Low 964

Hi Im a new boy ,first post,recently got my 964 after a couple of other 911s. I am trying to find a shock/spring set up to get the car low.The car has (fitted by previous owner) bilstein HD and ventura springs, and it is not low enough. Ive looked at AP car design in Germany (I think) and their cars seem very low, they seem to use a KW varient ,but I have been recommended HR coilovers which will lower by 60mm...Any recomendations or pics would be great. If I could just replace the springs with say HR it would be great and cheaper but I dont think it will be low enough for me...The bits on the car are new only 1000 miles so I sell them...

hawk911

try the search function; there's way too much discussion already on the topic.

parsecnc4

I don't think any change in just the "springs" from most reputable aftermarket manufacturer can yield a 60mm+ drop you are looking for. My best suggestion for you would be a coilover system.

1990-964

+1,

Coil overs ar the only way to get your car that low. I am running PSS9s and have my ride height at about Cup Car level and could easily go much lower if I wanted to, but it would then be un streetable. With no fender gaps it looks really good but when you go that low you really have to be careful.

PorscheZen

As far as i understand, my Bilstein HD's & H&R's height is somewhat adjustable. My mechanic who did the alignment said i could've adjusted lower except I needed to fit 275/40 Hoosiers in the rear.
Here's some pics

Low 964

Chodaboy, mine is about the same height as yours its the front I really want lower, and the HDs are wound all the way down

boxsey911

I don't think you could just get the front lower without the rear going too low. If you look at the pics of Chodaboy's car you'll see that the top of the front arch is higher than the rear arch yet the sill is parallel with the road surface. The car is balanced. If you lower the front further to get the distance between the top of the wheel and the arch the same as it is at the rear, the nose will be pointing down. I don't think you want to do that.

dfinnegan

Actually, a rake is called for; 1 degree IIRC

ChaseN

Heres mine with H&R coilovers




It could be adjusted even further down than this (quite a bit actually) but I had rubbing issues with my rear 265's when it was set lower.

Low 964

Cheers chaseN any pics of front arches, do you think they are good shocks,and how much lower could it go?

Larry Herman

Maybe at stock ride height, but when you get them really low, the front roll center goes below the plane of the road, and so you need to keep the back low as well, or the handling gets really sketchy.