Lowering the Car
11-02-2006, 10:19 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by golfman
Guy's Thanks for the reply's and the pics. I will have it done now. Got the estimate today. $379.00 for H&R springs $540.00 for labor and $215.00 for realignment.
Is that about what everybody paid?
Is that about what everybody paid?
Yep, right around $1100-1200 was I was quoted too.
11-03-2006, 08:36 AM
#33
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I too have H&R springs. Honestly, I noticed very little difference in handling but I have yet to take them on a track. The ride is largely similar to stock although over extremely rough pavement (Like I-95 from Delaware to Philadelphia), the car becomes noticeably more rough and jumpy. Otherwise, I have few complaints other than the occasional scrape of the front end.
11-03-2006, 10:27 AM
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Why??? So you're much brighter than the designers of the car, eh? One of life's great pleasures is listening to people scraping their undersides on speed bumps etc. Lower you're car if it will make some difference on the track but don't take it on the public roads. Small clearance = small p...s.
11-03-2006, 01:14 PM
#36
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Originally Posted by Rave
Why??? So you're much brighter than the designers of the car, eh? One of life's great pleasures is listening to people scraping their undersides on speed bumps etc. Lower you're car if it will make some difference on the track but don't take it on the public roads. Small clearance = small p...s.
Improving a car for one's own preferences is not an attempt to outsmart the engineers but rather improve performance for a very minor sacrifice.
11-03-2006, 06:49 PM
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Remember the Euro 997's are lower than the USA version.
11-03-2006, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBonus
The designers of the car are burdened by regulatory concerns, appeasing the comfort needs of its intended consumers, and compromising ride height for potential owners who may live in areas with less than ideal road or driveway surfaces.
Improving a car for one's own preferences is not an attempt to outsmart the engineers but rather improve performance for a very minor sacrifice.
Improving a car for one's own preferences is not an attempt to outsmart the engineers but rather improve performance for a very minor sacrifice.
11-03-2006, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Edgy01
This question has been raised since about 1950,--for all Porsches. Everyone wants to lower their Porsches. It was aggrivated by Federal bumper heights, and other issues. Some of it is caused by Porsche's perspective that US highways are unsuitably maintained for our Porsches, and thus being lower would damage a lot of things. As a result, they have struck a compromise. They hold the US cars up a bit higher than they can potentially be lowered,--and they have tailored their handling adjustments accordingly.
Any shop can adjust your car lower, but fine tuning it to deliver the same performance is more of an art. Good specialty shops can do that, but you are sometimes getting into a difficult area. You may compromise your handling for the appearance.
Any shop can adjust your car lower, but fine tuning it to deliver the same performance is more of an art. Good specialty shops can do that, but you are sometimes getting into a difficult area. You may compromise your handling for the appearance.
(I gotta' change my avatar & sig so you guys know I'm also a 997 owner.)