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Old 09-16-2014, 05:51 PM
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Can anyone comment on their experience with ride, height, quality, etc from the different manufacturers out there? Coilovers are out of my budget at the moment. TIA
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My o6 C2S was way too low for the roads in toronto on H&R's.
Pot holes, ruts, snow. Always clenching. Like that helped.
But the car drove fantastic on the highway.
Would I do it again? Ya. It looked sick. I am not car well.
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I bought my C4S with H&R's already installed. The ride is great and the look is fantastic but, I can't navigate my driveway without scraping.
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what year
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I have H&R springs too, you will have to learn how to drive with a low car, I go up and down my driveway at an angle. H&R's ride is fine with me, a little stiffer than OEM.
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H&R's are perfect in my opinion. Here's my C4S on H&R's sitting on 20's





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I found the H&R and Porsche ROWs are the same thing. I think all are made by h&r and probibly the one and only mfg . So just get the cheapest
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I got the H&Rs for what I think is a good deal but on backorder so I have time to reconsider. So no Eibach guys but I guess the H&Rs are proven according to you all. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Rob_G
Can anyone comment on their experience with ride, height, quality, etc from the different manufacturers out there? Coilovers are out of my budget at the moment. TIA
I went with H&R Springs and hated the ride.

Put Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers and very very happy. Set to GT3 ride height. Also corner balanced.

More money, but if you can wait, you won't regret it!
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More people seem to go with H&R's because it's a lower drop. They're also a little cheaper than Eibachs. I went with Eibachs because I didnt want the car quite so low. The ride on Eibachs is excellent and the car is noticeably more flat and sways less. Particularly in normal PASM mode, I used to hate it because it was too bouncy but now it's the perfect combo of sporty and comfortable. And PASM in sport mode is even tighter now. Also, I have yet to scrape anything. No problem with driveways, speedbumps, etc. Here's a low side-profile pic of the drop:





side profile 05 997 C2S with Eibachs
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Actually +1 on the Eibach springs. I recently installed on my A6 Quattro Avant.

Haven't tried them on the P-car, but could be a good bet over the H&R Springs.
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Eibach springs or Techarts (by Eibach) ride quality is better than H&Rs.
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I've got the TechArt springs and the ride quality is outstanding.



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