Measurements of Lowered Boxsters

[fishyfishfish]

Another interesting point, which should have been obvious to me (preferably, before I purchased them), is that the after-market camber plates are relatively thick... the ones I bought, schnell, which seem to be as good or the same as all the other ones, are 1/2" thick, so by using them i will be able to get more camber (duh) than stock allows, but i'm also going to be raising the car higher, changing the lower front/higher rear setup of the factory M030 and probably affecting the handling characteristics in a negative way (e.g. more understeer)... so, now, the only way i will now be able to alleviate the understeer and or get the ride height back to the way i love it, is to get adjustable coilovers!!! Thus, like insite, I may be looking to trade/sell my MO30 package as well...

Oh, the webs we weave!

[fishyfishfish]

And just to make myself feel even worse for buying adjustable camber plates ($400) that might not be useful without adjustable coilovers and/or adjustable swaybar/perches, i did a google search and found these probably great -- though not "name brand" -- adjustable coilovers WITH camber plates online for around $1000. Although I'm new to the boxster world, unfortunately, I'm used to this kind of buyer regret(s) being a mac user my whole life and "loving" the feeling of getting a new computer delivered, turning it on, and finding the same computer online for a hundred bucks cheaper in the time it took me to get the new one delivered.

http://www.autozconcept.com/product_info.php?products_id=263

[renzop]

FishyFishFish,

Nothing f**ks up a car more than bargain coilovers. Dont't regret missing out on cr*p. I have seen these things advertised under at least 10 different brand names. Check out some Honda sites. They have the same ones for $600.

The problem with these and other cheap coilovers are the crummy adjustment mechanisms that jam after just a few months use and the poor rebound control and lack of real adjustability for low speed rebound.

If you want to save monet do it on springs but stick with name brand shocks or coilovers. And always match your shock rates to your spring rates. If a shock company can't tell you the range of spring rates for their shock then move on.

So, be happy that you "missed out" on this "bargain"

Regards,
Alan

[fishyfishfish]

Sound advice, and as far as these coilovers go, i'll take your word for it so thanks for the warning... however, i've found that the korean and/or chinese copies of overpriced european goodies marketed to porschephiles who automatically equate (over) price with quality are usually just as good -- the chinese headers on ebay being the best example... i could not tell the difference between the $100 ones and a pair of $1000 at my local porsche mechanic in santa monica, nor could the buyers, or the mechanic. but of course one was a brand that advertised in "Excellence" and one was not.

[chaudanova]

Gary, I have a Brand New set of RoW M030 "S" Springs... if you're interested in them, PM me.