Rear Struts. Replace both?

[YellowJacket]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Background info: I bought this car 4th hand and it was abused before I got it... I've not been doing ANY curb surfing or wrecked the car since it was in my possession. Just thought I'd add this to keep the non-question-related posting to a minimum!

Maybe if you didn't trash your car and run it into curbs, you wouldn't need new struts!!!

Just kidding

I would go with replacing the pair together, for reasons mentioned above -- incremental cost and pairing everything from side to side.

For my money, the Boxster is already the perfect combination of handling and ride quality -- I wouldn't mess with that by going aftermarket.

[Brucelee]

"For my money, the Boxster is already the perfect combination of handling and ride quality -- I wouldn't mess with that by going aftermarket."

Amen!

[bigislandboxster]

I was recently looking up the same info regarding options on my '98, and I believe the option codes are located when you open the front hood at the top.....There are a bunch of 3 digit codes up there, and I believe the 030 number is the sport suspension designation....Somebody else might want to chime in to confirm this as I am a bit new at all this still

Lou

[Lux]

If your front control arms are bent, chances are that the front struts are on their way out too (from curb hopping or otherwise).

I would suggest you replace all 4 struts. Even if the front ones are ok, they're getting a bit old since your car is a '97. Pairing them up with brand new rears could make the handling funky.

BTW, Bilstein makes the original Boxster struts.


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[YellowJacket]

Originally Posted by Lux

BTW, Bilstein makes the original Boxster struts.
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All the more reason to stick with stock. Bilstein is a quality company, and I'm sure if they built something specifically for the Boxster, it's more custom-tuned than the already great products they have on the aftermarket.

[RandallNeighbour]

Thanks for all the input on struts.

If I replace all four, does anyone know if I can go with the sport struts instead of heavy duty and not mess up my car?

Are the sport struts stiffer and make the ride harder? I really do not want that as my wife won't ride with me now and I don't do any track time.

[Brucelee]

Seems the standards struts as OEM with your 97 is the way to go!