I installed the PSS10s this past weekend and took it to alignment today. Here are two pics. More soon.

A word to anyone who is interested in doing this themselves: While I was informed by many people that this was fairly easy to do and also read many threads and a few DIYs about the process, the job is not what I would call easy at all.

That said, I enjoyed/hated the process in equal measure and I am now happy I did it. Have a friend or two around if this is your first attempt at this type of job. The extra hands and support go a long way.

Thanks for all the info which got me through to completion.

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Who's going to do the alignment? Corner balance too?

 

Looks good!! Love the 996TT Twists too!

 

Alignment is done. Loeber did it. No corner balance yet.

 

Looks great and I love the storage rack

 

Wow that ride height looks just perfect!!

 

I think so too. It does ok going over the speed bump mountains in my neighborhood and it goes up over my scissor lift without scraping on the wood runners I made.

All in all though, if it handles poorly I will have to change the height. I drove in the city and on the highway for 2 hours after I picked it up and it felt good at all speeds.

Michael

 

That shiny black paint + 996TT wheels + stance = Beautiful!!

 

Depends on your definition of 'easy' I think. If you look at the whole range of repairs on the 993, from changing a stop light bulb to a full engine and transmission rebuild, changing out the shocks is quite easy. A bit harder than a brake job and certainly easier than dropping the engine.

I just want to make sure that listers reading this who are on the edge of a DIY do not shy away, you really only need to learn to do one back and one front shock (the other side is the same ) - and I think its pretty obvious on how to do it. Only a few specialized tools are required (like a notched socket for the top shock nut to get the proper torque when holding the shock shaft still), common sense and basic wrenching skills. Certainly, if someone is not comfortable with doing this, or have never worked on a car before, it may not be the spot to start.

Sound like you are happy you did it though!

Cheers,

Mike

 

Superb. Best wheels. Going center capless?

 

Mike:

I encourage people to do it but "easy" is a word that is used with too much ease.

I plan on doing a top end rebuild next year which includes dropping the engine as you know. I felt like this was a good starting test for me.

I have been tinkering for a while so I needed to step up and do more.

I just feel like people who work on cars a lot for a long time misrepresent the difficulty of processes to new mechanics.

That is my point. Discouraging people was not my point. Being realistic was.

Michael

 

You'll need to re-align after corner balancing.

 

Great reading your insights. It has confirmed that this is a project that I am not prepared to undertake - difficult to come to terms with but it is the smart decision. My PSS10s go on in the next couple of weeks. Sometimes it is most important to understand what you can't do on your own. Still got a ton of projects with my name on it.

Keep the updates coming!

 

Hi:

I sent you a PM. I just wanted to reiterate that I can help you if you want to do it. Much of my frustration came from poor/incomplete/non-existent directions and no way to get instant feedback when in a series of binds.

Since I am very fresh from the process, I could be a very helpful person to you as you do it.

Let me know and I can share my number with you.

Thanks
Michael