Replacement Shocks
03-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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The NA ride heights was just set up to fulfill the requirements which were put in place from the government. For what ever reasons the US decided that the ride heights are to low for this country. Porsche then tried to find a work around. The same happened with the under tray for the Swiss sound regulations.
03-20-2007, 02:42 PM
#20
Weathergirl
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Porsche used three ride heights on 993s--US, ROW, ROW M030--while keeping essentially the same geometry. Do you think that U.S. height requirements were a surprise to Porsche? They'd been dealing with them for decades. It's pretty safe to assume that US through ROW M030 are all within the 993 suspension's range without bad effects. Only when then went down to RS height did they need to change some components.
03-20-2007, 03:15 PM
#21
Race Car
Plus, back when the 993 was being produced, the US accounted for a lot of their market. Do you really think they didn't have our ride heights in mind when they "designed" the 993?
Anyway, the vast majority of people that go lower only do it for looks.
Anyway, the vast majority of people that go lower only do it for looks.
03-20-2007, 04:25 PM
#22
I would think the lower the CG the better the handling in general...save for our 40/60 F&R weight distribution... the only disadvantage with lowering the car from suv height to row and rs is that its a major PIA when we go over speed bumps and driveway entrances.
03-20-2007, 04:32 PM
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The main disadvantage to lowering is that is screws up the camber curve and ruins your handling if you go too low without relocating suspension pickup points. Extremely low strut suspension cars can have evil understeer as the front camber goes positive in a hard turn. Remedy is ridiculously stiff suspension and sway bars. It's a vicious cycle that can be easily avoided by moderate lowering only.
03-20-2007, 06:03 PM
#25
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Boeing 717
I am waiting for my new HD's to arrive from Gert as we speak.
I found that coming out of corners the car would wallow a bit and generally feel a bit sloppy.
Everyone here reckons the stock shocks don't last anyway. I took there advise and am looking forward to attempting the job myself.
I am waiting for my new HD's to arrive from Gert as we speak.
I found that coming out of corners the car would wallow a bit and generally feel a bit sloppy.
Everyone here reckons the stock shocks don't last anyway. I took there advise and am looking forward to attempting the job myself.
03-20-2007, 06:24 PM
#26
FWIW, I lowered my car to just below ROW and it handles and looks much better. That said, I am constantly dragging bottom and/or scraping stuff: Drainage channels cut across the road (if not seen early and taken slowly), steep driveways, alleyways, entrances to gas stations, parking lot blocks. The people on this board that say: "I'm at RS height and I never scrape" Do you drive the car at more than 20 mph?
Face it, US of A roads are set up for Ford Explorers, not European sports cars.
And all that said...I'm not changing my car back.
JoH
Face it, US of A roads are set up for Ford Explorers, not European sports cars.
And all that said...I'm not changing my car back.
JoH
03-20-2007, 11:32 PM
#28
Weathergirl
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The people on this board that say: "I'm at RS height and I never scrape" Do you drive the car at more than 20 mph?
So what DO you do, when you're down at RS height, with your extra stiff suspension and swaybars the size of my 2 year old's wrist, in the middle of a hard second gear turn, when your outside rear wheel hits a pothole, or drops off the edge of the tarmac? Suddenly the swaybar turns into a 4' long crowbar that's levering your car onto its roof. Here in PA, where the roads are as potholed and bumpy as they are twisty and fun, I'm a big fan of suspension travel and independence.