PSS9s and H&R Sways Installed
02-25-2005, 01:56 PM
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Randy,
Looking good! I got your message, sorry I didn't have a chance to call you back. Glad you got back OK. I'm in Arizona right now! I'm looking forward to seeing it and hearing your impressions after you get the car back.
People with a discerning eye will notice that the swaybar is upside down in the first picture. What an idiot move by me. Oh well, after a few minutes of muscling it around, we got it in the correct way. I need a lift! Now everyone knows why my handle is "Red."
Looking good! I got your message, sorry I didn't have a chance to call you back. Glad you got back OK. I'm in Arizona right now! I'm looking forward to seeing it and hearing your impressions after you get the car back.
People with a discerning eye will notice that the swaybar is upside down in the first picture. What an idiot move by me. Oh well, after a few minutes of muscling it around, we got it in the correct way. I need a lift! Now everyone knows why my handle is "Red."
02-25-2005, 04:23 PM
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hawk. I get the car back today. I'll post 'after' pics and first driving impressions. I will tell you that I think this is the only way to go for me and versitility I was looking for.
Red. Yeah now every one knows where the handle comes from. I imagine most suspected as much. Arizona? Alabama on Sunday and Monday for the Academic Scholarship recipients tour and Arizona for ????
Red. Yeah now every one knows where the handle comes from. I imagine most suspected as much. Arizona? Alabama on Sunday and Monday for the Academic Scholarship recipients tour and Arizona for ????
02-25-2005, 04:37 PM
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Randy...looking forward to your ride experience and side photos of the finished /aligned ride height. Now that we've all lived thru Jonathan Sullivans suspension saga/drama, it would be nice to know about the alternative of PSS9's and adjustable H&R sways. Can anyone comment whether the PSS9 ride quality is too harsh for primary (if not exclusive) spirited street driviing? I've had enough jarring from road cracks and harsh suspension parts. The question may be self answering due to adjustability of PSS9 dampening qualities but comments nonetheless appreciated.
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02-25-2005, 04:52 PM
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I and many others on this board drive PSS9's on the streets and love them. They are after all, 9-way adjustable and I don't think they're harsh at all. I even drove them back from Willow Springs on full hard all the way around and I didn't even notice the difference until I remembered (dah).....just get em!
02-25-2005, 05:24 PM
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Sell you garage Randy your car looks nice like it is!
Congratulations for your job
Monique, how do you jump the dutch speed breakers with such a looooooooow ride height?
Congratulations for your job
Monique, how do you jump the dutch speed breakers with such a looooooooow ride height?
02-25-2005, 08:00 PM
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Thanks JR! Is there any recommendation for a change in the factory sway bars. My C2S has, I believe, 20 mm front and 18mm rear stock sways. Recent post said sways are the antithesis of independent suspension...or something close to that concept. The coil over approach (adjustable or otherwise) seems a proper approach....hence no guessing whether and if you will be able to achieve the desired ride height adjustment as with some other systems.
regards, Gary
regards, Gary
02-25-2005, 10:15 PM
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gjtrek. There is some adjustment with the HD Bilsteins from Gert but, nothing like the full adjustablility of the PSS9s. As for sways: some the best are the TRGs or the Carrera RS. These offer 5 levels, more or less, of adjustment. This is great for the track and if this is what you will be doing quite a bit of, get one of these sets.
I bought the H&R adjustables. They have only two adjustments. Better than none but, not great for a car that will see a lot of track time. It is all I need right now. Plus these bars are, I think, 26mm Front and 24mm Rear. Beefy compared to the wimpy little stock things I removed.
I bought the H&R adjustables. They have only two adjustments. Better than none but, not great for a car that will see a lot of track time. It is all I need right now. Plus these bars are, I think, 26mm Front and 24mm Rear. Beefy compared to the wimpy little stock things I removed.
02-26-2005, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Toga
Monique, how do you jump the dutch speed breakers with such a looooooooow ride height?
02-26-2005, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by paradisenb
gjtrek. As for sways: some the best are the TRGs or the Carrera RS. These offer 5 levels, more or less, of adjustment. I bought the H&R adjustables. They have only two adjustments. Plus these bars are, I think, 26mm Front and 24mm Rear. Beefy compared to the wimpy little stock things I removed.
Do the H & R's have only 2 adjustment holes in both the front and the rear? Their pic shows 2 front, 3 rear.
http://www.hrsprings.com/site/frames/frameproducts.html
Regardless, I would leave the front full soft based on the thickness of that bar. I'd set the rear on soft too if that's the only choice, or the middle hole if there's 3 rear holes. Then see how your front end feels turning in hard in a second gear turn.
02-26-2005, 12:22 PM
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Randy,
Gert's front protection bar is the answer. My RUF scraped something fierce after VB installed the PSS9s. So when he did the front sway, he installed a FPB as well. That, and getting into a habit of angle approach, I've no issue since.
BTW, great looking car. Congratulations.
CP
Gert's front protection bar is the answer. My RUF scraped something fierce after VB installed the PSS9s. So when he did the front sway, he installed a FPB as well. That, and getting into a habit of angle approach, I've no issue since.
BTW, great looking car. Congratulations.
CP
02-26-2005, 03:28 PM
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Will the front protection bar still protect you even if you have the Turbo S front lip. It seems it hangs down more or further out in front, changing the angle at which you would hit curbs. Anyone know if it will still protect you?
02-26-2005, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert Collins - 96 993TT
Will the front protection bar still protect you even if you have the Turbo S front lip. It seems it hangs down more or further out in front, changing the angle at which you would hit curbs. Anyone know if it will still protect you?
Yes it works. I have turbo bumper, and RS splitters below that, and it still works for me.
Here's a pic for your reference, the silver thingy below the bumper is the FPB.
Enjoy.
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