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I want to lower my car an inch. Is it really necessary to have all the adjustable links/toe arms. I have the Feal coil overs but the rest of the control arms are stock.
Originally Posted by Ratchet1025
Happy Father’s Day! Just wanted to share a few recent pictures....
Just got the 996.2 Cab back from a full rear suspension refresh (mono ball upper arms, EPS thrust arms, H&R springs, Bilstein shocks, Urethane bushings, Rr toe arms). Very happy with the handling and ride height (a little lower would have been ok). Hope everyone is staying healthy!
Fresh SRF Fluid as pat of prep for track mid next month. Doing little work each weekend.
Then a nice drive - with the exception of my dome light panel breaking and driving me nutso. Took a look when I got home and that little SOB had been super glued back into place at least once.
I'm playing around with side stripe ideas. The plan here was to make the stripe a subtle variation of the paint color. I bought the vinyl without seeing it in person. The first time I really saw the color was after it was already on the car. It didn't come out how I pictured it but I'm not mad at it. The wheels are temporary. Most of the time it will have dark grey glossy wheels with polished lips. Let me know what you think. All opinions welcome.
The car looks good either way. Typically when an accent color is added, such as your side stripe, you would add that same accent color to some other areas of the car to bring to all together. Things like leather stitching, or seatbelt color, brake caliper color - anything that is subtle but consistent.
Also, the wheels are pretty sweet. I’m talking about the design and not necessarily the color match. Gold or Bronze or whatever that color is has started to make a come back. It was more common in all-white or all-black cars from the 80’s. I have a triple black 996 with Silver turbo twist wheels and have considered going darker like gold or black.
The car looks good either way. Typically when an accent color is added, such as your side stripe, you would add that same accent color to some other areas of the car to bring to all together. Things like leather stitching, or seatbelt color, brake caliper color - anything that is subtle but consistent.
Also, the wheels are pretty sweet. I’m talking about the design and not necessarily the color match. Gold or Bronze or whatever that color is has started to make a come back. It was more common in all-white or all-black cars from the 80’s. I have a triple black 996 with Silver turbo twist wheels and have considered going darker like gold or black.
The more I look at it, the less ok I am with how blue the stripes turned out. I am wondering now if a matte clear vinyl would achieve the look I am after. I want the stripe there but I really don't want it to stand out very much.
The wheels are plastidipped "vintage gold". They are track wheels but I am running them until my street wheels are finished being refurbished. I am really pleased with how the plastidip turned out though
I think a shade of grey either slightly darker or slightly lighter than your car color would give it a more subtle touch. But I think what you have looks nice.
The more I look at it, the less ok I am with how blue the stripes turned out. I am wondering now if a matte clear vinyl would achieve the look I am after. I want the stripe there but I really don't want it to stand out very much.
The wheels are plastidipped "vintage gold". They are track wheels but I am running them until my street wheels are finished being refurbished. I am really pleased with how the plastidip turned out though
I don't necessarily want it to "match" though. I feel like that's a bit too common maybe. I am taking some inspiration from Singer. Maybe I just need to try a different silver/grey
Hello and sure, I will do my best. My reference point is my own ‘99 C2 Coupe which had really poor handling and ride comfort dynamics when I first bought it. Now with all the track modifications , the handling is spot on, but the ride comfort is not great for daily use (ok for me though ).
For my 2002 C2 Cab
*Before Information: 90000 miles when I bought it, completely original suspension, just had new tires put on.
*Overall handling good, not sloppy at low to medium speeds. At lower speeds, the best I can explain is it had a slower or delay feeling in the steering (slightly). At higher speeds, a little uncomfortable when changing lanes (my ‘99 had the same issue). Very non-linear steering at higher speeds is the best way I can describe it.
*Ride comfort was ok, nothing special to remember. The 2nd order ride was not good (the movement after hitting a bump), the car did not recover very well.
*After Information: Front Modifications (B6 shocks, H&R springs, Monoball Thrust Arm, Powerflex LCA bushing). Rr modifications already posted.
*Handling much improved, very linear at every speed. Can really feel the rear end of the car keeping up with the intended line. High speeds are the biggest improvement (freeway lane changes are controlled and feel like they should be, no drama). The toe control links are a must if you make any rear suspension changes.
*Ride Comfort is better in every way. Absolutely no unusual movement or harsh tone to any reasonable bump. The B6 shocks are a sweet spot for me. I also had the B8s on my ‘99 and loved them as well.
Note: Based on my suspension for my ‘99, the biggest difference in supreme handling and worse ride comfort is the Monoball Upper Mounts. ONLY add this for track cars or if you like harsh ride.
Hope that helps, just my experience and my preferred taste for R&H.
Thanks for the detailed response!
I have FEAL coilovers, GT3 rear LCAs, and Tarrett adjustable rear toe arms. Handles really well with the Michelin PS4s. I’m looking at what to do next. Debating between replacing tired suspension arms with new stock arms with rubber bushings or upgraded ones with polyurethane or heim joints.
In theory, just new stock style arms and bushings should be an improvement. I’d like to go the upgrade route, but I definitely don’t want to make it crash around on road bumps.
I have FEAL coilovers, GT3 rear LCAs, and Tarrett adjustable rear toe arms. Handles really well with the Michelin PS4s. I’m looking at what to do next. Debating between replacing tired suspension arms with new stock arms with rubber bushings or upgraded ones with polyurethane or heim joints.
In theory, just new stock style arms and bushings should be an improvement. I’d like to go the upgrade route, but I definitely don’t want to make it crash around on road bumps.
I went with just stock control arms, except for the control arm links which I went with polyurethane.
Since mine is a daily driver, I'm glad I went with mostly stock bushings.
I think I get a little more NHV with the poly control arm links, but its not too bad.
It is definitely a balancing act DD - Track want-to-be.
I also went with stock engine mounts.
I definitely get more noise inside now due to the rollbar.
It transfers chassis noise inside.
I can live with that, but if you want a nice quiet ride, go with all rubber bushings/mounts and no rollbar.
06-23-2020, 01:18 PM
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