height in the Boxster world ? And if there is how much of a change is it ? I personally do not like the slammed look but to each his own.
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Old 01-11-2014, 05:13 AM   #9
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I'm new to Boxsters but not to Porsche's. In the 911 community a common change is setting a U.S. spec car to " euro " height. Is there such a thing as euro height in the Boxster world ? And if there is how much of a change is it ? I personally do not like the slammed look but to each his own.
I believe the difference in height between a US spec and euro (row) spec is 30mm. I could be wrong tho. Search for ROW M30 suspension kit to convert from US to ROW.

Below pic is a euro spec base boxster from Germany (RoW M30 sport). Not a dramatic difference with the US spec if you ask me.



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Am pleased with the ride height of my newly installed H&R springs. Looks just right / as you'd like it to have come from the factory rather than slammed / modified:

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Below pic is a euro spec base boxster from Germany (RoW M30 sport). Not a dramatic difference with the US spec if you ask me.
Very hard to tell what with the massive wheels, silly offsets, sill covers and whatnot!
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Jesus, those Eibach springs really deck the car. You geo must interesting!
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OP, I'm guessing new wheels is your next step... what are your plans for style and color?
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Yellow did you need rear camber links? I ask because it doesn't look like you've got much neg. camber- mines an inch higher and I'm at -2.
I have the eibach pro kit which lowers 25mm. Currently at -2.4 at the rears, but the alignment guy didn't have much experience with Porsches. Going to take it to another shop and see.
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Here is the normal ride height from Geoff´s Boxter...

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1403463_598275676898609_1330710615_o.jpg




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Nice job on the coilovers, looks good

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Old 01-12-2014, 11:27 PM   #18
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I love it! And the white wheels are a nice change. BigJake111 are you lookin' at this?
Yellow did you need rear camber links? I ask because it doesn't look like you've got much neg. camber- mines an inch higher and I'm at -2.
No, I don't need camber links yet. I still need a proper alignment but I'm guessing around -1.5 camber in the rear. When I get the car aligned I am going to go for a little more negative camber front and rear.
Thanks for the kind words!
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Old 01-12-2014, 11:36 PM   #19
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OP, I'm guessing new wheels is your next step... what are your plans for style and color?
Hopefully some nice wide 3 piece wheels.
Either fully polished or polished lip and gloss white center.
Still deciding on widths but most likely 18x8.5 and 18x10.5 with a low offset like 35.

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Old 01-13-2014, 12:00 AM   #20
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Tinkered with the ride height some more
I love the lowered car except when it scrapes






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