I had the RoW M030 suspension pkg installed today
06-01-2007, 01:28 AM
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I had the RoW M030 suspension pkg installed today
Don Jackson (D.J. & John) Porsche in Phoenix installed my Gert provided RoW M030 + Bilstein HDs package today along with the FPB. They lowered it about 1.25" , so I can still get in and out of my steep driveway without ripping offf the front factory aero nose.
The difference in ride quality and handling are night and day compared to the stock US setup it came with. It got a good 150 mile test coming back up to Flagstaff earlier tonight.
D.J. and John went through the entire 15,000 mile car for me and recommended besides oil: transmission, brake fluid, spark plugs and filters.
It was a great one stop two day visit with Don Jackson's shop.
Now the car is ready to get some serious miles put on it this summer.
I attached a few photos of the finished product.
The difference in ride quality and handling are night and day compared to the stock US setup it came with. It got a good 150 mile test coming back up to Flagstaff earlier tonight.
D.J. and John went through the entire 15,000 mile car for me and recommended besides oil: transmission, brake fluid, spark plugs and filters.
It was a great one stop two day visit with Don Jackson's shop.
Now the car is ready to get some serious miles put on it this summer.
I attached a few photos of the finished product.
06-01-2007, 01:32 AM
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Sweet! I just went through the same set up.
Suggestion, get a Gert Protection Bar. Trust me, that will go through you mind ever time you rub the bottom which will happen with lowering.
Suggestion, get a Gert Protection Bar. Trust me, that will go through you mind ever time you rub the bottom which will happen with lowering.
06-01-2007, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by air eater
Don Jackson (D.J. & John) Porsche in Phoenix installed my Gert provided RoW M030 + Bilstein HDs package today along with the FPB. They lowered it about 1.25" , so I can still get in and out of my steep driveway without ripping offf the front factory aero nose.
The difference in ride quality and handling are night and day compared to the stock US setup it came with. It got a good 150 mile test coming back up to Flagstaff earlier tonight.
D.J. and John went through the entire 15,000 mile car for me and recommended besides oil: transmission, brake fluid, spark plugs and filters.
It was a great one stop two day visit with Don Jackson's shop.
Now the car is ready to get some serious miles put on it this summer.
I attached a few photos of the finished product.
The difference in ride quality and handling are night and day compared to the stock US setup it came with. It got a good 150 mile test coming back up to Flagstaff earlier tonight.
D.J. and John went through the entire 15,000 mile car for me and recommended besides oil: transmission, brake fluid, spark plugs and filters.
It was a great one stop two day visit with Don Jackson's shop.
Now the car is ready to get some serious miles put on it this summer.
I attached a few photos of the finished product.
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06-01-2007, 09:48 AM
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Very Nice. Your 993 really looks great with the lowered suspension, I bet that it is tough to concentrate on anything else except re-testing the suspension set-up!
Were you charged a flat rate for the install or were you billed by the hour? I have a quote for installing the same items as you and I was quoted a flat rate of $1050.00 + alignment. I think the shop bills at $105.00 per hour so that equates to 10 hours for the install.
Thanks for the photos!
John
Were you charged a flat rate for the install or were you billed by the hour? I have a quote for installing the same items as you and I was quoted a flat rate of $1050.00 + alignment. I think the shop bills at $105.00 per hour so that equates to 10 hours for the install.
Thanks for the photos!
John
06-01-2007, 12:53 PM
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Looks great! Polar Silver is such a great color...
Does DJ & John have corner scales? I am still looking for a good shop to align and balance my car, preferably with experience setting the KT on cars at RS height.
Cheers, Mark.
Does DJ & John have corner scales? I am still looking for a good shop to align and balance my car, preferably with experience setting the KT on cars at RS height.
Cheers, Mark.
06-01-2007, 01:07 PM
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Mark:
Silver is a funny color.
The car is actually Artic Silver, but the late afternoon lighting turned it a shade of silver blue.
I don't believe Don Jackson have corner scales for balancing, but they could refer you to someone who does. D.J.'s phone number is 602-997-2785.
Bob
Silver is a funny color.
The car is actually Artic Silver, but the late afternoon lighting turned it a shade of silver blue.
I don't believe Don Jackson have corner scales for balancing, but they could refer you to someone who does. D.J.'s phone number is 602-997-2785.
Bob
Originally Posted by MadMarkie
Looks great! Polar Silver is such a great color...
Does DJ & John have corner scales? I am still looking for a good shop to align and balance my car, preferably with experience setting the KT on cars at RS height.
Cheers, Mark.
Does DJ & John have corner scales? I am still looking for a good shop to align and balance my car, preferably with experience setting the KT on cars at RS height.
Cheers, Mark.
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06-01-2007, 02:04 PM
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Good question!
I called the installer and he said they lowered the car to the ROW Standard setting of a little more than 20mm . It is probably closer to 1" than 1 1/4" as I stated in the original post. Any lower and Iwould be scrapping the front aero spoiler even with the Gert FRB.
Here is a chart with the different options:
Factory height settings in mm
FRONT REAR
USA : Standard 174 +/- 10 157 +/- 10
RoW : Standard 154 +/- 10 147 +/- 10
USA : M030 174 +/- 10 157 +/- 10
RoW : M030 144 +/- 10 127 +/- 10
RoW : Rennsport 124 +/- 10 107 +/- 10
I called the installer and he said they lowered the car to the ROW Standard setting of a little more than 20mm . It is probably closer to 1" than 1 1/4" as I stated in the original post. Any lower and Iwould be scrapping the front aero spoiler even with the Gert FRB.
Here is a chart with the different options:
Factory height settings in mm
FRONT REAR
USA : Standard 174 +/- 10 157 +/- 10
RoW : Standard 154 +/- 10 147 +/- 10
USA : M030 174 +/- 10 157 +/- 10
RoW : M030 144 +/- 10 127 +/- 10
RoW : Rennsport 124 +/- 10 107 +/- 10
Originally Posted by 95 C4 993
Just out of curiousity, what did you lower it to? ROW, ROW Sport, RS, somewhere in between?