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I wish I could get a lifetime alignment so I could try all the different heights.
I found out today that there is a greater chance I‘ll be unemployed soon.
I should know something this week.
So no plans to lower my car this weekend.
When I do lower it, I’m going to go either ROW Sport if my company is still around in 2020, or I get another job that requires commuting.
I’ll maybe try X74 if I decide to semi-retire and get a closer job...or open up my own auto repair shop.
Firestone, lifetime alignment is $299. I had to call around to the different Firestone's in town before I found one that said they had the right equipment to do Porsche's. Out of 6 I called, only one did, all the way across town. But it's definitely worth it! I've had four alignments in that last year! Oh, and I tip the tech $20 each time...
Physics and the relationship between load transfer and Cg height tells us that lower is better, but with a major caveat. Overlowering a car without corresponding adjustments and/or compensation to the major hard suspension ball joints/pickup points is one of the quickest ways to an ill handling car. Overlowering often results in misplaced roll centers which will actually cause the car to transfer more weight than if it was actually higher, increased bumpsteer at the front axle, not to mention overall issues with ride quality, compliance, and suspension travel on the street.
The X74 ride heights are a good "performance" ride height for street driven 996s on the factory suspension parts. The GT3 has different uprights & knuckles that relocate the ball joint locations to optimize for their lower ride heights and I don't recommend you go that low if handling is a higher priority than looks.
I don't see how this even accounts for different tire sizes and aspect ratios which can change the overall height of the car.
Thanks guys, no lowering for me at the moment.
I found out today that my job is going away in Q1 2020.
Now I have to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
Really considering opening my own shop in my area of town.
Live been considering it for a while, but I don’t like debt, and I don’t have enough cash to buy an existing shop.
(Well there was one for sale a few months ago I could afford)
Thanks guys, no lowering for me at the moment.
I found out today that my job is going away in Q1 2020.
Now I have to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
Really considering opening my own shop in my area of town.
Live been considering it for a while, but I don’t like debt, and I don’t have enough cash to buy an existing shop.
(Well there was one for sale a few months ago I could afford)
So sorry bud.
Get a big van and set up a "mobile Service" to get started while looking for other opportunity's.
So sorry bud.
Get a big van and set up a "mobile Service" to get started while looking for other opportunity's.
OT : Around these parts, there is a service that will come to you and change your summers to winters for $120 on wheel. If you are installing tires on rims they want $200!
It doesn't take many of those per day to make this a very viable business. Now that people know nothing about cars, they presumably couldn't figure out how to change a tire.
OT : Around these parts, there is a service that will come to you and change your summers to winters for $120 on wheel. If you are installing tires on rims they want $200!
It doesn't take many of those per day to make this a very viable business. Now that people know nothing about cars, they presumably couldn't figure out how to change a tire.
I’ve considered oil changes.
No one wants to take their Porsche, Mercedes, BMW to Jiffy Lube, but they don’t want to take them to the dealer either.
There’s not a close European Indy in my area.
I can also do maintenance and troubleshooting.
The mobile mechanic route might be how I start.
I’ve got lots of options.
I just don’t want a 52 mile daily commute any more.
I can afford to semi- retire, so I really only need to be able to make enough to pay bills and have medical insurance.
Carmax is hiring technicians...hmmm...
I’d rather look into making a go at it myself.
First thing to look in to is the insurance,, I've looked at various small business ops and thats the bit that was a blocker on some types of businesses.
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