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Old 10-01-2016, 07:14 PM
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Installed Ghost Motorsports lowering lowering links. After install pics.
Top = 'Normal'
Middle = 'Low'
Bottom = 'Loading'

I'm going to go a tad bit lower. I intend to adjust the front a bit lower than the back.

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Looks good.
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Nice rims

Be interested in your opinion on the ride quality on the lower settings after living with it for a while. It seems a number of people have lowered their turbo or turbo/s and then raised them back up due to poor ride quality.

I'm not certain - but it appears with my iCarScan tool, this can be done via computer setting to the leveling system. There is a function to set the "normal" ride height - and it has 4 settings. I'll have to try it sometime.


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looks great!
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Originally Posted by deilenberger
Nice rims

Be interested in your opinion on the ride quality on the lower settings after living with it for a while. It seems a number of people have lowered their turbo or turbo/s and then raised them back up due to poor ride quality.

I'm not certain - but it appears with my iCarScan tool, this can be done via computer setting to the leveling system. There is a function to set the "normal" ride height - and it has 4 settings. I'll have to try it sometime.


Hands down my favorite wheels for the Cayenne. I don't even feel the need to replace them with aftermarket.

As for the ride quality... So far so good. Though, I don't mind a firmer ride. I don't want to say it's more 'bouncy' than factory. If it is...it's so slight.
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I just had my wheels refinished - the first owner of my Turbo must have parked by feel. I'm amazed at just how great they look now. Basically they look new. Had it done at the dealership whilst a bit of engine out/in work was being done. Cost was certainly reasonable - $150/wheel. Considering these wheels list for > $2,500 each, it was a bargain.




Have to take a picture in daylight..
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Lower it to the "low" setting to get an idea of what it'll act like in the "normal" setting after it's lowered. ezpz. I rolled around at the low setting all the time anyways so no big deal for me.

I went one notch lower with mine (normal now rides where low was before) and it feels just fine. That said when I put it in sport mode and the low setting now it feels noticeably more aggressive.
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Originally Posted by deilenberger
Nice rims

Be interested in your opinion on the ride quality on the lower settings after living with it for a while. It seems a number of people have lowered their turbo or turbo/s and then raised them back up due to poor ride quality.

I'm not certain - but it appears with my iCarScan tool, this can be done via computer setting to the leveling system. There is a function to set the "normal" ride height - and it has 4 settings. I'll have to try it sometime.











Any luck lowering the 958 with the icarscan tool?
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my 2014 turbo s, H & R lowering module.
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Originally Posted by dz997 tts
my 2014 turbo s, H & R lowering module.


I already did the h&r lowering module myself but returned it.

2 reasons
..1 it rode horrible lowered
2 for some odd reason it would raise when I drove a extra inch then not return to the original height setting when parked again unless I chose when marked unless I manually reraised and relowered again on the console...pita!
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Originally Posted by westsiderkg
I already did the h&r lowering module myself but returned it.

2 reasons
..1 it rode horrible lowered
2 for some odd reason it would raise when I drove a extra inch then not return to the original height setting when parked again unless I chose when marked unless I manually reraised and relowered again on the console...pita!
have had no problems with it. drive in low position all the time , only when going over speed bumps in grocery parking lot is it a little jarring (but that is so with most cars ). works perfectly on my cayenne.
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Originally Posted by westsiderkg
Any luck lowering the 958 with the icarscan tool?
I never tried actually. It is capable of calibrating each of the struts, so if you purposely calibrate them so the truck sits lower - chances are it will work.. but a few things that are supposed to write to various computer modules simply don't. I haven't tried it since I decided the 21" rims and lowering it would result in my wife disliking the ride enough that I'd hear about it forever. I am in NJ, the pothole nursery for the entire east coast of the US (we start them here, then export them to places like NYC and Philly..)



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