Lowering Car
#121
Burning Brakes
I had H&R Springs installed on my 1999 996 C2 when I bought it in 2003.
I sold that car 2 years ago.
Didn't notice any sag in the 10 years that I owned that 996.
For me the ride quality was fine for a lowered car.
I now have a 997.2 with the H&R springs as well.
Car is lowered 1.5" from stock all around and the ride
quality is better that my old 996.1.
I sold that car 2 years ago.
Didn't notice any sag in the 10 years that I owned that 996.
For me the ride quality was fine for a lowered car.
I now have a 997.2 with the H&R springs as well.
Car is lowered 1.5" from stock all around and the ride
quality is better that my old 996.1.
#122
Rennlist Member
Being in customer service for a large 3 letter computer company I separate customer service from manufacturing. Agreed, I'm upset that they did not lower as advertised. That is not the fault of the customer service tech, that is the fault of manufacturing and QC. The tech did all he could to help correct the problem. This, I appreciated.
At some point it may come down to installing H&R, but I will at least give Eibach a chance to correct the issue.
At some point it may come down to installing H&R, but I will at least give Eibach a chance to correct the issue.
#125
Rennlist Member
Please do. I went with Techarts, but I admit that it could be simply a marketing gimmick since I was not able to locate any stats on the difference between Eibach and Techarts for our cars. I was concerned about H&Rs being to low with even less travel on the shocks, but still recognize that others swear by H&Rs.
#126
Please do. I went with Techarts, but I admit that it could be simply a marketing gimmick since I was not able to locate any stats on the difference between Eibach and Techarts for our cars. I was concerned about H&Rs being to low with even less travel on the shocks, but still recognize that others swear by H&Rs.
#127
Rennlist Member
Correct. Base non-PASM. I think about an inch. I did not take "before" measurements because I forgot to, but all indications point to an inch based on the measurements. I've seen cars lowered with H&R and my car is definitely not as low as those. My "after" measurements seem consistent with others.
#128
Correct. Base non-PASM. I think about an inch. I did not take "before" measurements because I forgot to, but all indications point to an inch based on the measurements. I've seen cars lowered with H&R and my car is definitely not as low as those. My "after" measurements seem consistent with others.
#131
Rennlist Member
In the interest of accuracy, I took measurements from floor to fender through the center of the axle with a ruler to do away with the bending that happens with a tape measure.
Rear:
Front:
Eibach going in tomorrow so I will remeasure and post.
So, springs installed. First of all, forget he height, the ride quality is vastly improved. I have the 19" wheels on and every expansion joint and rough pavement would cause creaks in the usual spots. Driving home was much smoother and the creaks were practically gone.
Rear:
Front:
Overall I'm happy with them and the wheels sitting hell of flush.
Rear:
Front:
Eibach going in tomorrow so I will remeasure and post.
So, springs installed. First of all, forget he height, the ride quality is vastly improved. I have the 19" wheels on and every expansion joint and rough pavement would cause creaks in the usual spots. Driving home was much smoother and the creaks were practically gone.
Rear:
Front:
Overall I'm happy with them and the wheels sitting hell of flush.
Last edited by MaddMike; 01-18-2016 at 04:43 PM.
#132
Rennlist Member
Yes. Please post with pics! Floor to fender on my base Carrera 997.2 without PASM measures 25.75" up front and 26.75" rear.
#134
Rennlist Member
Very nice. Where'd you source the Eibach's? any p#'s?
Glad you got the rims on it as well, looks fantastic!! your helping speed up my procrastination lol
Glad you got the rims on it as well, looks fantastic!! your helping speed up my procrastination lol
#135
Rennlist Member
I found the best price on TH Motorsports. Go to the Eibach site to make sure you have the correct PN as I have found at least two vendors who were selling springs that they said were for our cars but they were not the PN that Eibach said was correct.