Lowered 997.2 base Carrera with Techart Lowering Springs
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#63
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Well, things never quite go as planned. The surprise bonus on this little mod trip was that I found a good deal on a set of red 997 brake calipers from a guy in TN. So along with the springs and spacers, I was having the calipers swapped too.
So got the car to the shop and was all excited. Mid way through the day the shop calls and says hey, we have a problem. The red calipers for the rears are wrong. Turns out I got sent 991 rears instead of 997. Of course the fronts are the same, so it wouldn't have mattered there, but its the rears. At this point the car is up on the lift with the whole brake system torn down. Arrrrg...
So with some phone calls and some good-natured willingness to help on the part of the shop, I have a plan. The shop put the wheels back on and will roll the car out of the way for a few days. We overnighted my rears to the brake guy and he is refinishing my existing rears (he did beautiful work on the fronts he sent me) and then overnighting them back. Lucky for me, I am flying to Europe tonight and will be gone for 6 days, so don't need the car until next Friday anyway. Also lucky the local shop is being so cool about dealing with the hassle.
So there's my painful update. Another week before I get to see my baby all fixed up!
So got the car to the shop and was all excited. Mid way through the day the shop calls and says hey, we have a problem. The red calipers for the rears are wrong. Turns out I got sent 991 rears instead of 997. Of course the fronts are the same, so it wouldn't have mattered there, but its the rears. At this point the car is up on the lift with the whole brake system torn down. Arrrrg...
So with some phone calls and some good-natured willingness to help on the part of the shop, I have a plan. The shop put the wheels back on and will roll the car out of the way for a few days. We overnighted my rears to the brake guy and he is refinishing my existing rears (he did beautiful work on the fronts he sent me) and then overnighting them back. Lucky for me, I am flying to Europe tonight and will be gone for 6 days, so don't need the car until next Friday anyway. Also lucky the local shop is being so cool about dealing with the hassle.
So there's my painful update. Another week before I get to see my baby all fixed up!
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Well, things never quite go as planned. The surprise bonus on this little mod trip was that I found a good deal on a set of red 997 brake calipers from a guy in TN. So along with the springs and spacers, I was having the calipers swapped too.
So got the car to the shop and was all excited. Mid way through the day the shop calls and says hey, we have a problem. The red calipers for the rears are wrong. Turns out I got sent 991 rears instead of 997. Of course the fronts are the same, so it wouldn't have mattered there, but its the rears. At this point the car is up on the lift with the whole brake system torn down. Arrrrg...
So with some phone calls and some good-natured willingness to help on the part of the shop, I have a plan. The shop put the wheels back on and will roll the car out of the way for a few days. We overnighted my rears to the brake guy and he is refinishing my existing rears (he did beautiful work on the fronts he sent me) and then overnighting them back. Lucky for me, I am flying to Europe tonight and will be gone for 6 days, so don't need the car until next Friday anyway. Also lucky the local shop is being so cool about dealing with the hassle.
So there's my painful update. Another week before I get to see my baby all fixed up!
So got the car to the shop and was all excited. Mid way through the day the shop calls and says hey, we have a problem. The red calipers for the rears are wrong. Turns out I got sent 991 rears instead of 997. Of course the fronts are the same, so it wouldn't have mattered there, but its the rears. At this point the car is up on the lift with the whole brake system torn down. Arrrrg...
So with some phone calls and some good-natured willingness to help on the part of the shop, I have a plan. The shop put the wheels back on and will roll the car out of the way for a few days. We overnighted my rears to the brake guy and he is refinishing my existing rears (he did beautiful work on the fronts he sent me) and then overnighting them back. Lucky for me, I am flying to Europe tonight and will be gone for 6 days, so don't need the car until next Friday anyway. Also lucky the local shop is being so cool about dealing with the hassle.
So there's my painful update. Another week before I get to see my baby all fixed up!
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I'm so happy with how it turned out. It just completely changes the vibe of the car...so much more aggressive and sporty. The guy who did the work warned me that it might ride a little rougher, especially for a couple months as the springs settle, but I honestly do not notice ANY degradation in the ride. Maybe I'm nuts, or just too self-hyped, but I'd almost say it rides a little better than it did.
I'm actually surprised how much noticeable difference there is in the overall feel...and I like it!
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Thanks! You inspired me!
I'm so happy with how it turned out. It just completely changes the vibe of the car...so much more aggressive and sporty. The guy who did the work warned me that it might ride a little rougher, especially for a couple months as the springs settle, but I honestly do not notice ANY degradation in the ride. Maybe I'm nuts, or just too self-hyped, but I'd almost say it rides a little better than it did.
I'm actually surprised how much noticeable difference there is in the overall feel...and I like it!
I'm so happy with how it turned out. It just completely changes the vibe of the car...so much more aggressive and sporty. The guy who did the work warned me that it might ride a little rougher, especially for a couple months as the springs settle, but I honestly do not notice ANY degradation in the ride. Maybe I'm nuts, or just too self-hyped, but I'd almost say it rides a little better than it did.
I'm actually surprised how much noticeable difference there is in the overall feel...and I like it!
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Burning Brakes
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The wheels are 8x18, ET57 and 10.5x18, ET60, then the spacers are 7 front and 15 rear. Looking at it, I could've easily gone 10-12 on the front. They are REALLY tucked in there in the base config. My mechanic told me keeping the car "square" is a good idea too...so I don't know, maybe I'll put a little bigger ones on front to see how it feels.
Happy for now though. ...gotta focus on saving up for the Fisters!