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Old 09-05-2014, 01:01 PM
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Default Getting the ROW M030 suspension installed on Monday!

Can't wait to try the car on the highway with a more planted feel!
Old 09-05-2014, 01:30 PM
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Sounds great but you need to get it on some twisty roads or the race track.
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No racetrack for me - don't need what happened to your '01 996!
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If it wasn't for racetracks and autox, we'd all be driving boring Prius'!
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Green witheEnvy over here. The RoW M030 is at the top of my most wanted mod list.
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I'll report back next week!
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You'll love it. I had it installed on my street 996 AE and the stance looks great and it's good even on NJ roads..
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Cool Andy, let us know what you think.
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Will do!

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Picked up the car last night, and all I can say is WOW!! I can't believe how shot my stock suspension was, or how much better the ROW M030 feels - or both. Acceleration is improved thanks to the car staying planted instead of floating around. Shifting also feels better, not sure why? The car now feels like it's on rails - no more vague floaty highway feel, just solid performance - an amazing improvement.

I'm seriously depressed that I didn't get this done when I bought the car - I could have been enjoying it so much more!
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Good deal. Getting a crisp suspension in these cars are one of the biggest performance upgrades you can do. Just think what the X74 would feel like
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ROW upgrade should be mandatory at the minimum when buyers buy a used 996. This coupled to engine mounts should be the first things they do IMO. People driving around on worn/tired suspension and engine mounts aren't truly getting the Porsche experience IMO.
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Originally Posted by alpine003
ROW upgrade should be mandatory at the minimum when buyers buy a used 996. This coupled to engine mounts should be the first things they do IMO. People driving around on worn/tired suspension and engine mounts aren't truly getting the Porsche experience IMO.
I agree, I did motor mounts, but even with 27k low miles, the stock suspension becomes useless with age!



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