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Old 06-24-2001, 07:11 PM
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Looking for the springs, shocks, swaybars and bushings for the U.S. specification M030 sports suspension. I know a lot of people end up going to lower/stiffer springs or coil-overs after realizing that the U.S. M030 is only a little stiffer than the standard setup and the same height. I live in an area that has very poor roads and driveways, and am thus forced to keep my car at the stock height.
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Ofer,

The ROW M030 is only 20 mm lower in front and 10 mm lower at rear. You are better off getting this kit as it is a lot cheaper than buying individual US M030 parts at the counter. Unless, of course, you can find someone who just took off an entire US M030 setup and is willing to sell at a reasonable price.
Old 06-24-2001, 10:47 PM
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Unfortunately, 20mm in the front is way too much for driving in the Hollywood Hills without scraping on every steep driveway. I hate scraping my car. I wish I could just go with H&R's, however they don't make a stock height spring.
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How does one go about getting a ROW M030 kit?
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Originally posted by Chris Johnson:
<STRONG>How does one go about getting a ROW M030 kit?</STRONG>
www.carnewal.com
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Thanks for the link, Viken. I'm wondering if there are differences between the US M030 kit and the ROW M030 kit other than the springs (different rates and ride heights, obviously).

The ROW M030 kit is $1050 on the link posted, while the US M030 kit including install is only $690. It might be cheaper, if only the springs are different, to buy the springs and pay the labor to install them on a car which already has the US M030 kit, than to buy the whole ROW M030 kit and pay labor to install all of it. Plus you can change back if the ride height is too low.

Just some musings from pothole capital of the north.
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$690 installed ONLY if you order it from the factory on your car, right?
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Originally posted by Chris Johnson:
<STRONG>Thanks for the link, Viken. I'm wondering if there are differences between the US M030 kit and the ROW M030 kit other than the springs (different rates and ride heights, obviously).</STRONG>
The shock part numbers are also different. My guess is that the entire system must be changed.
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Also try Andial in CA, http://www.andial.com/

I got my ROW M030 full kit from them for about the same price a year ago, I'm sure they still sell them.
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Ofer: Correct. $690 if factory installed. This is one of the big advantages of getting factory-installed items -- it's usuallyt much cheaper than buying the same thing from the Porsche parts vendors and then paying labor to install it. Of course, if you like doing the work yourself, and can, sometimes the parts prices are lower than the factory option.

Viken: according to the UK Porsche website (why is the USA Porsche website so slack on providing useful information?), the springs and shocks are totally different. So my idea for saving some money is basically a Bad Idea.

If one is sure they want the ROW M030, it's cheaper to skip the US M030. Having both might be useful for a fall-back position if ride height is a concern, for re-sale purposes, or if you like to swap suspension components and try them out for your various uses yourself (but it'd be tough to to out-smart the Porsche engineers for a coordinated suspension set-up, I'd imagine).
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Originally posted by Chris Johnson:
<STRONG>Viken: according to the UK Porsche website (why is the USA Porsche website so slack on providing useful information?), the springs and shocks are totally different. So my idea for saving some money is basically a Bad Idea.</STRONG>
The reason why these ROW M030 kits are not included on the US site is because they are not available through PCNA in the US. Any part that alter the car's suspension and/or drivetrain from the way it was certified in the US, is not sold by the importer.



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