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04-14-2014, 12:58 PM
#17
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What part of LA have you found with roads good enough to drive with that little clearance? That's impressive. I have a couple of spots I need to touch up on my front lip, and you're probably an inch lower than my 996.
04-14-2014, 12:59 PM
#18
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04-14-2014, 04:15 PM
#20
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Thanks everyone for the welcome and thank you for the honest feedback 
I personally have never seen a slammed Porsche and that is why I chose to do this haha. I have ksport pro coil overs. Before I got the coils I put on the h&r lowering springs however the 1.5" drop did nothing for me since the stock wheel gap was like 4 inches lol. The ride quality on those springs were amazing but I was not happy with the drop. Driving around is not too bad because I take streets that are smooth, no bumps, and I just keep an eye out for potholes.. I believe the rear is at -3 or -4 camber and I do get inside tire wear but I do not mind it all. As far as ruining what the car is designed for...I don't really track the car or drive it super hard so it's form over function for me
I personally have never seen a slammed Porsche and that is why I chose to do this haha. I have ksport pro coil overs. Before I got the coils I put on the h&r lowering springs however the 1.5" drop did nothing for me since the stock wheel gap was like 4 inches lol. The ride quality on those springs were amazing but I was not happy with the drop. Driving around is not too bad because I take streets that are smooth, no bumps, and I just keep an eye out for potholes.. I believe the rear is at -3 or -4 camber and I do get inside tire wear but I do not mind it all. As far as ruining what the car is designed for...I don't really track the car or drive it super hard so it's form over function for me
04-14-2014, 04:26 PM
#21
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Welcome to RL. I run -2.3 in rear on my car and only get about 5000 miles till rears need to be replaced. Cant imagine -3 OR -4! Did you replace the stock control arms with adjustable c arms in order to get that much negative camber? Oh if you've never seen a slammed Porsche you should go to the 964 section and look at the picture thread... some tasty nuggets over there.
04-14-2014, 07:59 PM
#23
as for the rear tire wear, you might wanna try rear toe links as they'll probably double your tire life with it being that low. I have toe links but they're probably not as useful for me since I'm not slammed.
04-15-2014, 02:51 AM
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Welcome to RL. I run -2.3 in rear on my car and only get about 5000 miles till rears need to be replaced. Cant imagine -3 OR -4! Did you replace the stock control arms with adjustable c arms in order to get that much negative camber? Oh if you've never seen a slammed Porsche you should go to the 964 section and look at the picture thread... some tasty nuggets over there.
04-15-2014, 09:44 AM
#25
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There are quite a few slammed 996s, you seem of the more aggressive type that is static but none the less. I had my car that low towards the end of last year, however with the oil return line on the turbo attaching to the bottom, I had to raise it back up or I was going to destroy the line and my block.
Cappys 4S was quite low as well.
What problems are you having with alignment at the rear? Do you want more/less toe?
Cappys 4S was quite low as well.
What problems are you having with alignment at the rear? Do you want more/less toe?
Loving the wheels.
04-15-2014, 12:06 PM
#27
The top two grey bars are what's known as "dog bones". They are used not only to tighten up the rear handling but to adjust camber past factory specs. The lower single grey bar is the toe link. This let's you adjust toe settings beyond factory adjustment, especially helpful for slammed cars. Toe is what wears out the tires more than camber so the toe links should be the first ones to get out of the set. Some toe links also have bumpsteer correction built in as well.
You also mentioned you are more about form but it wouldn't hurt to get adjustable end links for your sway bars since you are slammed. I bet there's a lot of pre-load on your sway bars right now the way it sits, affecting your ride.
04-15-2014, 02:40 PM
#29
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Welcome. My C4S was about as low as your car is, but I ended up raising it a bit because it handled like ****, even with JIC coilovers. Just too much bump steer in the front.
Being a Porsche forum, you'll find that most of the people on here are a bit older than the crowd on your typical forum, so the typical modification path is going to emphasize performance over form, so you won't always get a lot of "support" for modifications that degrade some aspect of the performance of the car. With that said, being an older and [generally] more mature crowd around here, there is also a lot more of the "it's your car, not ours, so do what makes you happy" mentality.
Being a Porsche forum, you'll find that most of the people on here are a bit older than the crowd on your typical forum, so the typical modification path is going to emphasize performance over form, so you won't always get a lot of "support" for modifications that degrade some aspect of the performance of the car. With that said, being an older and [generally] more mature crowd around here, there is also a lot more of the "it's your car, not ours, so do what makes you happy" mentality.
04-15-2014, 05:57 PM
#30
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There are quite a few slammed 996s, you seem of the more aggressive type that is static but none the less. I had my car that low towards the end of last year, however with the oil return line on the turbo attaching to the bottom, I had to raise it back up or I was going to destroy the line and my block.
Cappys 4S was quite low as well.
What problems are you having with alignment at the rear? Do you want more/less toe?
Cappys 4S was quite low as well.
What problems are you having with alignment at the rear? Do you want more/less toe?
confusing stuff..Thank you!
The top two grey bars are what's known as "dog bones". They are used not only to tighten up the rear handling but to adjust camber past factory specs. The lower single grey bar is the toe link. This let's you adjust toe settings beyond factory adjustment, especially helpful for slammed cars. Toe is what wears out the tires more than camber so the toe links should be the first ones to get out of the set. Some toe links also have bumpsteer correction built in as well.
You also mentioned you are more about form but it wouldn't hurt to get adjustable end links for your sway bars since you are slammed. I bet there's a lot of pre-load on your sway bars right now the way it sits, affecting your ride.
Welcome. My C4S was about as low as your car is, but I ended up raising it a bit because it handled like ****, even with JIC coilovers. Just too much bump steer in the front.
Being a Porsche forum, you'll find that most of the people on here are a bit older than the crowd on your typical forum, so the typical modification path is going to emphasize performance over form, so you won't always get a lot of "support" for modifications that degrade some aspect of the performance of the car. With that said, being an older and [generally] more mature crowd around here, there is also a lot more of the "it's your car, not ours, so do what makes you happy" mentality.
Being a Porsche forum, you'll find that most of the people on here are a bit older than the crowd on your typical forum, so the typical modification path is going to emphasize performance over form, so you won't always get a lot of "support" for modifications that degrade some aspect of the performance of the car. With that said, being an older and [generally] more mature crowd around here, there is also a lot more of the "it's your car, not ours, so do what makes you happy" mentality.
doesn't bother me though, everyone has their own opinions.