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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 12:55 AM
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So what shock and spring setup is that?
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 01:21 AM
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Looks like Bilstein HD's and M030 springs.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 01:31 AM
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M030 or M033? I'd be interested to know what Gert recommended?
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 03:26 AM
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well, they're Stickypatch's parts so would defer to him, but the rears have a brown paint spot and fronts have orange/green so M030 according to Jeff DIY & Viken:

Front Springs:

ROW M029: 993.343.531.00 - Red
ROW M033: 993.343.531.04 - Blue
ROW M030 & Turbo: 965.343.531.01 - Orange/Green
USA M032: 964.343.531.11 - Green
USA M030 & Turbo: 964.343.531.12 - Orange

Rear Springs:

ROW M029: 993.333.531.02* - Violet or 993.333.531.03* - Grey
ROW M033: 993.333.531.21* - White or 993.333.531.22* - Lilac
ROW M033 Carrera S/4S: 993.333.531.23 - Pink
ROW M030: 993.333.531.11 - Brown
ROW Turbo: 993.333.531.16 - Red
USA M032: 993.333.531.18* - Gold/Yellow or 993.333.531.19* - Silver
USA M032 Carrera S/4S: 993.333.531.18 - Gold/Yellow
USA M030: 993.333.531.13 - Light Blue
USA Turbo: 993.333.531.17 - Yellow/Green

* Depending on vehicle equipment: With or without air conditioner in combination with wheel size and transmission version.

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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by pirahna:10111856
What do you think of the HID kit?
I just installed the HID kit this morning - it's not dark here yet, so I'm going to find out when I finish work and drive home in the dark.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Coyote:10112298
M030 or M033? I'd be interested to know what Gert recommended?
They're M030 springs. Both M033 and M030 would work with the HDs, and Gert advised that M033 would be a softer ride is all. I chose to go with a harder ride but keep my standard sway bars to ameliorate the hardness a little (hopefully).
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 95carrera
How difficult of a job is this? Are special tools required? What is best shock/spring set up for ROW ride height for a daily driver? I was reading about M033 and ________ shocks?
For me as a first time doing the job I found it to be a doable job in the driveway.
If you do the M030 springs with new struts the rears will not be adjustable so you live with the fixed rear height and then adjust the front height to match. You can use the OE height value for the rear and subtract the actual value with the new struts and springs to get the adjustment value for the front. I purchased a spring compressor for $10 from Harbor Freight. Some guys said they could do the job without this - not me. For unbolting the hats from the top of the struts I used an old sparkplug socket that with cast in facets to put a box wrench on it and inserted the hex key into the end of the socket to hold the strut shaft still while removing the nut. They also make an inexpensive tool to do the same. In the rear I found that the bolt holding the lower arm in place was very tight. I used a scissors jack under the car against a box wrench to break it free and remove the nut.
Took me half a Saturday or so to do. Saved a lot of labor cost. Also the PSS 9 are off the planet expensive. The H&R set w/springs came in at $1900 or so on ebay.
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