I have a 2008 Cayenne S with steel spring suspension (no air). I plan on lifting it with Eurowise lift and subframe drop, plus shock fork stabilizers. I am having my shop do the work, but they've never done this before. Is this the right spec? The right parts list? Any further thoughts? I'll buy new tires and wheels after lift.

Eurowise 2.5" lift kit $355 https://shop.eurowise.com/products/ewor40mm
Eurowise 1/2" subframe drop kit $285 https://shop.eurowise.com/products/eworsf5
Eurowise strut reinforcement $115 https://shop.eurowise.com/products/eworg100122

 

i would suggest you contact the seller eurowise.
And food for thought, you may want someone who has experience doing lifts and or mods or Porsches to do the work, unless your shop has always been a quality go to no chain shop.
Most dealerships will do this work and if they do not, the techs working there would know who you should go to.

 

FWIW, I’m currently on the fence adding lift, as these were successful stock height in rallies, because of the Meet Otis thread, and because eurowise themselves claim there is not much tire size fit difference between nail you go past 3” (at least, that is my understanding).

FWIW I will likely buy the tires and kit, fit the tires and see if I can make them work without the kit (with aggressive trimming), then install the kit if needed.

likely going to try for 275/65r18 on my 2009 turbo S (moving the intercoolers forward).

Eurowise tire size cheat sheet


Eurowise “cheat sheet” below:

 

Do the lift!

2.5 inch lift, 1 inch subframe drop, 265/65/18 tires

 

Do the 2.5 with a 1 inch to keep your axles from binding or you’ll be replacing them sooner rather than later. The install is relatively straight forward. The back is a little annoying. The lift kit is just a spacer that goes between the mount and the shock.

 

IMO the lift is if you need mud clearance or are pushing the car to the extreme and going over intense stuff that you need to remove the front bumper and put a skid on. If not... no point. Looks wise.. sure.. practicality im going to lean to the guru Otis on this one..
IMo it looks better with no lift and big tires that fill in better, but thats how i like it. .... you know... looking good!

 

that is awesome

 

how did it work out?

I don’t think you need the strut reinforcers and the lift. My understanding is the lift comes with reinforced strut extenders, obviating the need for the stock height reinforcers.

but call them!

 

Great stance - nice look.

 

who makes that front bumper - love it

 

Thanks for the complement! Do not consider ourselves as being a 'guru' - that should go to Jan Kalmar who has set many speed records in his Cayenne diesel. Jan did not need a 'lift-kit' to drive from North Cape in Norway to Cape Agulhas in South Africa - a record setting 17 000km in less than 9 days! Driving thru Europe, Turkey, Middle East, then the entire length of Africa. Jan did this and many other adventures in a stock Cayenne with only body protection - no lift-kit needed. Figured we could take similar adventures in our stock Cayenne w/o a 'Lift-kit' and we have these past 12 years and 137k miles.
Bottom line everyone needs to follow is You-do-You. The next thing is to get out there and live the life each wants to.
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For our set-up, our adventures & endurance rally events see this Rennlist post link 'Meet Otis'
Note - we do not have a big 'social media' presence, posted the above out of joy that PCA printed an 11 page article on our Cayenne in the December 2016 Pano issue.

 

@RS-America what’s your body protection kit these days? I’m drooling over the eurowise stuff, but man that is 1/2 the value of my car… ($7500 for two bumpers and full underbody…)

any suggestions for less pocket-wringing but still good protection?

 

12 years ago the only option was to use custom fabricators - we were lucky to have found two we were very familiar with.
Suggest looking for local to you race shops that build roll cages and the like for cars. Also see if a local 4x4 shop will work with you.
Two main concerns are fit-for-purpose and quality, we did not sacrifice either. Budget will be a factor - but be careful of the show vs go slope.
Before you start anything establish what your aspirational goals and realistic goals are. What will you actually do when everything is complete.

 

There is a Eurowise FB group with lots of good info.

 

I have the 3" lift on mine, still handles great. Running 265/70/18's with some cutting.