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Old 05-09-2008, 11:19 PM
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Wondering if any of you guys have any suggestions on suspension upgrades for a 96 993TT? The ones on the car are a little worn and I would love to hear what options are out there... Thx in advance.
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Moton Clubsports

Can we get some more info on how you plan to use the car? Mostly track, mostly street, etc.....
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If primarily for the street, I'd go with Bilstien HD and ROW springs or PSS9 coilovers. If primarily for the track with some street, then Moton Clubsports.

I have PSS9s and the car is driven at the track about 6 times a year. I'm very happy with the setup. I've had Motons on track-only cars and they were good for that usage, but I would never put them on a car that is also drive on the street.
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What level driver are you? What mod's do you have on your car? What are you going to use the car for?
Putting Motons on a stock car with no intention of tracking it, doesn't make much sense. If it's stock and only an occasional drivers ed day, stick with the M030's. If your modified and want to do some track stuff the KW's are state of the art for street and track. If it's a modified track Motons or KW's.
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Bilstein PSS 10's.Much better than PSS9's,so I heard.This is what I am going to put on my car when I get around to it
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Originally Posted by mpgandco
Bilstein PSS 10's.Much better than PSS9's,so I heard.This is what I am going to put on my car when I get around to it
Mostly street, don't think that I'm going to be tracking this puppy.
Just thinking of lowering the car a tad as the original suspensions
need to be changed soon, and replacing them with OEM seems
a little boring...
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I installed the pss10s about 2 weeks ago. they are awesome. I track my car about 6-8 times a year, so pss10s are ideal for me + they actually cost less than pss9
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Originally Posted by Ziad
I installed the pss10s about 2 weeks ago. they are awesome. I track my car about 6-8 times a year, so pss10s are ideal for me + they actually cost less than pss9
Guys, what are differences between PSS9 and 10 apart from the obvious extra setting and is that an extra "soft" notch or "hard" notch ?
Are the spring rates different ?
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Originally Posted by TB993tt
Guys, what are differences between PSS9 and 10 apart from the obvious extra setting and is that an extra "soft" notch or "hard" notch ?
Are the spring rates different ?
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ighlight=pss10
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Originally Posted by Owzer
Mostly street, don't think that I'm going to be tracking this puppy.
Just thinking of lowering the car a tad as the original suspensions
need to be changed soon, and replacing them with OEM seems
a little boring...
Pss10's or the like are probably you best bet. Spend some time looking around, the prices vary quite a bit from vender to vender. Your next step will be a good alignment and then your all set
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Thanks for all the advice guys.
Looks like the Bilstein PSS10s are the front runners right now...
Are there cheapers places to purchase them other than TireRack?

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s....H0&perfCode=S
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Originally Posted by Owzer
Thanks for all the advice guys.
Looks like the Bilstein PSS10s are the front runners right now...
Are there cheapers places to purchase them other than TireRack?

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s....H0&perfCode=S
I'm sure you could. Make a few calls to the resellers, sub $2k should be good price. You'll be shocked at the price differences from vender to vender sometimes. I remember seeing some of these poor guys pay $3.5 - $4k for pss9's!! Ouch....

Remember there is nothing wrong with looking around for the best price, these things are expensive enough already. It might come down to who has them in stock too at which point that price becomes VERY fair rather quickly

Good luck and happy motoring!
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Just as an FYI, for 993TT suspension changes I sell about 90% PSSxx (10s now) to 10% HDs with the proper ROW springs (turbos use heavier rear springs than ROW M030). On 993 NA cars it is just the opposite. 10% install PSS10s. Remember the turbos have way more power (you want to avoid squat), and more weight, and more weight hanging further back (turbo motors sit 40mm futher back in the engine compartment than NA cars). So PSS10s are a good choice.
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Originally Posted by Spartan
I'm sure you could. Make a few calls to the resellers, sub $2k should be good price. You'll be shocked at the price differences from vender to vender sometimes. I remember seeing some of these poor guys pay $3.5 - $4k for pss9's!! Ouch....

Remember there is nothing wrong with looking around for the best price, these things are expensive enough already. It might come down to who has them in stock too at which point that price becomes VERY fair rather quickly

Good luck and happy motoring!
Not in a super rush to get them in, but google seems to bring up UK resellers.
Trying to see if there are any good prices State side.

Originally Posted by viperbob
Just as an FYI, for 993TT suspension changes I sell about 90% PSSxx (10s now) to 10% HDs with the proper ROW springs (turbos use heavier rear springs than ROW M030). On 993 NA cars it is just the opposite. 10% install PSS10s. Remember the turbos have way more power (you want to avoid squat), and more weight, and more weight hanging further back (turbo motors sit 40mm futher back in the engine compartment than NA cars). So PSS10s are a good choice.
Thanks Bob.
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I found tirerack had the best price, but I only looked at around 5 or so sellers..,.



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