Experiment: Installing 986 Coilovers on a 987

[steved0x]

I was looking at this on another thread, so am including the info here. If you download the install manual for Ohlins Road & Track, which has independent height adjustment and spring load, and which can be used on ether 986 or 987, you can see the differences in the heights by looking at the spring load setting and height adjustment differences between 986/987

• 986 front - 15 mm of spring load and 80 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar
• 987 front - 2 mm of spring load and 59 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar
• 986 rear - 15 mm of spring load and 130 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar
• 987 rear - 2 mm of spring load and 105 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar

The PSS9 doesn't have the lower independent height adjuster and so all the height has to be done by moving the lower spring collar and it might take the strut piston out of the sweet spot in the middle and to where it is topping or bottoming out.

If that can be solved, MCS will sell the sleeves to adapt the strut bottoms.

[steved0x]

And here are some gratuitous pictures of the Cayman with the Ohlins Road & Track installed:

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by steved0x

And here are some gratuitous pictures of the Cayman with the Ohlins Road & Track installed:

Steve, I love the stance of your car, it looks awesome! And those wheels look great as well, congratulations :-)

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Steve, I love the stance of your car, it looks awesome! And those wheels look great as well, congratulations :-)

Thanks! I liked tbe lobster claws, but i really like these

[PGas32]

Bumping this up just to get some more eyeballs on it. I'm upgrading my SPB from PSS9s to MCS, and I also have a 987 Cayman that's in need of a suspension refresh...so I'd love to be able to get the 986 PSS9's to work on the 987 Cayman

Originally Posted by steved0x

I was looking at this on another thread, so am including the info here. If you download the install manual for Ohlins Road & Track, which has independent height adjustment and spring load, and which can be used on ether 986 or 987, you can see the differences in the heights by looking at the spring load setting and height adjustment differences between 986/987

• 986 front - 15 mm of spring load and 80 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar
• 987 front - 2 mm of spring load and 59 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar
• 986 rear - 15 mm of spring load and 130 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar
• 987 rear - 2 mm of spring load and 105 mm between lower spring collar and height adjustment collar

The PSS9 doesn't have the lower independent height adjuster and so all the height has to be done by moving the lower spring collar and it might take the strut piston out of the sweet spot in the middle and to where it is topping or bottoming out.

If that can be solved, MCS will sell the sleeves to adapt the strut bottoms.